GREENFIELD, MARGARET. Self-Support in Aid to Dependent Children: The California Experience. Berkeley: University of California, Bureau of Public Administration, 1956. 156 pp. A study of California's effort to encourage families receiving aid to dependent children to become self-supporting.

HOEY, JANE M. "Aid to Dependent Children Keeps Homes Together." The Child, Vol. 16, Feb. 1952, pp. 86–88.

Describes the Aid to Dependent Children program and emphasizes its importance in keeping children in their own homes.

KAPLAN, SAUL. "Support From Absent Fathers in Aid to Dependent Children." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 21, Feb. 1958, pp. 3-13.

Summarizes a report of a study carried on by the Bureau of Public Assistance with the cooperation of State and local public assistance agencies. This study, made in the summer of 1955, deals with the support contributed by absent fathers in broken homes receiving aid to dependent children.

MACCOY, ELLARENE L., and Friedman, HARRY I. "A Team Approach to Rehabilitating Recipients of Aid to Dependent Children." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 18, Jan. 1955, pp.

11-15.

A California study of the extent and nature of disability among parents in families receiving payments under the ADC program in that State. MCGUIRE, JAMES N. The Continued Absent Parent in ADC: A Study of the Characteristics of the Absent Father, of the Family From Whom He Is Separated, and the Mother as the Parent Remaining in the Home. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Public Welfare, 1951. 62 pp. Processed.

A 1950 study of a sample group of families in Louisiana.

MANNERING, JOHN W. Incapacitation as a Cause of Dependency in the Aid to Dependent Children Program: A Study of Administrative Experience in Wisconsin. Madison: State Department of Public Welfare, Division of Public Assistance, 1951. 88 pp. Processed.

NATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE ASSEMBLY. Aid to Dependent Children: A Family Service-The Community Responsibility. New York: The Assembly, 1960. 36 pp.

Considers changing society and some of its effects on the family; the purpose, philosophy and administration of Aid to Dependent Children; program; families served by Aid to Dependent Children; program; problems in and for ADC; contributions of the ADC program; and community mobilization for the welfare of children receiving ADC.

NOVICK, MARY B., and GROTE, P. HELEN. Bibliography on Aid to Dependent Children with Special References to Working

Mothers. Sacramento, Calif.: State Department of Social Welfare, Jan. 1957. 34 pp. Processed.

OSBORN, PHYLLIS R. "Aid to Dependent Children—Realities and Possibilities." Social Service Review, Vol. 28, June 1954,

PP. 153-172.

Appraises the accomplishments in the ADC program over a 20-year period, considers criticisms of the program, and discusses its future possibilities.

RONEY, JAY L. "New Approaches to Aid to Dependent Children-I. Through Administrative Policies." Children, Vol. 6, Sept.-Oct. 1959, pp. 163–168.

SCHOTTLAND, CHARLES I. "Toward Greater Security in Childhood." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 18, Apr. 1955, PP. 3−7. Includes a discussion of the ADC program.

TAYLOR, HASSELTINE B. "Support From Absent Parents in ADC." Public Welfare, Vol. 14, Apr. 1956, pp. 114–120 f. Considers processes of locating and obtaining support from absent parents as well as the legal questions involved.

THOMAS, EDWIN J., and MCLEOD, DONNA L. "A Research Evaluation of In-Service Training and of Reduced Workloads in Aid to Dependent Children." Public Welfare, Vol. 16, Apr. 1958, pp. 109-112 ff.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Characteristics of Aid to Dependent Children Families, October-December 1958 (Selected State and National Tabulations.) Washington: The Bureau, 1959, 4 pp., and 24 tables. Processed.

A biennial release. Statistical data on place of residence, race, status of father, whereabouts of father, age of children, length of time on assistance, employment status of mother, arrangements for care of younger children, school attendance, amount of requirements, income other than assistance, ADC payments, supplementary general assistance, and unmet needs.

WAXTER, THOMAS J. S. "Aid to Dependent Children and the Public." Public Welfare, Vol. 9, Feb. 1951, pp. 44–47.

Describes the administration of ADC program in Baltimore, Maryland. WILTSE, KERMIT T. "New Approaches to Aid to Dependent Children-II. Through Levels of Service." Children, Vol. 6, Sept.-Oct. 1959, pp. 169–173.

WINSTON, ELLEN. "Values of the Aid to Dependent Children
Program." Social Forces, Vol. 28, Oct. 1949, pp. 50–53.
A State-wide study in North Carolina.

Witte, Ernest F. "Children in the Public Assistance Family." Child Welfare, Vol. 38, Jan. 1959, pp. 20–23.

Discusses community responsibility for children receiving aid to dependent children.

"Who Speaks Now for the Child on Public Assistance?" Child Welfare, Vol. 33, Mar. 1954, pp. 8-9 ff.

Points out reasons why it is important to support and improve ADC.

Aid to the Blind

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND. Directory of Agencies Serving Blind Persons in the United States and Canada, compiled by Hilma Saterlee. (11th ed.) New York: The Foundation, 1959. 222 pp.

Federal agencies, national voluntary agencies, and Statewide, local, and regional services.

BAUMAN, MARY K. Adjustment to Blindness: A Study as Reported by the Committee to Study Adjustment to Blindness. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, State Council for the Blind, 1954. 198 pp.

