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What service modalities does Perkins School for the Blind offer?
Perkins School for the Blind offers clinic-based, school-based, and community-based services.
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Perkins School for the Blind is the oldest and one of the most comprehensive educational institutions serving children and young adults who are blind and visually impaired in the United States. Founded in 1829, the organization has nearly two centuries of expertise in addressing the unique educational and developmental needs of students with visual impairments, cortical visual impairment (CVI), deafblindness, CHARGE syndrome, and other multiple disabilities. The school operates a continuum of services designed to meet students at every ability level and life stage, from infants through age 22. Services include residential and day school programs on the main campus in Watertown, Massachusetts, as well as school-based itinerant services, community programs, and virtual learning resources that extend support throughout New England and beyond. Perkins serves as a leader in specialized education and therapeutic consultation for students with visual disabilities and co-occurring conditions. The organization employs certified professionals and specialists trained in addressing the complex needs of blind and visually impaired children, including those with autism, developmental delays, and other multiple disabilities. Clinical consultation services, including BCBA consultation, are available to support comprehensive student programming. Beyond direct student services, Perkins Community Programs provide family-centered support, education, and guidance to parents, caregivers, and school districts. The Infant-Toddler Program delivers specialized early intervention services and emotional support to families navigating visual impairment and related disabilities in young children.
Perkins School for the Blind delivers individualized ABA therapy in a center, in schools and in the community, built around each child’s goals.
Programs are designed and supervised by board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs).
Caregivers are involved throughout, with parent coaching available to support skills at home.
Programs are built and supervised by a board-certified analyst. Caregiver coaching is part of the standard plan.
Senior BCBAs hold a clinical-leadership role at every location. Each name links to a BACB credential record where one is on file.
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Great school and great community for the disabled students
My great uncle Tad Chapman (my dad’s uncle) went here for high school. The deaf blind department came about because of Tad’s success. Little Leonard Dowdy was the second deaf-blind child taken by Perkins. My great uncle Tad eventually lived with us on Bainbridge Island, WA when I was in middle and high school where he eventually died. He communicated using the Tadoma method and would tell me what a good school Perkins was.
Although I've never been to perkins, my father has shared some experience as a summer care counselor (SCC) He worked there for around 20 years (1990-2010) and came to Florida to have me. His name is Brenson James Glover, and has treated the kids like his own. He kept them calm and quiet and he let them cuddle up to them on 9/11 when the planes were flying over the building. He was also a very intelligent person and had 167 iq.
Honestly this is a review of their adaptive playground, which is AMAZING. We've been to several in different states and this was one of the best. The accessible merry go round, that my son would go into in his wheelchair made me super happy. It was the first playground I've been to that had the restraints attached to the adaptive swings, so that was new and really nice. They had lovely grounds and the xylophones were cool to play with. My son loved touching the Braille. Seriously, one of the best parks we've been to and I usually hate going to parks because while some say they're accessible, they really aren't. This one actually is!
As a worker I might not work directly with the kids but I can see how well cared for. The staff are truly the best. And I as a worker feel very appreciated safe, and always happy to be apart of that school. I would rather no other way!!👍🏾😀 you don't see restaurant workers caring for their staff this much.
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Perkins School for the Blind offers clinic-based, school-based, and community-based services.
Perkins School for the Blind provides ABA therapy for early intervention (0-3), preschool (3-5), school-age (6-12), and teens (13-17).
Perkins School for the Blind is headquartered in Watertown, MA.
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