Helen Keller
Helen Keller, c. 1904.
history of the blind
history of the blind, the experience of persons affected by blindness and the development of blind education and organization through time. The history of the blind is difficult to chart. There are few examples before the 19th century of sustained organized efforts by the blind to act in concert to achieve collective goals, and prior to the 18th century the history of the blind is atomistic, consisting of stories of protagonists in religious and secular...
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