Veterans with a vision : Canada's war blinded in peace and war /
Durflinger, Serge Marc, 1961-
Veterans with a vision : Canada's war blinded in peace and war / Serge Marc Durflinger. - Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xxii, 428 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits, digital file. - Studies in Canadian military history, 1449-6251 . - Studies in Canadian military history, .
Published in association with the Canadian War Museum and the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Canada's First War blinded, 1899-1918 -- The Sir Arthur Pearson Club of War Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, 1919-29 -- Rehabilitating the blinded casualties of the Second World War, 1939-50 -- Older and wiser : Canada's war blinded in the aftermath of war, 1945-70 -- Twilight, 1971-2002.
"We know something about our war dead but almost nothing about our war wounded. Veterans with a Vision provides a vibrant, poignant, and very human history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded. Serge 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. This book captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community and highlights the accomplishments of the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens."--Pub. desc.
9780774818575 (electronic bk.) 0774818573 (electronic bk.) 9780774818551 (alk. paper) 0774818557 (alk. paper) 9780774818568 (pbk.) 0774818565 (pbk.)
Baker, Edwin Albert, 1893-1968.
Baker, Edwin Albert, 1893-1968.
Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded--History.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind--History.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.
Disabled veterans--History.--Canada
Blind--History.--Canada
Invalides de guerre--Histoire.--Canada
Personnes aveugles--Histoire.--Canada
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Blind.
Disabled veterans.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
UB365.C2 / D87 2010eb
362.86/80971
Veterans with a vision : Canada's war blinded in peace and war / Serge Marc Durflinger. - Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xxii, 428 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits, digital file. - Studies in Canadian military history, 1449-6251 . - Studies in Canadian military history, .
Published in association with the Canadian War Museum and the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Canada's First War blinded, 1899-1918 -- The Sir Arthur Pearson Club of War Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, 1919-29 -- Rehabilitating the blinded casualties of the Second World War, 1939-50 -- Older and wiser : Canada's war blinded in the aftermath of war, 1945-70 -- Twilight, 1971-2002.
"We know something about our war dead but almost nothing about our war wounded. Veterans with a Vision provides a vibrant, poignant, and very human history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded. Serge 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. This book captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community and highlights the accomplishments of the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens."--Pub. desc.
9780774818575 (electronic bk.) 0774818573 (electronic bk.) 9780774818551 (alk. paper) 0774818557 (alk. paper) 9780774818568 (pbk.) 0774818565 (pbk.)
Baker, Edwin Albert, 1893-1968.
Baker, Edwin Albert, 1893-1968.
Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded--History.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind--History.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.
Disabled veterans--History.--Canada
Blind--History.--Canada
Invalides de guerre--Histoire.--Canada
Personnes aveugles--Histoire.--Canada
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Blind.
Disabled veterans.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
UB365.C2 / D87 2010eb
362.86/80971