Which influential figure, born 1860, directed mobility teaching at Perkins and founded the Royal Normal College & Academy of Music for the Blind in the UK?

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The question highlights a pioneer who shaped how orientation and mobility is taught and who helped establish formal institutions for the blind. France Campbell fits this role: born in 1860, he directed mobility teaching at Perkins School for the Blind in the United States, demonstrating an advanced approach to teaching travel skills and independence. He then founded the Royal Normal College & Academy of Music for the Blind in the United Kingdom, creating a dedicated institution to educate teachers and students in mobility and related skills. This combination—leading mobility instruction in the US and founding a major UK school centered on mobility and training—shows a lineage of formalizing and propagating O&M education across countries, which is why this figure is the correct choice.