TY - THES AB - From the beginning, in the United States, efforts on behalf of the blind have been made with the objective to educate and help blind persons become self-supporting. The most distinctive feature of the American institutions is that they are an integral part of the educational system of the country. Among the blind, this has inspired self-respect and an ambition to be independent.  AD - University of Oregon AU - Damaskov, Ruth DA - 1932-1941 DO - 10.6083/bpxhc43747 DO - doi ID - 43747 KW - Visually Impaired Persons KW - Blindness KW - Education of Visually Disabled L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43747/files/Damskov.Ruth.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43747/files/Damskov.Ruth.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43747/files/Damskov.Ruth.pdf LA - eng LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43747/files/Damskov.Ruth.pdf N2 - From the beginning, in the United States, efforts on behalf of the blind have been made with the objective to educate and help blind persons become self-supporting. The most distinctive feature of the American institutions is that they are an integral part of the educational system of the country. Among the blind, this has inspired self-respect and an ambition to be independent.  PB - University of Oregon PY - 1932-1941 T1 - Prevention of blindness TI - Prevention of blindness UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43747/files/Damskov.Ruth.pdf Y1 - 1932-1941 ER -