My son is at the Lower School at Perkins School for the Blind and he is blossoming! As a child with major visual impairments who is intellectually bright, he was frustrated by our local public school which is very highly rated in general - they simply didn't know how to work around his visual impairment and challenge him intellectually. Since transferring to Perkins, he has gone from a kid who spent every weekend dreading going to school on Monday, to a kid who couldn't wait for summer to end and school to start this year! He looks forward to going to Perkins every day, talks about having friends - actually using the word "friends" for the first time - and has actually said himself that the teachers "know just what I need." He is now making huge gains in both his academic, social, mobility, speech and other skills and our entire family sees the difference. Thank you, Perkins School for the Blind!
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- EIN 04-2103616
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- 617-924-3434
- 175 North Beacon St Watertown MA 02472 USA
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My son is at the Lower School at Perkins School for the Blind and he is blossoming! As a child with major visual impairments who is intellectually bright, he was frustrated by our local public school which is very highly rated in general - they simply didn't know how to work
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: Perkins School for the Blind prepares children and young adults who are blind with the education, tools and skills they need to realize their potential.
Target demographics: Children and young adults who are blind, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1 ,120,923 people in 67 countries
Geographic areas served: the US and internationally
Programs: Early intervention services for babies with a visual impairment or deafblindness, a preschool and transitional kindergarten for children with a visually impairment, specialized educational programs designed to support students at every age and ability, itinerant services for students with a visual impairment, independence courses for public school students with a visual impairment, evaluations and assessments for communities, training for professionals and educators, assistive technology products and consulting services, and a Library, which circulates more than 530,000 items in braille, audio, electronic and large print formats to about 28,000 patrons in the U.S. .