Five Lectures on Blindness

The book is on blind education written by a blind educator who herself had been blind since early infancy. The book covers the subjects of blind psychology, early blind child education, re-education of blinded adults, the educational environment; the methods of instructions and curriculum; the public attitude toward the blind, the prevention of blindness and conservation of vision in adults and children. The book discusses the difficulties and limitations of the blind and their special needs, and provides the guidance for the blind to cultivate other senses such as hearing, touching, smelling as the means of gaining the knowledge of the external world. The book also discusses the general skill training such as Braille reading and writing, the common subject of education such as music, art, handwork; the professional skill training, and the inspirational teaching for the blind to overcome depression and to regain courage for life without vision.