The Foundation for the Blind introduced aids such as this Braille watch and a white stick which could be used as a signalling device, encouraging sighted people to be more responsive to the needs of the blind.
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Reference:
Ken Catran and Penny Hansen, Pioneering a vision: a history of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind 1890–1990. Auckland: Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1992, pp. 22
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