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President Opens Blind Lighthouse
I have often wondered, when I have read the Declaration of Independence of Jefferson, signed by all those people we like to think we are descended from, what the blind must think about the statement that all men are born free and equal. Behind those eyes that do not see there must be a good deal of question. We are not equal in opportunity or environment....
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Title: President Opens Blind Lighthouse
Creator: n/a
Date: February 23, 1913
Format: Article
Publication: The New York Times
Source: Available at selected libraries
Location: p.15
Keywords: Advocacy; Blind; Deaf; Deaf-blind; Fundraising; Helen Keller; Lighthouse For The Blind; Sensory Disability; Service Organizations; Social Welfare & Communities; William H. Taft; Winifred Holt
Topics: Institutions, Organizations & Corporations; Social Movements & Advocacy