Tag: blind

Look Back … helping a blind man acquire a new dog, 1949

May 26—May 26, 1949, in The Star: Graduating exercises for the Anniston High School Class of 1949 will be held tonight at the school starting at 8. A choral drama with a patriotic theme will be presented by the students. The presentation of the class will be by Principal John J. Nash and the response […]

A blind graduate at Bates College in 1889 is a forgotten pioneer

May 26—LEWISTON — Bates College often touts its willingness from Day One to accept women and Black students in its classrooms, the first institution of higher learning in New England to be so open. But it doesn’t ever mention another pioneering student who graduated in 1889, a Wilton native named Arthur Elmer Hatch. He was […]

Institute for Deaf and Blind adding automotive manufacturing course

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is adding an automotive manufacturing program. The institute is partnering with East AlabamaWorks to offer the program, according to a news release. The program is for K-12 and adult students, ages 16 and older, within Alabama School for the Blind, Alabama School for the Deaf, the Helen Keller […]