Perkins School for the Blind - Watertown - United States: Ratings, Rankings and Reviews

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Perkins School for the Blind

Perkins School for the Blind

Perkins School for the Blind, or simply Perkins, is the oldest school for the blind in the United States. It is located in Watertown, Massachusetts and was established in 1829. It was historically known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind.

Perkins manufactures its own Perkins Brailler, which is used to print embossed, tactile books for the blind; and the Perkins SMART Brailler, a braille teaching tool, at the Perkins Solutions division housed within the Watertown campus's former Howe Press. The campus is also home to the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and the Howe Innovation Center for accessible technology.

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Perkins School for the Blind
  • Country: United States
  • City: Watertown
  • Postal Code: 02472
  • https://www.perkins.org
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  • Named after: Thomas Handasyd Perkins
  • Global Ranking Score (Higher is Better): 26242
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Some Famous Alumni of Perkins School for the Blind

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    Helen Keller
    writer, suffragette, political activist, essayist, orator, linguist, trade unionist, peace activist, autobiographer

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