"Aids and appliances for the blind and visually impaired," American Foundation for the Blind, 1976

File — Box: 14, Folder: 23

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: This series contains materials that describe, discuss and illustrate assistive aids, including specialized clothing and furniture, and assistive design for homes or the community. Sources of these materials include The Veteran's Administration (photographs of adapted equipment, 1947), The Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (an illustrated booklet on home design for the physically disabled, ca 1960, and several undated volumes of product photographs and descriptions) and the ISRD Committee on Technical Aids (ICTA). ICTA publications in the collection include product photographs and descriptions, a bibliography of literature on assistive aids, and a number of brief publications on topics such as town planning for the handicapped and the conversion of cars. These publications date from 1969-1971. The series also contains illustrated monographs on the subjects of "improvised equipment'' (1944), the use of a tilt table for exercise (1968), domestic design for the disabled (1969), and the use of wheelchairs and other equipment for patients with CNS deficits (1985). Several other organizations and companies that produce or provide adaptive devices or equipment are represented with illustrated catalogs and product descriptions as well. These date from 1969-1989.