Over the summer, we visited Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, outside of Boston.

It’s September and back-to-school is on people’s minds so we bring you a special Outlook…into this historic educational environment for blind and deafblind children.

What brought us all there together?” Our tour guide asks us.

Well, sister/co-host Kerry has known about Perkins for most of her life, which is down to her history with Helen Keller (this episode including a bit of the backstory on the history of Perkins). She wanted to see the place and finally, found herself in the Boston area in July. So she talked her brother/boyfriend/new friend to join her and an adventure they’d never forget.

They all had fun in the end, from the playground to the museum, we even came across a giant globe.

Of course, the whole museum was so much more accessible and inclusive than most other museums, and the Brailler museum station is the highlight, the machine we used growing up named from the school. Or the tactile map station of the entire campus. It was a specialised learning experience and some of us could have been there all day. You certainly needed it to see and read it all.

We wanted to share the highlights of our tour of Perkins School for the Blind - to let listeners know what this place is, what it’s stood for all these years, and what it now means to all of us who were there that day. So come along as we take you back to Perkins with us.

Bonus material (Not on original radio broadcast): our farewell to Boston with our friend, State Trooper Steve.

Learn more about Perkins online:

https://www.perkins.org