Perkins School touts Blocks4All for blind and low vision students (2024)

FAQs

What is the vision statement of Perkins School for the Blind? ›

Perkins is committed to delivering best-in-class education to children, providing immersive training to professionals and creating a world of inclusion, accessibility and opportunity for people with multiple disabilities.

The Perkins School for the Blind — one of the most famous schools for the blind in the world — is heavy into technology for their students.

Perkins is proud to offer a full continuum of educational services for students ages 3-22 who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind. Whether you are ready to apply today or exploring options for the future, the Perkins Admissions team is here to assist you.

Read aloud subtitles when using media resources. Assist the student in finding note takers or readers as necessary. Reserve front row seats for students who are visually impaired. Inform students who are blind if you rearrange classroom furniture.

We believe every child can learn and learning is for life.

The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) is an essential curriculum that is considered foundational in preparing students who are blind or visually impaired for success as adults.

Valentin Haüy (pronounced [aɥi]; 13 November 1745 – 19 March 1822) was the founder, in 1785, of the first school for the blind, the Institute for Blind Youth in Paris (now Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, or the National Institute for the Young Blind, INJA). In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.

Schools for the blind offer specialized education for people with impaired vision. Found across the United States, these schools offer instruction about Braille and assistive technology in addition to English and math.

1829. Dr. John Fisher charters the first school for the blind in the U.S. after observing educational practices in France for people who are blind.

Staying mindful of environmental, technological, economic, and social shifts, we strive to leave a lasting positive impact on people's lives and the world we all inhabit. We design for day-to- day experiences and once-in-a-lifetime moments. If everything is design, everything we do is Human By Design.

What is the brief vision statement? ›

A vision statement is a written declaration clarifying your business's meaning and purpose for stakeholders, especially employees. It describes the desired long-term results of your company's efforts. For example, an early Microsoft vision statement was “a computer on every desk and in every home.”

A vision statement may describe a school's loftiest ideas, its core organizational values, its long-term objectives, or what it hopes its students will learn or be capable of doing after graduating.

Our mission: “Positively transforming the lives of individuals living with vision loss.” We're on-mission when we make a positive difference. Our passion to serve: Making good things happen fuels us in sustaining our mission.