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The Country of the Blind

99% Invisible

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The Rise and Impact of Boston Line Type in Blind Education

Howe invested a massive amount of time and resources into developing, distributing, and promoting Boston Line Type/nHowe became a hugely influential celebrity in the field of blind education/nLaura Bridgman was the first deaf-blind person in history to get an education before Helen Keller/nBridgman's achievement made her and Howe international stars/nBoston Line Type became one of the dominant print mediums for the blind in the US/nMany directors and faculty at schools for the blind believed they knew which system was best/nKatherine Kudlich questions the universality of Boston Line Type/nThere is a failure of imagination, empathy, or experience in understanding the needs of blind people/nThe saying 'nothing about us without us' is a disability rights refrain

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