http://www.perkins.org Latest news info@perkins.org info@perkins.org Copyright 2007 Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.perkins.org-430305861 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/us-special-education-chief.html At the 8th annual Perkins School for the Blind Science Fair on May 3, Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, came from Washington, D.C., to carry the president's message encouraging both students and teachers to focus on science and mathematics disciplines. Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:56 -0500 www.perkins.org-429964019 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/camp-empowers-blind-teens.html 19 teens from Massachusetts and Connecticut recently flexed their muscles in a week-long “adaptive” sports camp at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. They tried tennis, track, golf and got to ride bikes as fast and free as they wanted. Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:59 -0500 www.perkins.org-409842241 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/the-billionaire-and-the-slave.html Ker Deng, now a student at Perkins School for the Blind, was rescued from the fall-out of the nation's bloody civil war by property mogul Bruce Ratner, who has paid for operations to restore partial sight to the boy and enroll him in a school stateside. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:19:26 -0600 www.perkins.org-370645628 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/perkins-receives-workforce.html Boston Business Journal honors Perkins for promoting opportunity, recruiting diverse, dynamic staff Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:52:56 -0500 www.perkins.org-345065947 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/radio-station-for-the-blind-a.html After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2011, Matt Carlson, 24, launched an Internet radio station for students at Perkins School for the Blind in Massachusetts, the oldest school for the blind in the United States. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:29:01 -0500 www.perkins.org-345026351 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/blind-student-pursues-dream.html Brian McCauley took a big step in that direction a few weeks ago when he debuted "Sports Attack with B Mac" on the Perkins School's fledgling Internet radio station, broadcast out of the school's Grousbeck Center, named for Boston Celtics' co-owner Wyc Grousbeck. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:16:07 -0500 www.perkins.org-320752198 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/perkins-school-design.html Robert Campbell reviews the architectual accessibility at the Grousbeck Center in the Boston Globe. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:51:26 -0500 www.perkins.org-320043897 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/assistive-technology-and-the.html Entrepreneurs have the power to launch new ways of thinking about the world and new products and services. Perkins School for the Blind is all about changing the way the world thinks about people with disabilities. That is why we have teamed with MassChallenge to encourage entrepreneurs to develop new business that promotes assistive technology that supports people with disabilities. The new $25,000 Perkins Assistive Technology Prize can help everyone win. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:59:57 -0500 www.perkins.org-310602993 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/the-bs-play-goalball.html Bruins players Chris Kelly and Andrew Ference put their agility and coordination to the test on Feb. 9, 2012 at Perkins' Watertown campus, but it wasn’t just another day at practice. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:22 -0600 www.perkins.org-275187870 http://www.perkins.org/news-events/press/employers-should-hire-the.html Perkins President Steven Rothstein sent a letter to the Lowell Sun about unemployment among those with disabilities. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:05:51 -0500