Science & Technology

5 innovations in accessibility and assistive technology from 2019
A group of young adults with visual impairment sit in a large office space.
December 12, 2019
Web browsing, travel, gaming and more became more accessible through innovation in 2019. Here’s how.
Perkins Access and Spaulding Rehab open new digital door to patients with disabilities
Perkins Access team having a meeting and looking at the new Spaulding Rehab site on a projector.
April 23, 2019
The renowned hospital has launched a new leading edge digitally accessible website in partnership with Perkins Access.
All about the tech
A young girl touches a large, interactive screen.
March 26, 2019
On and off campus, Perkins School for the Blind is harnessing new tools to address today’s challenges.
Understanding the world through STEM
Two students with visual impairment conduct a science experiment.
October 24, 2018
How Perkins adapts math and science education to give students practical, real-world tools both on and off campus.
From problem to solution in 24 hours
Four students in matching sweatshirts congregate around and look at a computer.
July 12, 2018
Perkins’ first hackathon challenges college students to invent new technology tools for people who are blind.
PerkinsHacks: 24 hours to change lives
A group of students working on computers
April 14, 2018
At its first-ever hackathon, Perkins challenges college students to invent new technology tools for people who are blind.
Annual science fair provides dual learning opportunity for students
A teacher hands a student an award for her science project.
March 28, 2018
Perkins students of all ages practice social and communication skills while presenting science projects.
A pond for study and fun
A group of young boys kneel at the edge of a pond with white geese, in black and white.
September 21, 2017
Since 1912, students have enjoyed ice skating, rowing and learning about the Perkins Pond’s wildlife and ecosystem.
The science of sound
A student and a teacher, both wearing headphones, hold a microphone with a fluffy cover.
July 11, 2017
Perkins students learn about soundscape ecology from Purdue researchers.
A whale of a time
Two young women examine a whale skeleton.
June 2, 2017
From touching a skeleton to listening to underwater sounds, Perkins students enjoyed a day with the Cape Ann Whale Watch crew in Gloucester.

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