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This criticism contains a certain element of truth. Should the Governor at some future time see fit to comply with this demand, much care should be exercised in the selection of the blind person. Without the presence on the Board of a representative blind man who has won his way in spite of his handicap, every member of the Commission feels it incumbent upon him to strive to see for himself the blind man's point of view. With such a practical blind person upon the Board, the other members will be likely to shift upon him the responsibility for calling to their attention the special viewpoint of the blind. Should this "practical blind man" he incapable of properly presenting this aspect at all times, the net result might be greater neglect of the special wishes of the blind than grows out of the present composition of the Board.

There is one way in which the Commission might come closer to some of the blind people than it now does. In a large measure the public knowledge of the Commission for the Blind throughout the Commonwealth emanates from the blind people themselves. An effort should, therefore, be made to inform this group of people in some definite way as to just what the Commission is doing. A special Braille edition of an annual report not exceeding 10,000 words might be sent to a few hundred sightless readers. This would involve an initial expenditure of twenty or thirty dollars for plates, and perhaps fifty cents a copy for the report.

Respectfully submitted,
R.B. Irwin