Perkins Videos
An Interview with Author William Gibson
Webcasts On Demand
In addition to these videos, Perkins offers on-demand educational webcasts. See our latest video, Early Literacy for Students with Multiple Disabilities or Deafblindness, and view all of our educational webcasts by visiting www.Perkins.org/webcasts. These videos have been prepared by experts in the field to help you more effectively interact with the visually impaired and deafblind community whether you are a fellow professional, a family member, a friend, or consumer.
Perkins is also on YouTube
On YouTube, you can view:
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An Overview of Perkins
- The Perkins Difference: a glimpse at the world of Perkins set to music. This quick video is narrated by a student and was shown at the 2007 Perkins Gala.
- Excerpts from "The Perkins Insider": Produced entirely by students, "The Perkins Insider" is a shortened version of what appeared on a local cable television show.
The following video files are encoded in Windows Media and Quicktime formats. Viewing these require Windows Media Player or Quicktime (both can be downloaded for free). To play the file in the browser window, click the link. To download the files to your hard drive, right-click the link, and choose "Save Target As" (Windows), or control-click the link and choose "Download Link to Disk" (Macintosh).
The Faces of Perkins
This video gives an overview of Perkins from our founding 175 years ago to our programs and services today. You may download a two-and-a-half minute excerpt here, or contact PublicRelations@Perkins.org to purchase the full nine minutes for $10.
- Faces Intro (Windows Media Player, 3.7mb)
- Faces Intro (Quicktime, 5mb)
Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library Video
This one-minute video highlights our Braille & Talking Book Library and addresses the importance of reading for all.
- Braille & Talking Book Library Video (Windows Media Player, 1.9 mb)
- Braille & Talking Book Library Video (Quicktime, 3.5mb)