BLAKESLEE, RUTH O. "The Attitude of the Social Security Board Toward the Prevention of Blindness." Sight-Saving Review, Vol. 10, June 1940, pp. 107-123.

Discusses the Board's part in prevention of blindness and presents the recommendations made to State agencies administering to the blind.

CHEVIGNY, HECTOR, and BRAVERMAN, SYDELL. The Adjustment of the Blind. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950. 320

pp.

One author out of his personal experience and the other out of her knowledge as a clinical psychologist examine the problem of a blind person's physical, mental, and emotional adjustment to the loss of sight. Discusses what is being done to assist in this adjustment through Federal grants-in-aid, vocational rehabilitation, social work, and schools for the blind.

CHOLDEN, LOUIS S. A Psychiatrist Works with Blindness. New York: American Foundation for the Blind, 1958. 119 pp.

Selected papers.

CUTSFORTH, THOMAS D. The Blind in School and Society: A Psychological Study. (New ed.) New York: American Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 1951. 269 pp.

DAYGEE, JOHN L. "Philosophy, Function and Problems in Public Assistance for the Blind." New Outlook for the Blind, Vol. 53, May 1959, pp. 170-176.

As seen from the social worker's point of view.

FARRELL, GABRIEL. The Story of Blindness. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1956. 270 pp.

The extent and causes of blindness and the treatment and rehabilitation of the blind.

FURST, RALPH H. "Causes of Blindness Among Recipients of Blind Assistance." Public Welfare in Indiana, Vol. 62, Jan.

1952, pp. 3-14.

HURLIN, RALPH G. "Estimated Prevalence of Blindness in the United States, July 1952." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 16, July 1953, pp. 8-11 f.

Presents the most recent estimates of the number of blind persons in the individual States and in the United States.

and PERKINS, WALTER M. "Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Blindness." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 13, Sept. 1950, pp. 9-10.

; SAFFIAN, SADIE; and RICE, CARL E. Causes of Blindness Among Recipients of Aid to the Blind. Social Security Administration, Bureau of Public Assistance. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1947. 131 PP.

A study conducted by the Bureau of Public Assistance analyzing compilations made from medical eye records of recipients of aid to the blind in 20 States. Detailed information is presented on the eye conditions responsible for blindness and the underlying causes of blindness of nearly 21,000 recipients in relation to their age, sex, and race, and age at onset of blindness.

Lende, Helga. Books About the Blind: A Bibliographical Guide to Literature Relating to the Blind. (Rev. ed.) New York: American Foundation for the Blind, 1953. 357 pp.

References on work with the blind, education of the young blind, psychology in the field of blindness, vocations and economic adjustment, and social adjustment.

RASKIN, NATHANIEL J. A Study of the Living Expenses of Blind Persons. New York: American Foundation for the Blind, 1955. 44 PP.

Ross, ESHBEL. Journey Into Light: The Story of the Education of the Blind. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1951. 390 pp.

A history of the blind.

SAFFIAN, SADIE. Aid to the Blind Recipients with Earnings in September 1950. (Public Assistance Report No. 19.) Washington: Social Security Administration, Bureau of Public Assistance, 1952. 49 pp. Processed.

Statistical data, based on an inquiry conducted in 47 States, giving the number of recipients, their characteristics, and the amount of their assist

ance payments. (Summarized in the Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 16, January 1953, pp. 3-8 f.

SCHOTTLAND, CHARLES I. "Gains in Social Legislation for the Blind." New Outlook for the Blind, Vol. 49, June 1955, pp.

215–221.

U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. DEPartment of MEDICINE AND SURGERY. War Blinded Veterans in a Postwar Setting. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958. 260 pp.

"A social work follow-up of rehabilitation measures for blinded veterans with service-connected disabilities between December 7, 1941, and March 31, 1953."

ZAHL, PAUL A., editor. Blindness: Modern Approaches to the Unseen Environment. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. 576 pp.

Includes Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind, by Donald H. Dabelstein;
Problems of the Blind in Industry, by Peter J. Salmon; Personality and
Social Adjustment Among the Blind, by Thomas D. Cutsforth; Home
Teaching and Casework with the Blind, by Stella E. Plants; and Research
on Guidance Aids for the Blind, by Paul A. Zahl.

Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled

CONNERY, MAURICE F. "The Climate of Effective Teamwork." Journal of Psychiatric Social Work, Vol. 22, Jan. 1953, pp. 59–60.

HAWKINS, CHARLES E. "Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled: Recipients with Heart Disease." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 16, July 1953, PP 3-7.

HILL, PHYLLIS. "Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 13, Dec. 1950, pp.

II-15.

KAPLAN, SAUL. "Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled: Characteristics of Men and Women Recipients." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 16, Nov. 1953, pp. 3-10.

Lester, GARNETT A. "Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled: The Young Recipients." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 16, Oct. 1953, pp. 3-8 f.

MACIVER, KENNETH F. "Federal Grants-in-Aid for the Permanently and Totally Disabled." American Economic Security, Vol. 9, Mar.-Apr. 1952, pp. 21-27.

Discusses the wide variations in the definition of disabled, the transfer of cases from general aid programs, and the importance of rehabilitation in every disability program.