Perkins School for the Blind
School in Watertown, Massachusetts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Perkins School for the Blind | |
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175 North Beacon Street , 02472 | |
Coordinates | 42.36327°N 71.17532°W / 42.36327; -71.17532 |
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Founded | 1829; 195 years ago (1829) |
President | Dave Power |
Campus size | 38 acres (15 ha) |
Website | perkins |
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Perkins manufactures its own Perkins Brailler, which is used to print embossed, tactile books for the blind;[2] and the Perkins SMART Brailler, a braille teaching tool, at the Perkins Solutions division[3] housed within the Watertown campus's former Howe Press.