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How the Perkins School for the Blind helped victims of the Halifax explosion

By adamg on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 9:15am

As we all know, Bostonians rushed to Halifax, NS in 1917 after a massive explosion. Among them: Edward Allen, director of the Perkins School for the Blind. A number of the survivors were blinded.

The Perkins School has set up an online exhibit about the work by Allen and others to help newly blinded Haligonians. First, he had to overcome opposition from local eye specialists who resented "outsiders."

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By Stevil on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 9:58am.

Took a trip to Halifax over the summer.

Nice city, fun road trip. Definitely plan to go back.

Don't miss the botanical garden. (Took the ferry from Potland over, drove back, nice way to travel with good discounts if you book early in the year)

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By Felicity on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 10:24am.

Thanks so much for sharing this. The Perkins site has a huge archive of photos and documents. Deaf, blind, deaf-blind have a very rich history, that often gets overlooked.

Perkins has a small museum, you can request a tour by appointment
http://www.perkins.org/about/visit

Their employees are incredibly gracious and patient, and love answering questions.

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By Ari O on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 4:07pm.

But I can't quite shake the feeling that it was just an excuse for Adam to write "Haligonian" on Uhub.

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