Video News Posts
Watch a video about beep baseball and the Boston team, the Renegades. The video explains how beep baseball works and follows a couple blind players through their day.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Apr 26, 2013 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
Teenager Tommy Carroll lost his sight to bilateral retinoblastoma when he was two years old. He started skate boarding when he was ten. Watch the inspiring video of Tommy skating around in a skate park.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Feb 05, 2013 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
The Nick News special "Out of Sight: How Blind Kids See the World" interviews kids from around the US with different types of vision loss. They are frank about their lives, but also very positive. It's great to hear their stories in their own voices.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jan 30, 2013 in Videos | Add new comment
The newest webcast from Perkins features Luisa Mayer, Ph.D., an internationally known specialist in visual field/functional vision testing.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jan 30, 2013 in Medicine, Videos | Add new comment
A new documentary titled Teach Me to Sea, currently in post-production, follows the senior class at Perkins School for the Blind as they prepare to finish off their last year in school and go on their senior class trip to Mexico.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jan 15, 2013 in Fun & Games, Fundraising, Videos | Add new comment
Perkins has just put together the video webcast "No More Confusion About Transition to Adult Services" to help parents answer questions about transitions. Beth Jordan from Helen Keller National Center's Kansas office shares her insights into preparing for transitions.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 18, 2012 in Special Education, Videos | Add new comment
Check out this video from Perkins about Advocating for Your Child's Needs. The webcast focuses on a conversation with Diana Autin. She explains what the law requires for children who are deafblind and how to tap into appropriate educational resources for students who are deafblind.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Oct 02, 2012 in Parenting, Special Education, Videos | Add new comment
Perkins Products introduces their revolutionary new brailler: The SMART Brailler. This new brailler has a small computer screen attached to the front of it so you can see (in both braille and print) what's being typed on the screen. Perfect for parents who are learning along with their kids! The computer can also speak to you while you type and save and edit files, transfer files and create multiple users.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on May 24, 2012 in Braille & Literacy, Videos | 3 Comments Add new comment
Watch this video with Mrs America on Fox News. She talks about RP and LCA and explains how we can help support exciting new research that may cure these diseases.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Dec 15, 2011 in Videos | Add new comment
Watch two videos of brave Elizabeth repelling down the side of a church steeple. She's got a lot of us adults beat in the daring department!
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Dec 07, 2011 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
Watch ten month old Alan walk around his living room with his new cane. He's totally blind, but does a wonderful job getting around obstacles!
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 14, 2011 in Accessibility, Videos | Add new comment
MTVs documentary True Life follows three young people as they discuss how they feel about losing their vision.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 14, 2011 in Videos | Add new comment
Tom Miller, from the Perkins School for the Blind, talks about social interaction and sex education in a new webcast. He discusses how to model proper behavior and how to teach self protection.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 03, 2011 in Parenting, Special Education, Videos | Add new comment
Read about iPad apps used to help disabled children communicate. Watch a video from 60 Minutes discussing iPad apps for children with autism.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Oct 24, 2011 in Accessibility, Compensatory Skills, Resources, Technology, Videos | 1 Comment Add new comment
Lucia Hasty and Perkins School for the Blind have developed this webcast that discusses how to teach braille reading and writing to blind children. The video is in seven parts and available for free.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Sep 06, 2011 in Braille & Literacy, Videos | Add new comment
The Georges family is trying to raise money so they can attend a conference for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome where they can meet other families affected by this disorder. Their story is so moving because it is so much like others who have been touched by rare diseases.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jul 28, 2011 in Fundraising, Medicine, Videos | Add new comment
How does a blind person learn orientation and mobility skills when they are also using a wheelchair? Perkins eLearning provides a video series on Wheelchair Orientation & Mobility on the Perkins YouTube channel. Produced for teachers and service providers, it is also of interest to advocates like families and community agencies.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jul 18, 2011 in Compensatory Skills, Videos | Add new comment
