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Perkins School for the Blind has added Jim Down and Stephen Pelletier to its Board of Trustees, alongside Katherine McGaugh and Jo...
Aerial photo of Perkins School for the Blind's campus
Perkins School for the Blind Adds Four to Board of...August 16, 2018
Bogdanovic is one of 10 students from across the nation to take part in the new College Success@Perkins program.
A student attending College Success@Perkins poses for a picture in front of the woods.
Phillips' Taylar Bogdanovic to attend Perkins School...August 15, 2018
A look at the beautiful artwork from Perkins 2018 Deafblind Art Show.
A piece of art featuring a Minion from the movie, "Despicable Me"
Perkins' Deafblind Art ShowAugust 6, 2018
The BlindWays app, developed by Watertown's Perkins School for the Blind, helps users more precisely find their bus stops.
people wait for bus at bus stop
New technology would improve ways the blind navigate...July 3, 2018
Even though Tanja Milojevic is mostly blind, she’s establishing herself as a radio actress and voice-over artist.
WCVB TV logo
Fighting Back: Tanja MilojevicJune 22, 2018
One of the things that most enthralled and lifted the family while in Boston was the two weeks Mila spent at the Perkins School for...
Little girl smiles while being hugged by dad
Mila's Family is Hopeful After Experimental TherapyJune 22, 2018
Perkins School for the Blind held its 138th graduation ceremony in Watertown on Friday, June 15.
A student high-fives graduation attendees as she walks down the aisle
Perkins School for the Blind GraduationJune 21, 2018
Helen Keller was born in 1880, just over 50 years after Louis Braille published his eponymous writing system.
English Braille primer
Reading By TouchJune 1, 2018
Helen Keller was very well read. Reading was one of her few pleasures. She fought for braille to be standardized.
Illustration of famous books
Helen Keller's BookshelfJune 1, 2018
To Apple, the world of technology should be accessible to everyone, and that’s why the company is partnering with Perkins School for...
fingers on a keyboard typing
Apple and Perkins School for the Blind partner to teach...May 22, 2018
The MBTA and the Perkins institute for the blind are starting a pilot program designed to help visually-imparted people on their...
A woman waits by a bus stop, listening to the BlindWays app on her phone
MBTA Tests Bluetooth Beacons for Blind and Visually...May 7, 2018
Hall, an alum of the Perkins School for the Blind, performed alongside the Perkins Chorus and a band from Berklee College of Music.
Ellis Hall onstage with the Perkins student chorus.
Ellis Hall performs at 13th annual Perkins Possibilities...May 6, 2018

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