Pearce, Joanna L.2011-08-192011-08-192011-08-19http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14082The Halifax Asylum for the Blind, the first residential school for blind children in Canada, opened its doors in 1872 as a charitable institution with educational goals. This work explores the foundation of the Asylum in light of Halifax’s religious, economic, and educational history in the mid-nineteenth century. It highlights the influence of local personalities and the fight for financial stability that led to a changed understanding of educating blind children and adults from that of charitable need to philanthropic right.enhistorydisabilityblindHalifaxCharles Frederick FraserphilanthropyNineteenth Century