02086cam a22003133u 4500 26609 UtSlPG 20260610133616.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 HV Haüy, Valentin, 1745-1822 Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2008-09-13 Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles" by Valentin Haüy is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work discusses innovative methods for the education and integration of blind individuals into society, emphasizing their capacity for learning through tactile means. At the start of the book, Haüy lays the groundwork for an institution dedicated to educating blind children, detailing the challenges they face and the potential methods to overcome these hurdles. He expresses the belief that with proper techniques, blind individuals can learn to read, write, and perform various trades, thereby avoiding a life of dependency or begging. The opening sections introduce the philosophy behind the institution's mission and outline the initial strategies to be implemented, serving as both a dedication to humanity's impoverished members and a call to action for societal improvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Blind -- Education Blind -- Printing and writing systems https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26609 67518 67518