This book recounts the dramatic story of the transformation of the Iowa
Commission for the Blind from a verifiably ineffective service agency to
perhaps the most outstanding and effective adult service program in the
nation in the span of 10 short years. What happened in Iowa was
revolutionary, and the character of work with the blind in America and
around the world was altered forever - the alternative civil rights -
based service model worked. Using Kenneth Jernigan's own writings of
Board meeting minutes, reports, and letters, I present the details of
the remarkable story from an activist's point of view.