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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.
Welcome to the World of Work
A young woman who is blind works behind a counter in a jewelry shop.
July 12, 2018
Perkins’ summer vocational program puts students with visual impairment on the payroll at local workplaces.
For special educators, families are an essential resource
Ed Bosso, dressed in a suit, poses in front of a building.
July 12, 2018
To achieve successful outcomes, educators must meaningfully engage the families of the children they serve.
Perkins Access brings message of inclusive design to tech community
A man addresses a seated crowd while gesturing to a screen depicting a child who is blind in a ball pit.
July 11, 2018
Networking event brings innovative thought leaders together in name of accessibility.
Making every drive count
A man playing golf putts while four people on both sides of him watch on.
June 27, 2018
Annual golf tournament raises more than $170,000 to help children and young adults who are blind.
Perkins staffer named one of the state's top employees who is blind
Tanja Milojevic stands in front of Dwight Hall.
June 22, 2018
Tanja Milojevic from Perkins Library joins a select group of honorees.
Perkins International Academy trains 30-plus teachers in Egypt
Four people stand around a table in conversation.
June 18, 2018
Collaborative partnership supports teachers driven to sharpen skills and improve education for all children in the African nation.
Celebrating the class of 2018
A student in a cap and gown walks down the aisle in an auditorium while the audience cheers.
June 15, 2018
Before family, friends and staff, 16 Perkins students mark an achievement and begin their next chapter in life.
Students build gadgets and confidence in Perkins Maker Club
A student sits at a table molding homemade slime with his hands while two people look on.
June 13, 2018
In weekly meetings, students make everything from slime to Rube Goldberg machines to prosthetic hands.
Kenyan teacher finds possibility for a better future in Perkins brailler workshop
A man sits at a cluttered work bench and repairs a brailler.
May 29, 2018
In Enock Ombok's home country, brailler service is often outsourced to shops that charge too much and don't always deliver.

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