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This is Perkins. Possibility starts here – and has for 186 years. Founded
in 1829, Perkins School for the Blind was the first school to educate someone
who is deafblind, Laura Bridgman. Half a century later, another Perkins
student with deafblindness, Helen Keller, would follow in her footsteps – and
go on to become the most famous disability rights activist in history.
Images. An accessible Science lesson and a student in the Deafblind
Program using assistive technology.
Today, Perkins School for the Blind provides a wide range of programs
and services for infants, children and adults who are blind, as well as families,
educators
and advocates in the U.S. and 67 countries around the world.
Through all its programs, Perkins seeks to prepare children and young adults
who are blind with the education, tools and skills they need to realize their
potential.
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