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the unused funds of the first two annual operating budgets. After the deduction of some expenditures and commitments that have already been made for surveys, legal fees, test borings and test pits, this supplementation amounts to $339,615. Thus the total funds available to meet construction costs are approximately $2,839,600. However, the total fim cost for constructing and equipping the permanent facilities for the National Center amounts to $7,820,000., so this leaves $4,980,400 needed to complete the National Center under the present plans.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $5. MILLION BE AUTHORIZED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT SANDS POINT, L.I., N.Y., TO BE EXPEN ED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE.

National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults 105 Fifth Avenue

New Hyde Park, N. Y. 11040

Tel.: Area Code 516-746-4440

Operated by The Industrial Home for the Blind

Vol. 2, No. 3

April, 1972

Photograph shows temporary headquarters of the National Center in remodeled warehouse. Nat-Cent_News is designed primarily for the information of deafblind persons and published in large type for those who have some remaining sight so that they can read it themselves.

It is also published in Braille.

WORLD SURVEY ON WORK FOR THE DEAF-BLIND

By Peter J. Salmon, LL.D.

Director

For some months now we have been working on a survey of work for the deaf-blind in various countries of the world on behalf of the Committee on Services to the DeafBlind of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind, of which the writer is

Chairman, and Dr. Edward J. Waterhouse is Co-Chairman. This is a very elementary kind of survey in which we have simply asked those persons with whom we were in contact to identify any progress in work for deafblind persons. The response has been

gratifying, and the results of the survey are being sent to the Executive Committee of the World Council which meets in May of 1972, after which the survey will be available for those who may be interested to have a copy of it.

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We are reminded over and over again that while devoted people in various areas of the world have concerned themselves with the problems of deaf-blind children and adults, the over-all situation is one which gives great concern because services for the deaf-blind still lag 75 to 100 years behind those for the blind. The educational institutions have led the way in most instances throughout the world, as they have in the United States, in providing training and education for deafblind children. On the other hand, as we read the many replies we have received we are encouraged that some real progress is being made and that there seems to be movement on behalf of deaf-blind persons to a greater extent than ever before. Our hope is that even this rather primitive approach in the compilation of the various communications we have been receiving will serve to bring about thought,