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Henk van de WERFHORST       

THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS

            In the presented paper, in a very plastic way, short information is given for the transition from boarding schools for visually handicapped children  to resource centers and integration of those children in the mainstream schools, in the early 70 -ies. At the same time, the necessary assumptions that were created for successful and multidisciplinary treatment  ( medical, social, educational etc. )  are stressed. They  enable integration of visually handicapped children, as a process that will constantly develop and  enrich with knowledge and  treatment.