The French Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for Blind Children), in Paris, was the first special school for blind students in the world, and served as a model for many subsequent schools for blind students. Only at the end of the 18th century did Western societies begin to take an interest in the education of the blind; before that, they were considered incapable of being educated. In 1784, Valentin Haüy undertook to teach François Lesueur to read with the help of the Société philanthropique, a group of benefactors dedicated to various philanthropic projects, which enabled him to prove the efficiency of his method. In 1785, he founded, with his own funds, the Institution des jeunes aveugles ("Instituted for the blind youth"), in Coquillère street, Paris. In 1786 the school moved again, to a building on Notre-Dame-des-Victoires rented by the Société philantropique. On December 26, Haüy presented his methods and some of his pupils to Louis XVI, and was provided with royal funding for 120 pupils, whereupon the school's name was changed to the Institution Royale des Jeunes Aveugles, the "Royal Institute for Blind Youth". More information...
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