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Perkins School for the Blind, at Watertown, Mass.; chartered 1829, opened 1832 in South Boston as the New England Asylum for the Blind, with Samuel G. Howe Howe, Samuel Gridley, 1801–76, American reformer and philanthropist, b. Boston, Mass., grad. Brown, 1821, M.D. Harvard, 1824. He began his life-long service to others by going to Greece to aid in its war for independence and spent six years there. ..... Click the link for more information. as its director; moved 1912. From 1877 to 1955 it was called the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. It was the first chartered school for blind children in the United States. Among the school's pupils were Laura Bridgman Bridgman, Laura, 1829–89, the first blind and deaf person to be successfully educated, b. Hanover, N.H. Under the guidance of Dr. S. G. Howe , of the Perkins School for the Blind , she learned to read and write and to sew, eventually becoming a sewing teacher ..... Click the link for more information. and Anne Sullivan Macy Macy, Anne Sullivan, 1866–1936, American educator, friend and teacher of Helen Keller , b. Feeding Hills, Mass. Placed in Tewksbury almshouse (1876), she was later admitted (1880) to Perkins Institution for the Blind, since her eyes had been seriously weakened ..... Click the link for more information. . Since 1982 it has also educated individuals with other than visual handicaps. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02172 (617) 924-3434 Available from: Howe Press, Perkins School for the Blind, 175 N. BOSTON -- NSTAR and the Perkins School for the Blind are teaming up to help sight-impaired customers more easily and independently manage their monthly utility bills. |
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