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Birthplace of Louis Braille in Coupvray. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, a small town about twenty miles east of Paris, on 4 January 1809. [2] He and his three elder siblings – Monique Catherine (b. 1793), Louis-Simon (b. 1795), and Marie Céline (b. 1797) [3] – lived with their parents, Simon-René and Monique, on three hectares of land and vineyard in the countryside.
Lexington School for the Deaf. The Lexington School for the Deaf was founded in 1864. It is the oldest school for the deaf in New York. [2] According to The Encyclopedia of Special Education, the school was "a pioneer in oral education", as other schools for the deaf in the United States relied solely on sign language at the time. It has become ...
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, disabled athlete and Member of the house of Lords (born with spina bifida) Robert Halfon, Education Select Committee Chair since 2017 (cerebral palsy and osteoarthritis) Aubrey Herbert, MP 1911-23 (near blind from youth, becoming totally blind in his last year of life and service)
The Wheels program, run through Lextran, provides door-to-door ride-sharing services for people with disabilities. Complaints about dropped and late rides have been steady since October 2022.
RATP Dev, a Texas-based contractor, has been plagued with complaints about poor service and late pick ups since it took over in 2022.
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
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Lexington Herald-Leader|Lexington Daily Press begins publication. [4] Odd Fellows Temple built. 1872 – First Presbyterian Church built. [9] 1873 Smith Business College established. [16] Trotting Track constructed by Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association. [9] 1874 Lexington Railway Company streetcars in operation. Population: 13,600. [1]