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52 Results for oral history
Marjorie A. Lamen oral history
Marjorie A. Lamen is the daughter of David Abraham (1896-1978), who worked at Perkins from 1934-1961 and designed the Perkins Brailler. Abraham also was a teacher in the Manual Training Department, worked in the Maintenance Department, and was chief engineer of the Howe Press.
Guillermo Bustamante oral history
Guillermo Bustamante, from Colombia, South America, attend Perkins from 1954 to 1957. When he graduated he returned to Perkins to take the Teacher Training course, from 1960-1961.
Esther Blanchette Connelly oral history
Esther (Blanchette) Connelly came to Perkins in 1932 and was a member of the Girls’ Glee Club and Scouts.
Mary Youngblood Coffey oral history
Mary (Youngblood) Coffey came to Perkins in 1932. She would leave before graduating but returned and received a certificate in ediphone proficiency in 1949.
Grace Swanson Toth oral history
Grace Toth Swanson came to Perkins in 1921 and graduated in 1939. At Perkins, she was particularly fond of mathematics and language. After Perkins, she worked at Wilson House Industries and used the skills she learned there to become a home teacher in Connecticut.
Marcia Brooks oral history
Marcia Brooks came to Perkins in 2012 to serve as Project Manager for a pilot program mandated by federal law to support the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, also known as CVAA. Before retiring in 2022, Brooks worked as the director of of the program, commonly known as iCanConnect.
Jerry Berrier oral history
Jerry Berrier worked at Perkins School for the Blind for ten years (2011-2021). He worked as a trainer and manager in iCanConnect (Perkins National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program) before becoming the Director of Assistive Technology.
Rachael Noyes oral history
Rachael Noyes started working at Perkins in the Deafblind Department in 1992. She graduated from Perkins Teacher Training Program in 1984. Noyes retired in 2022, a teacher in the Secondary School.
Marianne Riggio oral history
Marianne Riggio worked at Perkins School for the blind from 1981 until 2022. While at Perkins she worked with the Deafblind Program and Perkins International as a consultant, coordinator, project manager, and director, most recently as director of the Educational Leadership Program.
Chip Roth oral history
Chip Roth started as a Perkins volunteer before teaching Orientation and Mobility starting in 1976.