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We are the worldwide leader in education services for children and young adults who are blind and visually impaired with multiple disabilities. An international NGO, we are infinitely innovating to solve longstanding and emerging problems facing our communities, our students and our families.
We’re building an India where every child is included. Perkins India brings learning to the estimated 1 million children with multiple disabilities and vision impairment in India. These children are the most likely to be left out of school. Many never experience the world outside their own home.
Perkins School for the Blind is the school you can trust to deliver the very best education and services for your child. Perkins serves students with visual impairments, CVI, deafblindness and CHARGE from birth through age 22.
Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts, was founded in 1829 and is the oldest school for the blind in the United States. It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind .
We remain the primary resource for the education of children with multiple disabilities and vision impairment in India today. Perkins India is backed by almost two centuries of global leadership and expertise in the field of blindness education from Perkins School for the Blind — a global trailblazer, convener, learning lab and champion for ...
Founded in 1829 as the nation's first chartered school for the blind, Perkins is a world-renowned center of excellence in the education of people who are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities.
Perkins School for the Blind serves students with visual impairments, CVI and deafblindness from birth through age 22. Since 1829, we have been preparing children and young adults with the education, confidence and skills they need to reach their full potential.
Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, was the first school for the blind in the United States. Even 175 years ago, our founders were committed to opening the doors to education, literacy and independence for people who are blind, visually impaired and deafblind.
Perkins School for the Blind. A classroom at the Perkins School for the Blind, circa 1890. In the background, students are seated in a circle around what is possibly a rabbit. Two students are seen working at a desk in the foreground.
As part of Perkins School for the Blind, we are committed to making the world more accessible for everyone. Perkins is the world leader in education and services for people with complex disabilities and visual impairments.
