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The study was undertaken to develop casefinding criteria for identifying deaf-blind children. Referral sources and investigative potentials were obtained from a demographic survey of 164 cases of deaf-blind persons in Louisiana. Inquiry sheets on the possible sources of casefinding twice were sent to and ranked by a panel of 20 persons, including social workers, educators, physicians, administrators, parents, and rehabilitators. Analysis of the returned inquiry sheets formed the basis of a casefinding instrument prepared for field use. It was concluded that all existing referral sources should continue to be utilized, that there is a national need for a more comprehensive method to obtain early identification and referral of all sensorially impaired and high-risk infants, and that there is a need for the development of other new and unique programs to promote casefinding of deaf-blind children. (GW)