It was the first school in the world to teach blind students.
The school has both blind and other visually impaired students.
Still, many blind students prefer to set up their own customized systems at home.
The teacher of the 6 blind students resigned due to health concerns.
The blind students were transferred to a school in Baltimore.
"If a blind student needs books in Braille, they know how to do that."
Under his direction, a riwaq for blind students was added in 1735.
In 1810 he began teaching piano and voice at an academy for blind students.
He was one of the first blind students in the country to do so.
Because blind students can't take advantage of a new technology, everyone must suffer.