He spoke in more detail of the St. Petersburg project which was aimed at meeting some of the problems that have arisen for disabled children since the fall of Communism. The KTH group has arranged for courses held in Stockholm and St. Petersburg and has paid for travel to and from St. Petersburg. Dr. Spens is now becoming more involved in this project and this may represent a group that can co-operate in the planned project. Kazuo Kamata gave a brief overview of the work of the Japanese National Rehabilitation Center. This group hosts congresses in Japan to which educators and people with disabilities from throughout Asia are invited.
Japan provides large amounts of aid to developing nations throughout Asia.
Consensus was to work on developing an aid and supporting the development and provision of programs to optimize its use. ISAS members are, by and large, not connected with any particular commerical interest or manufacturer. ISAS members have extensive experience in dealing with a number of sensory aids. ISAS members include engineers, educators, speech scientists, psychologists, etc., and represent a wide range of expertise in the field of sensory aid research and use. The group then considered potential sources of support.