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 also proposed imprisoning blind individuals to prevent them from reproducing. Howe conducted nationwide surveys of homes for the blind to collect family histories and identify those whose blindness was thought to be hereditary. Howe led a committee within the American Medical Association, which collaborated with the Eugenics Record Office to record family "pedigrees" of blind people.