The Light of Knowledge. Brief Historical Outline of Some of the Talented People Who Changed the Destiny of the Blind, from Haüy to Brail (2019)
Petralia, Maria Cristina (Author)
Coco, Marinella (Author)
Basile, Maria Sofia (Author)
Medicina Historica
Volume: 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 185-187
In the 16th and 17th century the blind were considered unfortunates who could have no other future than to “to be mocked by idle folk in the public square for their blundering and clumsiness.” Obviously, no sort of instruction was considered for such people. A change occurred at the end of the 18th century, thanks to Valentin Haüy, a philanthropist and teacher of calligraphy, who had also been a pupil of the abbot Michel de l’Épée. short historical excursus from to Valentin Haüy to Charles Barbier de la Serre.
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