Perkins School for the Blind

At Perkins, we're searching for new ways to make the world a better place for people who are blind and deafblind.

More than 4.5 million children around the world are not in school, simply because they are blind. In the United States, 75 percent of people who are blind are unemployed. We want to change this status quo by preparing students through academics and vocational training, by training educators, and by sharing our know-how with organizations that serve the blind community around the globe. This is the shared mission of our five divisions: Perkins School for the Blind, Perkins Solutions, Perkins Library, Perkins International and Perkins eLearning.

Perkins has served as a catalyst for change and progress since our founding 187 years ago. Learn more about what we’re doing and join us as we unleash the power of possibility around the world.