This book is a case study which narrates the history of the National Organization of the Spanish Blind (ONCE). An historical narrative, the book lies at the intersection between disability and organization studies, history and sociology.
Roberto Garvia explores the history of artificial spoken or written languages and the people who fought for them. Taking the three most prominent-Volapuk, Esperanto, and Ido-Garvia investigates what drove so many to invest incredible energy and time to learn and promote them.