Texas Commission for the Blind Report, Volume 3, Number 1, March 1986 Page: Back Cover

                                
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IN MEMORIAL
Olan Rogers Van Zandt, former state legislator who is credited
with playing a critical role in cosponsoring the legislation which
resulted in the creation of the State Commission for the Blind
in 1931, died on December 10. Van Zandt, 95, was born in
Liberty Hills. He attended the Texas School for the Blind and
The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his law
degree. Along with Lon E. Alsup, former Commission director,
Van Zandt fought hard for funds needed to serve blind and
visually disabled Texans. His tireless contributions to the develop-
ment of the Commission will forever be etched in the agency's
history. The family has asked that memorials be made to the
Dallas District Office of the Commission.

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POLL REVEALS
OPINIONS OF
DISABLED
AMERICANS
A recent Harris poll indi-
cates that 72% of America's
disabled population think
life has improved for them
in the last decade. "Disabled
Americans' Self-Perceptions:
Bringing Disabled Ameri-
cans to the Mainstream" is
the first survey measuring
attitudes and experiences of
disabled persons in this
country. The survey of 1,000
non-institutionalized physi-
cally, mentally or emotion-
ally disabled persons 16 years
of age and older was con-
ducted in November and
December of last year. The
poll also revealed that 66%
of disabled citizens who do
not work want jobs and 18%
of those not working full-
time say fear of losing bene-
fits is one reason.