The Building Program The building program office had 20 projects under its administration. These projects represent an expenditure, when completed, of approximately $48 million. Escalating construction costs and inflation in general, presently characterizing the national economy, adversely affected the building program. Significant Program Developments Among the significant events which took place during the school year 1969-70 were the following: The establishment of a Ph.D. program in African Studies in the Graduate School; the establishment of an Urban Studies Program in the Graduate School; the development of a proposal to establish a School of Business; formulation of plans for a School of Communications; and the creation of task forces on Environmental Studies and Urban Affairs. American Printing House for the Blind The American Printing House for the Blind, in Louisville, Ky., is the official publisher and manufacturer of special educational books and materials for blind schoolchildren throughout the country. The Federal Act "To Promote the Education of the Blind," originally passed in 1879, authorizes an annual appropriation to the Printing House for this purpose. Allocations of the appropriation for books and materials are made to the States and possessions on a per capita basis. For this reason, the American Printing House conducts an annual census of blind students. Only those pupils may be registered whose vision comes within the accepted definition of blindness. "Central vision acuity of 20/ 200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a peripheral field so contracted that the widest diameter of such field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees." In fiscal year 1970, 8,320 blind pupils registered through public educational institutions for the blind, and 12,192 through State departments of education. A total of 20,512 blind pupils were served by the Printing House. Among the products specially made for blind pupils were Braille books, magazines and music, largetype textbooks, recorded educational tapes and talking books, record and tape players, tactile maps, tactile aids for mathematics instruction, and special devices for writing Braille. Catalogs for all material produced are available. During the year, Braille books, magazines and music made up approximately 30.5 percent of the material distributed to the schools; Braille slates, Braillewriters, tactile maps and other special devices represented 32.8 percent; talking books were 2.0 percent; recorded educational tapes were .7 percent; large-type textbooks, 31.4 percent; and, miscellaneous items, 2.6 percent. Of particular interest during the year were: • The establishment of Thermoforming Department for the reproduction of plastic sheets of Braille paper masters handtranscribed by volunteer Braillists and placed on permanent loan with the Printing House. • The erection of a 4-story-and-basement addition, comprising some 20,000 square feet of floor space and costing $400,000, to provide needed space for administrative purposes, as well as expansion in the Talking Book, Braille, Educational Research, and Fund-Raising Departments. The American Printing House for the Blind maintains a continuous program of educational research and development. Its Instructional Materials Reference Center, through the central catalog, furnishes national reference service for all educational materials for the blind, including those produced by volunteers. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM MONITORING PROGRAM SYSTEMS HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS HEALTH SERVICES POPULATION AFFAIRS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS HEALTH MANPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH DENTAL AFFAIRS HEALTH NEEDS OF SPANISH-SURNAMED AMERICANS PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS SERVICES PUBLICATIONS AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES REGIONAL INFORMATION CIVIL RIGHTS SCHOOL DESEGREGATION ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE IN HOSPITALS AND SOCIAL AGENCIES CONTRACT COMPLIANCE FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION AGENCY SCOPE OF OPERATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTAL INVENTORY OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS EXCHANGE VISITOR WAIVER REVIEW BOARD COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE OF EDUCATION INTRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATIONALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, AND TESTING LIBRARY AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTION IN CRITICAL AREAS STRENGTHENING STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION BASIC AND SPECIAL GRANTS COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND EVALUATION ASSISTANCE TO FEDERALLY AFFECTED AREAS AND TO DISASTER AREAS SCHOOL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL CENTERS BILINGUAL EDUCATION DROPOUT PREVENTION EDUCATION PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT NEW PROGRAMS ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANPOWER |