, Founded by Valentin Haüy (1745-1822) to educate blind students, the National Institute was the first school of its kind. Valentin Haüy was a pioneering figure in the field of education and accessibility for the blind. His interest in their welfare was sparked by a chance encounter with a...
which is widely seen as the foundation of the 20th-centurywelfare state. The new Liberal government embarked upon a program of social legislation that involvedfree schoolmeals (1905), a school medical service (1907), and