Digital Commonwealth — Perkins School for the Blind
Valentin Haüy, Founder of the first school for the blind
Gaucherel, Léon, 1816-1886 · [ca. 1750–1920]
Drawing of a statue of Valentin Haüy standing over a young boy sitting at his feet reading a tactile book. Valentin Haüy was the founder of the first school for the blind, the Royal Institution for the Young Blind in Paris in 1784.
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