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For the benefit of those who see : dispatches from the world of the blind /

Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mahoney, Rosemary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Teachers of the blind.
Blind, Workers for the.
Blind > Education > India.
Blind > Services for > India.
Mahoney, Rosemary.
Table of Contents:
  • Vision
  • Braille without borders
  • The blind leading the blind
  • The neglected sense
  • For the benefit of those who see
  • Navigation
  • The blind leading the sighted blind
  • Perception
  • Sight regained
  • The definition of real
  • Author's note
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Index.