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Blind Inmates Learn to Read Write Braille at Kansas Prison
Ronall Williamson and Elliott Smith, two inmates at the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, are being trained to read and write Braille and to use a cane after becoming permanently blind from methyl alcohol poisoning during the 1962 Christmas holidays. Miss Vernetta Davenport and LaVerne Stucker provide instruction, with Stucker guiding cane use and obstacle perception. Williamson demonstrates progress in mobility and independence, while Smith awaits further training.
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