He even advocated imprisonment of blind people to keep them from reproducing. Howe conducted surveys of homes for the blind nationwide to gather family histories and identify people whose blindness was believed to be hereditary. Howe headed a committee of the American Medical Association, which collaborated with the Eugenics Record Office to register family "pedigrees" of blind people.
He suggested imprisoning blind individuals to stop them from reproducing. Howe surveyed homes for the blind across the nation to gather family histories and find those whose blindness was believed to be hereditary. Howe headed a committee within the American Medical Association that worked with the Eugenics Record Office to document family "pedigrees" of blind people.