
Veterans with a vision: Canada's war blinded in peace and war (Studies in Canadian military history,)
War and military biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment, Police and military
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
A history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded. Durflinger details the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping, and… describes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. Captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community, and highlights the impact made by the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens. 2010.