Guilly d'Herbemont
Guilly d'Herbemont (born c. 1888, date of death unknown) was the inventor of the white cane for blind people.
In 1930, d'Herbemont wrote a letter to the director of the national daily newspaper L'Écho de Paris. This letter was published causing much consternation.
On February 7, 1931, d'Herbemont symbolically presented, in the presence of several ministers, the first two white canes. These were given to a blind soldier and a blind civilian. These were followed by the distribution of 5000 white canes.
References
- Bailly, Claude (Avril 1990). "L'Auxiliaire des Aveugles".
- Verrien, Paul (Mai 1969). "Comme les autres...".
- Biography of Guilly d'Herbemont
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