American Council of the Blind
                        Resolution 72-01 
 
     WHEREAS, educational radio transmission for blind persons on
sub-carrier frequencies has proven to be a feasible and desirable
way of reaching visually impaired persons with material not
immediately available through regular library sources; and

     WHEREAS, this method offers a practical enlargement of library
services particularly with respect to current events and other
materials of direct interest to blind people; and  

     WHEREAS, a growing number of blind people in the American
Council of the Blind who expressed a definite interest in the
establishment of such broadcast services in their states or
localities; and  

     WHEREAS, this resource can be of great importance to blind
persons through out the nation;  

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the American Council of the
Blind, in convention assembled this day of the 7th of July 1972,
that 1) the American Council of the Blind endorses the concept of
specialized sub-carrier broadcasts; 2) the President is instructed
to appoint a Committee to study the methods of aiding in the
promotion of such broadcast and then to make recommendations to the
Board of Directors before its next meeting; 3) and the Board of
Directors is authorized to act on any such recommendations it finds
feasible and advisable; and 4) the Board of Directors shall report
in the BRAILLE FORUM and to the 1973 convention on what
recommendations it received and what action was taken as a result
of the Committee study.   

Passed July 7, 1972                    American Council of the Blind
                       Resolution 72-02  

     WHEREAS, the blind and physically handicapped are appreciative
of the courtesies and services provided by the various telephone
companies to all types of handicapped persons; and  

     WHEREAS, information and long distance operators have
traditionally provided courteous and concerned directory assistance
which is indispensible to many elderly, blind and handicapped
persons; and  

     WHEREAS, many telephone companies are seeking authorization
for a fee charge for such assistance and such charges will impose
an undue financial hardship upon many elderly, blind and
handicapped persons;  

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the American Council of the
Blind, in convention assembled this 7th day of July 1972, that a
Committee be appointed to contact regulatory bodies, telephone
companies and legislative bodies to inform them of the strong
opposition of the American Council of the Blind to any system of
fee charges for operator assistance being imposed upon blind,
elderly or handicapped persons.  The Committee shall report to the
BRAILLE FORUM and to the convention all known efforts by any
telephone company to have any such system of fees imposed upon
blind, elderly or handicapped persons and what actions the
Committee took to prevent such impositions.   

Passed July 7, 1972                    American Council of the Blind
                        Resolution 72-03

     WHEREAS, a Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation has been
established for the purpose of research into the causes and cures
of this disease; and

     WHEREAS, this Foundation will need funds to support these
projects; and

     WHEREAS, the American Council of the Blind, as a national
organization, is in a position to publicize and to encourage the
work of this Foundation:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the American Council of the
Blind, in convention assembled this day, the 7th day of July, 1972,
that its officers and directors publicize, encourage and assist the
National Foundation for Retinitis Pigmentosa in its search for
possible cures of this disease.   

Approved, July 7, 1972                  American Council of the Blind
                        Resolution 72-06 

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the convention of the
American Council of the Blind on this 7th day of July, 1972 that a
Committee be formed at this convention whose duty shall be to
enlist, train and supervise volunteers who are willing to
participate in organizing efforts on behalf of this organization. 
The President shall appoint a chairman who shall enlist the
assistance of experienced organizers to train those volunteers who
come forward at any convention and submit themselves to a course of
training in organizing techniques and in the basic-philosophy and
goals of the American Council of the Blind.  This Committee shall
also have the duty to collect and supply literature and materials
and to conduct seminars for the voluntary participants.  This
Committee shall work in conjunction and in cooperation with the
Membership Committee of the Council.  

Approved, July 7, 1972                    American Council of the Blind
                        Resolution 72-07

     WHEREAS, blind persons frequently encounter the added burden
of unjustified discrimination in the areas of employment, housing,
free and equal access to the use of public carriers, places of
public accommodation and service; and  

     WHEREAS, such disabling social practices constitute a
significant obstacle to the achievement of the fundamental purposes
and goals of the American Council of the Blind, i.e., a full and
equal participation of the blind in society, its rights, privileges
and responsibilities;  

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the American Council of the
Blind, in convention assembled this day, the 7th of July, 1972,
that the American Council of the Blind formulate and seek
sponsorship in the Congress of the United States, amendments to the
Civil Rights Acts to provide specifically for the protection of
blind citizens and support other appropriate legislation affecting
these concerns, not only relating to the blind, but other groups
with those physical handicaps which give rise to similar problems,
such as deafness or severe orthopedic disability.   

Approved, July 7, 1972                   American Council of the Blind 
                        Resolution 72-08

     WHEREAS, different denominations of United States currency are
virtually indistinguishable by their size, color or texture; and  

     WHEREAS, this deficiency constitutes an ongoing problem to
many blind and visually handicapped citizens which impairs their
independence of action in both commercial and day-to-day social
functioning;  

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the American Council of the
Blind, in convention assembled this day, July 7th, 1972, that the
Legislative Committee be instructed to stimulate the formation of
appropriate legislation to establish change in the United States
Treasury Department aimed at providing a consistent and reliable
means for blind persons to identify the various denominations of
United States currency.  

Approved, July 7, 1972