The Canadian National Institute for the Blind was incorporated on March 30 , 1918 to provide food , clothing and sheltered residences for blind veterans returning from World War I as well as the 850 people blind by the Halifax Explosion in 1917 , the largest mass blinding in Canadian history . It began with 27 employees serving 1,521 people who were blind , primarily in Toronto , with two " home teachers " providing rehabilitation training in other parts of Canada
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
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