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The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) is a school in Baltimore for children and youth who are blind or Low-vision, including those with multiple disabilities. MSB is a non-profit, private, [ 1 ] statewide resource center providing outreach , educational and residential programs .
Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles. In the United States, the name "seeing eye dog" is only used in reference to a guide dog from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, which has trademarked the term. [1] Guide dog schools are accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation.
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The New Jersey Legislature began funding education specially tailored to deaf students, at first sent to schools out of state, in 1821. The school was first established in 1882 by the legislature even though funding for it was first appropriated in 1832. The school opened in 1883 in the former Soldiers’ Children's Home of New Jersey in Trenton.
The Jernigan Institute is the product of the National Federation of the Blind's campaign to "Change What it Means to be Blind." The campaign's goal was to raise money for an institute focused on research and training on blindness. [3] The Jernigan institute was officially opened January 30, 2004.
Jernigan relocated from Iowa to Baltimore, Maryland in 1978 and became executive director for the American Brotherhood for the Blind (now the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults) and Director of the National Center for the Blind. Under his leadership, the Center became the focal point of civil rights activity for the blind. [1]
In 1938, President Roosevelt signed the Wagner-O'Day Act which directed the government to purchase products manufactured by blind Americans. [3] Robert Irwin, who was the executive director of the American Foundation for the Blind, and Peter Salmon, the assistant director for the Industrial Home for the Blind, promoted the bill in Washington, D.C. [3] This act gave non-profit organizations for ...