HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 14, H.R. 356, H.R. 1855, H.R. 5243

AND

VARIOUS OTHER BILLS RELATING TO EDUCATION AND
ASSISTANCE TO THE BLIND

38450

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 9, 10,
11, 13, AND 16, 1959

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1959

Anderson, Jesse, member, Utah Association for the Blind, Ogden,

Utah...

Axline, Dr. Virginia. School of Medicine, New York University, and

the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York,

X.Y.

Ayres, Hon. William H., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Ohio...

Babcock, Dr. Joseph H., Portsmouth, Ohio, director, Department of

National Optometric Association, accompanied by William P.

MacCracken, attorney at law, Washington, D.C.

58

377

129

373

Bailey, Hon. Cleveland M., a Representative in Congress from the

State of West Virginia...

300

Baring, Hon. Walter S., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Nevada.

1

Baring, Hon. Walter S., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Nevada, accompanied by George H. Seward, administrative

assistant...

Barnett, Robert, executive director, American Foundation for the
Blind, Inc., accompanied by Winfield Rumsey, executive assistant;
Irvin P. Schloss, Washington representative; and Nancy Diana,
secretary to Mr. Schloss___

Bascomb, Mrs. Audrey, president, Nevada Federation of the Blind;

president, Southern Nevada Sightless, Inc.

1

271

61

Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Florida...

17.

Berry, Hon. E. Y., a Representative in Congress from the State

of South Dakota...

115

Betts, Hon. Jackson E., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Ohio...

299

Boring, Mrs. Marie M., Durham, N.C..

190

Card, George, finance director, National Federation of the Blind, and

president, Wisconsin Council of the Blind.........

137

Cerone, C. Chris, and Victor Gozalez, chairman, legislation committee,

West Virginia Federation of the Blind, Inc..

307

Church, Hon. Marguerite Stitt, a Representative in Congress from the

State of Illinois.

81

Craddock, Mrs. Ruby, Greensboro, N.C...

195

Dent, Hon. John H., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Pennsylvania..

18

Dixon, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Utah..

58

Frampton, Merle E., director, the New York Institute for the Educa-

tion of the Blind..

326

Freid, Jacob, executive director, Jewish Braille Institute of America,

Inc...

Gettman, Dr. G. N., Lavern, Minn.

Hardenbergh, F. E., Boston, Mass., Eye and Ear Infirmary.

133

116

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