Corporate Open DS/UK/1236 St Dunstans (Blind Veterans UK since 2012); 1915-; British charity for blind ex-Service men and women St Dunstans (Blind Veterans UK since 2012) 1915- British charity for blind ex-Service men and women St. Dunstan's Blind Veterans UK

Health; Charity Sensory disability Sir Arthur Pearson, who owned the Evening Standard and founded the Daily Express, established a charity in 1915 which became known as St Dunstan's. Having lost his own sight through glaucoma, he was shocked at society's attitude to blindness. He decided to help those who had lost their vision in the recent First World War by giving them the care and rehabilitation they needed to lead constructive, self-sufficient lives. Nearly a century later, St Dunstan's has become Blind Veterans UK. We not only care for ex-Service men and women blinded in action, but for veterans who have lost their sight through accident, illness or old age. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/23/2012 RAHAKirkbride 5/11/2023 e91a54ce-d958-48e1-8399-4c65c5f9cf0a