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Randall H. Nelson & His Leader Dog Sonny, December 1951

Randall H. Nelson & His Leader Dog Sonny, December 1951 image
Year:
1951
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 4, 1951
Caption:
AIDED BY LIONS CLUB WORK: Randall H. Nelson of 1201 E. University Ave. (above), a doctoral student in political science at the University who was blinded by a German shell burst in World War II, is one of many sightless persons reaping benefits from a statewide program of Lions Clubs. Michigan Lions, including those from the Ann Arbor organization headed by President S. D. Casey, contribute heavily to "Leader Dog" training at Rochester, Mich. Each dog, such as Sonny, the German boxer pictured with Nelson, costs an estimated $1,200 to train for the task of guiding a blind master. The dogs are purchased from the Leader Dog League for a token payment of $250.

Dorothy Goffe, Traffic Bureau Clerk, Quizzes Lauren Jedele On White Canes As He Applies For A Driver's License, May 1945

Dorothy Goffe, Traffic Bureau Clerk, Quizzes Lauren Jedele On White Canes As He Applies For A Driver's License, May 1945 image
Year:
1945
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 14, 1945
Caption:
Mrs. Dorothy Goffe (left) of 810 Dewey Ave., a clerk in the traffic bureau, asks Lauren Jedele of 702 Hutchins Ave., who is applying for a driver's license, if he knows the meaning of the white cane, as part of the program for "White Cane Week." Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Lions Club in co-operation with the city police department, "White Cane Week," scheduled from May 13 to 20, is part of a state-wide program designed to call attention to the white cane as the "traffic symbol of the blind." As Mrs. Goffe subsequently explained, a blind person carrying a white cane always has the right-of-way, according to a state statute passed in 1936, and in Ann Arbor, a city ordinance prohibits the use of white canes except by persons wholly or partially blind to help provide protection for them against accidents on streets.

J. W. Lorette, Blind Victory Gardener, June 1943

J. W. Lorette, Blind Victory Gardener, June 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 23, 1943
Caption:
Dexter's blind gardener, J. W. Lorette, finds his way around his 40 by 50-foot garden by means of strings which serve as guide lines to his rows of vegetables. As shown here, he goes down a row on hands and knees, using one hand to keep contact with the row and the other to wield a weeding implement.

Ruth Hoefer & Junker, Her Seeing Eye Dog, September 1941 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Ruth Hoefer & Junker, Her Seeing Eye Dog, September 1941 image
Year:
1941
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 24, 1941
Caption:
JUNKER NEARS END OF 10TH YEAR OF SERVICE: Miss Ruth Hoefer, 309 Koch Ave., and her "Master's Eye" guide dog, Junker (above), have had nearly 10 years of constant companionship and mutual inter-dependence since his blind mistress obtained the dog from the La Salle Kennels in Minneapolis. Junker guides Miss Hoefer through crowded streets and lies on the floor near her side while she sews or sleeps. The dog, a purebred German Shepherd, is getting old now and has slowed down his mistress' walks to a great extent but she says "I could never give him up while he's living and I don't know how I'll get along after he goes."

A Blind Man's Pleasures

A Blind Man's Pleasures image
Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
April
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain

Poetry: The Blind Boy

Poetry: The Blind Boy image
Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
September
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain