Perkins School For The Blind

The Perkins mission is to prepare children and young adults who are blind with the education, confidence and skills they need to realize their potential. Areas of Focus Perkins consists of four distinct lines of business that collaborate on local, national and global levels that work together every day to change what it means to be blind. Perkins School for the Blind Perkins School for the Blind teaches children on campus and supports students and teachers in public schools across the U.S., focusing on academic, social and self-advocacy skill building. Every year, Perkins educates approximately 200 students on campus and supports 1,200 more in community programs, including in the Infant-Toddler Program, through educational partnerships with public schools and outreach programs. We also emphasize transition services to prepare young adults with vision loss for life after school. Perkins International Perkins International works to reach the most vulnerable children in some of the poorest places in the world. There are millions of children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities (MDVI) around the world who don’t receive the quality education they deserve. Perkins International works to put these children in school, equip educators with specialized skills they need to teach them and connect families with vital governmental and medical resources. We are expanding our work in certain countries – such as India, which has as many as 1 million children with visual impairment and additional disabilities – where we seek to improve screening and assessment, early intervention programs, school-age education and family support services. Perkins Solutions Perkins Solutions deploys technology to overcome longstanding and emerging accessibility barriers. Since the 1950s, we’ve manufactured and distributed the world’s most popular, most dependable braille typewriter. In keeping with our tradition of staying ahead of technology to ensure people who are blind or visually impaired have what they need to realize their full potential, we now offer digital accessibility consulting through Perkins Access. These services assist clients in ensuring digital experiences are usable by everyone, and that the online world is fully open to everyone. Perkins Library The Perkins Library has provided accessible reading material to people with visual impairment and other disabilities since 1837. Since then, we’ve significantly expanded our offerings to serve more people with more nuanced needs. Today, we distribute more than half a million accessible books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs and more, at no cost to the estimated 28,000 patrons we serve annually. We’ve also led the charge in distributing assistive technologies like refreshable braille displays while providing a website that enables people to download accessible reading material.