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- Perkins School For The Blind’s Sarah Lacey Talks Howe Innovation Center, Indexing Accessibility, More In Interview (2023)
The Center describes its work on its website as being built to "unlock the ... - Resignations, departures at South Dakota School for the Blind: Can the institution be turned around? (2023)
After the departure of longtime superintendent Marje Kaiser and the hiring of Dan Trefz, who ... - School for the blind hails Chakwera initiative (2022)
Malingunde School for the Blind in Lilongwe has thanked President Lazarus Chakwera for directing that K1.8 ... - Alabama School for the Blind appoints Nunn as new principal (2021)
Alan Nunn, a long-time Talladega educator and most recently the academic director at ... - A Terrific 2020: New school for the blind strengthens partnership with Northern (2020)
Before educators and everybody else started worrying about a pandemic and safety ... - Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired students win engineering challenge (2019)
Texas School for the Blind and Visually-Impaired wins engineering competition (Photo: Garver) The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired were crowned as winners for ... - After more than 60 years, no plans to retire for School for the Blind teacher (2019)
Mary Butler scrolled through her texts and tapped on her current favorite, laughing again as she read the message sent by the ... - Perkins School for the Blind launches app to help blind users locate MBTA bus stops - MassLive.com (2016)
GPS devices can only get you so far. The Blindways app is hoping to help fill in this gap and help blind users navigate Boston's bus system. When using a smartphone GPS, the location is approximate. "The last 30 feet of frustration," as the app calls ...New app helps the blind safely find their ... - Attack in Afghanistan Shutters its School for the Blind - Human Rights Watch (2016)
A horrific attack on August 25 in Kabul targeted the American University of Afghanistan, leaving 13 civilians dead and dozens injured after a harrowing 10-hour siege. It also clai ... - School For The Blind India Women Vocational Skills - Refinery29 - Refinery29 (2016)
10 Emotional Photos Reveal What It's Really Like To Be Blind In India.and more&nb ... - Kentucky School for the Blind students publishing anthology of stories, oral histories, photos - The Lane Report (2016)
(July 21, 2016) — Seven students from Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) in Louisville are releasing the first-ever professionally published anthology written by blind and visually ... - Maryland School for the Blind appoints new superintendent and ... - Baltimore Sun (2016)
The Maryland School for the Blind has appointed a new superintendent and education director, according to a statement ... - Nigeria: Pacelli School for the Blind Wins Lagos Quiz Contest - AllAfrica.com (2016)
Pacelli School for the Blind, Surulere, Lagos, has emerged winner in the maiden edition of a two-day quiz competition organised by the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (L ... - Cheers for Maryland School for the Blind graduates[Perry Hall/Kingsville] - Baltimore Sun (2016)
The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB), 3501 Taylor Ave, held its 163rd commencement on Wed, June 1, 2016. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of eig ... - School For The Blind Student Left In Hot Van During Tulsa Field Trip - News On 6 (2016)
Department of Human Services is investigating after a 13-year-old student from the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee was left unsupervised in a school van for several ho ... - Oklahoma School for the Blind student left in van - KOKI FOX 23 (2016)
kfor.comA teenage Oklahoma School for the Blind summer school student was left in a van at Tulsa Community College during an art workshop on Wednesday, June 8, according to school officials. When staff realized the student was missing, they searched with ...13-year-old ... - School for the Blind safety protocol under investigation after student left in van during event - Tulsa World (2016)
The teenage student, who is blind and has other unspecified disabilities, was left in the van from 10 a.m. to noon June 8 while other students attended the workshop at Tulsa Community College' ... - Perkins School for the Blind Pushes Into Apps, Driverless Cars - Xconomy (2016)
Perkins School for the Blind has a long history of breaking new ground, from becoming America's first school for blind people in 1829, to creating a m ... - Governor Morehead School for the Blind graduates six seniors - News & Observer (2016)
Thomas was 14 when a brain tumor left him blind and unable to move the left side of his body. With some help, he crossed the stage Thursday to receive his high schoo ... - Blind artist Smith to graduate from NM School for the Blind - Alamogordo Daily News (2016)
“Before I went blind I wanted to be a fireman.â&e ... - School for the blind shows the way: Topper Kavita secures 90 per cent - The Indian Express (2016)
Appearing for CBSE Class XII exams, students of the Institute for the Blind in Sector 26 passed with flying colours. Kavita Rani bagged the first position with 90 per cent marks. For ... - Tamil Nadu Class 12 result: School for the blind sets an example, achieves 100% result - Times of India (2016)
MADURAI: In yet another success story, the Indian Association for the Blind School in MADURAI secured 100% pass with all the 31 students who appeared for the exam clearing it. ... - Washington State School for the Blind superintendent to retire - The Columbian (2016)
More extraordinary than the thoughtful, well-executed projects were the students themselves, all of whom are blind or visually impaired. Dean ... - Kansas State School for the Blind students treated to lavish prom night - Blue Springs Examiner (2016)
The magic began the moment students from the Kansas State School for the Blind stepped out of their stretch Hummer limousine and entered Changing Seasons Presents: A Secr ... - Students of Red Cross School for the Blind achieve cent per cent result - The Hindu (2016)
