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[Circular] Toronto Institution for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, and of the blind, Toronto January, 1862
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Toronto Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and of the Blind Toronto, January, 1862 A school for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and of the Blind has been in operation for more than three years in Toronto. This School, the only one in the Province, depends on its support on private subscriptions, and an annual grant from the Legislature. [...] It is believed that there are in Upper Canada, from 800 to 1000 Deaf and Dumb, and from 500 to 600 Blind. At present there are in this school: Deaf and Dumb Boaders 17, Deaf and Dumb day pupils 6, Deaf and Dumb 23 Blind boarders: 4 Total: 27 The applications for admission, which have been reluctantly rejected in consequence of the want to funds, have been no less than 86, namely, 72 Deaf and Dumb, and 14 Blind. [... request for donation and committee members follow"

[Circular] Toronto Institution for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, and of the blind, Toronto January, 1862

Date1862
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DimensionsLeaf size: 26.5 cm x 21 cm (10 7/16 in. x 8 1/4 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number1862-INSTITUTION-SB
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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Image shows the blind skaters program run by North York's parks and recreation department. Here ...
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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THlI DEAF AND DUMB, AND OF THE BLIND ...
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1862
Image shows a 10-year-old Andrea Essig gets special coaching from Andra Kelly at the Victoria V ...
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Teaching the blind to skate, Andra Kelly, wife of Leaf coach Red Kelly, coaxes 7-year-old Paul Legare (top) to try it
Teaching the blind to skate, Andra Kelly, wife of Leaf coach Red Kelly, coaxes 7-year-old Paul Legare (top) to try it
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The blind beggar
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David's back on wheels, Thanks to Toronto Star readers and the Crippled Children's Centre, David Gillis, a 15-year-old cerebral palsy victim whose spe(...)
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Carlyle Husbands, 13, who can walk, thanks to the skill of a Toronto doctor, smiles with teacher Janice Sinclair
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