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5 unusual facts about Perkins School for the Blind


Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad

Held from the 7th of July to the 13th in BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, this event was held in partnership with MIT, the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute and the Perkins School for the Blind.

Eliza Farnham

She retained the office of matron until 1848, when she moved to Boston, and was for several months connected with the management of the Institution for the Blind.

Perkins School for the Blind

On June 8, 2012, in conjunction with the Helen Keller National Center (HKNC)and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Perkins School for the Blind was elected to conduct nationwide outreach for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP).

Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library works in conjunction with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at its Watertown chapter.

The international nonprofit has also worked in conjunction with the American Foundation for the Blind to ensure that Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) be taught in mainstream schools.


Boston line letter

Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, the first director of the New England Asylum for the Blind (now Perkins School for the Blind), studied tactile printing systems in Europe and developed his own system of raised type called Boston line letter.


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