For the 33rd consecutive year, the students of Red Cross School for the Blind in Berhampur of Odisha have achieved cent per cent pass result in Class X board examination conducted by the Odisha Board of Secondary ... - Students at Kansas School for the Blind gear up for special night of glitz and glamour - fox4kc.com (2016)
Tuxedo, limo, formal and corsage all cost money and it's kind of tough to afford if you're a high school student, but Independence florist Russ Lawrence is making prom night magical for some special students from the Kansas ... - South Africa: MEC Albert Fritz Addresses Athlone School for the Blind - AllAfrica.com (2016)
The Western Cape MEC of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, addressed a packed hall at the Athlone School for the Blind, at a special award ceremony held in honour o ... - Superintendent hired for School for the Blind - The Columbian (2016)
Jay Inslee announced that Scott McCallum will become superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver beginning June 1. Superintende ... - Inslee names Scott McCallum superintendent of Washington State School for the Blind - Access Washington (2016)
Jay Inslee today named Scott McCallum superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver. McCallum has 17 years of experience working on behalf of student ... - Veep redirects donation to Wa Methodist School for the Blind - GhanaWeb (2016)
Master Fabia Sotenga, Senior Prefect of the Wa Methodist School for the Blind expressed appreciation to Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur for donating to the school. And that said that the foo ... - Sakawa boys invade Akropong School for the Blind - GhanaWeb (2016)
Some young men noted for engaging in cyber fraud known in Ghana as "sakawa", have allegedly invaded the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern region. The sa ... - Preschool prom goes Hollywood at Overbrook School for the Blind - 6abc.com (2016)
. You need Flash to watch this video.Sorry, your browser doesn't support Flash, needs a Flash update, or has Flash disabled. VIDEO: Preschool prom. For the first t ... - SC School for the Blind students hunt for beeping Easter eggs - Spartanburg Herald Journal (2016)
Students went around gathering special beeping eggs on the S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind campus in Spartanburg. The eggs were purchased through a fundraising eff ... - Westville seventh-grader medals at School for the Blind Braille Challenge - Tahlequah Daily Press (2016)
MUSKOGEE – If Braille literacy is the key to employment for blind people, then Morgan Hudson from Westville has a bright future ahead. More than 80 percent of employed in ... - Dalung to grace School for the blind inter-house sports - Vanguard (2016)
His words, “Sporting activities serve as avenue for the blind to do something more than the restricted ... - First Lady visits Nsawam Prison and School for the Blind - GhanaWeb (2016)
Mrs Mahama who earlier on visited the Akropong School for Blind as a Parton of the School, to interact with inmates there, said her maiden visit to the Nsawam Prison followed ... - Akropong School for the Blind needs teaching aid - News Ghana (2016)
The First lady, who was accompanied by the Eastern Regional Minister, Ms Mavis Frimpong and the Akuapem North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr George Opare, ... - Activist couple donates to Akropong School for the Blind - GhanaWeb (2016)
The couple lauded the efforts of the management of Akropong School for the Blind in the achievements of the school despite the challenges. The couple congr ... - South Dennis student speaks at Perkins School for the Blind - Wicked Local (2016)
Seventeen-year-old Robert Evans of South Dennis spoke at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Tuesday, March 1, at an event the school hosted with th ... - Former superintendent to take interim role at Oklahoma School for the Blind - Tulsa World (2016)
“Even though I'll only be back at the School for the Blind until the permanent superintendent is selected, I share their strong commitment to student success and believe that ... - Students from Maryland School for the Blind learn to play hockey - Baltimore Sun (2016)
The players practicing at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Saturday were blind. They were participating in "Try Blind Hockey," which drew students from the Maryland Scho ... - Leaders out at Oklahoma school for the blind and deaf - Claremore Daily Progress (2016)
Joe Cordova's departure as director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services comes days after he terminated Christine Boone, the recently hired superintendent ... - Leaders out at Oklahoma School for the Blind - Enid News & Eagle (2016)
OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of the agency that serves Oklahoma's disabled and oversees state schools for the blind and deaf abruptly resigned Thursday, according ... - Public invited to School for the Blind open house - Tahlequah Daily Press (2016)
As the official statewide resource for the education of blind and visually impaired students in Oklahoma, the school provides free evaluations, information and outreach services to students who attend other ... - Morehead School for the Blind enjoys day at the circus - News & Observer (2015)
A group of about 40 visually impaired students Governor Morehead School for the Blind were able to get up close and personal with clowns, animals and some of the performers d ... - Morehead School for the Blind brings back the cheer - Charlotte Observer (2015)
RALEIGH Essence Garlington led her fellow cheerleaders by the arm to the center of their school's gymnasium. More than a hundred people sat in the old wooden stands, illum ... - TN School for the Blind superintendent resigns - WSMV Nashville (2015)
The superintendent of the Tennessee School for the Blind has resigned after a Channel 4 investigation revealed turmoil at the school and division bet ... - Former student fights fading of School for the Blind - Statesman Journal (2014)
The hospital's plans include an adaptive playground for children with disabilities and a commemorative garden to honor the Oregon School for the Blind's history. But th ...
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