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Reports on a pilot project of Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind to train qualified persons to work as Taxpayer Service Representatives for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All the 230 persons trained since 1967 have been employed in various IRS offices across the country, and many have received commendations and promotions.

Describes a four-day workshop on recent technological developments in the field of blindness hosted by Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind in Little Rock. The main objective of the program was to increase rehabilitation counselors' awareness of how technological aids could be used to enhance their clients' vocational opportunities. Among the 65 participants were representatives of industry and government. The results of a questionnaire distributed to participants after the conference indicated that the workshop had achieved its objective.

The Audio Typing Unit by IBM was designed to enable visually impaired typists to make revisions and review final copy without the assistance of sighted co-workers. The ability of the unit to do so, based on monitoring the performance of five subjects, is reviewed. The authors state that the unit has a significant impact upon the learning process for visually impaired word processors, and suggest incorporating training on the Audio Typing Unit into vocational rehabilitation programs for blind persons.