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ELP by the numbers
The ELP class of 2019 poses for a group shot.
November 19, 2018
Get to know the ELP by the numbers, and learn more about Perkins’ world-altering program.
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.
Shining light on the fastest growing cause of blindness
A student with visual impairment in a wheelchair holds a flower and examines a fluorescent vase.
October 24, 2018
Our experts are teaching the world about cortical visual impairment to help children improve their use of vision.
The importance of advocacy
Kim Charlson speaks at a podium while Perkins President Dave Power looks on.
October 24, 2018
Alongside education, inclusivity efforts are fundamental to Perkins’ mission.
Meet Vaithehi Muttulingam
Vaithehi poses with her husband, Bala, in front of a Perkins-branded wall.
October 23, 2018
The chair of the Perkins Solutions Committee, Muttulingam also serves as a member of the Audit and Perkins International Committees and the Trust Board.
Study Visit Program Opens Perkins Campus to the World
group picture of students and Perkins staff at certificate ceremony
October 18, 2018
It’s an unparalleled opportunity to access the world-renowned expertise at Perkins in a first-hand, real-time way.
Perkins celebrates Helen Keller Library milestone
Two people unveil a large painting of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan.
October 11, 2018
The library’s 125th anniversary highlights the deep connection between Perkins and history’s most famous deafblind person.
Q&A: How Pro-Tactile American Sign Language — PTASL — is changing the conversation
Dwyer and Lard face each other while signing.
October 1, 2018
Diversity and inclusion Speaker Jaimi Lard and Sign Language Interpreter Christine Dwyer describe the revolution sweeping the deafblind community.
Kenyan children learn and thrive together at Kilimani Primary School
Three children with visual impairment, two with canes, help each other navigate school grounds.
September 27, 2018
Perkins has played an integral role shaping the school into the region’s model program for children with blindness and multiple disabilities.
The Educational Leadership Program's Class of 2019 hits the ground running
A group of people looking at the Perkins globe.
September 24, 2018
13 educators from around the world arrive to campus, ready to transform — and be transformed.

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