Accession Number: 2016.34.2
Subtitle: A New Approach to Improved Services for the Blind
Summary/Description: Describes the purpose, goals, and structure of COMSTAC (Commission on Standards and Accreditation of Services for the Blind). Paper cover has simbraille on front.
Author: Commission on Standards and Accreditation of Services for the Blind
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: COMSTAC (Commission on Standards and Accreditation of Services for the Blind) was established in 1963 as "an autonomous body" of leaders in "community planning, in a variety of professions and businesses, in government and voluntary agencies for the blind" in the U.S. to develop standards, provide evaluation guides, and create a national voluntary accreditation system for blindness agencies. Pamphlet was among material donated to the O&M Archives by two retired O&M specialists.
Credit Line: Gift of Noel and Arline Stephens
Publisher: COMSTAC
Publisher Place: New York
Publish Date: 1965
Subjects: Accreditation Services for the blind and visually impaired Standardization
Physical Description: 8 p. ; 9 x 4 in.