Proceedings from a Special Studies Institute on the Challenge of Educating the Preschool Blind Child with Multiple Handicaps (New York, April 27-29, 1970) are compiled. Papers and panel discussion topics include the challenge of educating the multiply handicapped child with sensory defects; the physician's contribution in diagnosis, treatment and consultation; adapting professional knowledge and skill to service; educational techniques; problems of multiply handicapped children in rural areas; and the impact of Federal legislation on the education of the handicapped. (CD)