Watch a video interview with Dr. Hartshorne where he discusses common behavior issues with children who are deaf-blind and how to deal with them.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jul 15, 2011 in Parenting, Videos | Add new comment
We share a video spotlighting Sarah Hardwig, a young Floridian learning tennis through her summer camp. Using an audibly-enhanced tennis ball, kids with visual impairment learn the skills and the rules of the game.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jul 07, 2011 in Accessibility, Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
The Perkins School for the Blind YouTube channel features a number of short video clips on topics specific to the experiences of children who are blind or visual impaired. In this clip, Lucia Hastings discusses the importance of learning spatial awareness and concepts of place.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on May 27, 2011 in Braille & Literacy, Compensatory Skills, Videos | Add new comment
The popular FOX TV show Bones recently aired an episode featuring a storyline involving LCA where a couple discover they are carriers of the disorder.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Apr 29, 2011 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
Europe has just approved a device developed by Second Sight Medical and they are working on getting FDA approval in the US.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Apr 29, 2011 in Medicine, Technology, Videos | 3 Comments Add new comment
A new webcast from the Perkins School for the Blind is all about creating effective sleep strategies to help young children with vision impairments learn to sleep on a proper schedule.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Apr 29, 2011 in Parenting, Videos | Add new comment
In this video Elizabeth Torrey, Speech and Language Pathologist in the Early Learning Center at Perkins School for the Blind, talks about the use of tangible symbols in helping children with multiple disabilities, including blindness and deafblindness, to develop and achieve communication skills.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Mar 10, 2011 in Compensatory Skills, Videos | Add new comment
"Disable Bullying" is a national campaign to address the specific vulnerability of children with special needs. Actress Lauren Potter of ABC's Glee appears in this public service announcement for the AbilityPath effort.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Feb 15, 2011 in Parenting, Videos | Add new comment
Guest poster Sonja Biggs encourages bonding with your blind baby through infant massage. This post includes a video of one technique featured on the pregnancy show. This technique is not exclusive to infants with visual impairment.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jan 21, 2011 in Parenting, Videos | 3 Comments Add new comment
Andrew's mom, Jackie, created this video of her son using the features on his new iPad for her school district administration.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jan 21, 2011 in Accessibility, Compensatory Skills, Special Education, Technology, Videos | Add new comment
Watch this video from ABC news of a blind ten year old who plays football at his school. Very inspirational!
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Oct 18, 2010 in Fun & Games, Videos | 1 Comment Add new comment
Actor Brandon Biggs performs musical theatre in california. At the time of this article, Biggs was a Foothill College student who had already won a "Yes I Can" award from the Council for Exceptional Children.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jul 07, 2010 in Videos | 2 Comments Add new comment
View the webcast series on CHARGE Syndrome produced by Perkins eLearning at Perkins School for the Blind. Perkins webcasts and webinars are free and open to the public.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Apr 30, 2010 in Videos | Add new comment
The gaming community units to defeat Zelda, Ocarina of Time! View this story from CNN about W. Ross MacDonald student Jordan Verner, who finished the complete game with the help of other players who mapped their moves blindfolded.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Mar 29, 2010 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
View a brief video explaining macular degeneration, a type of visual impairment that affects 1 in 10 elderly Americans.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Mar 27, 2010 in Medicine, Videos | Add new comment
In 2009, the CBS Early Show featured Corey Haas and his family, who spoke of their participation in LCA gene replacement therapy. This appearance is from 2009, when Corey was then nine years old. Dr. Steve Rose from the Foundation Fighting Blindness joins the panel.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 30, 2009 in Medicine, Videos | 1 Comment Add new comment
"Can" is the story of Dick and Rick Hoyt, a father-son athletic team who participate in triathalons and marathons across the country.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Nov 05, 2009 in Videos | Add new comment
View the 20/20 episode "Caught Between Light and Dark," which originally aired in fall 2009. The 40-minutes segment discusses the social and health impacts of albinism. This post also includes a link to a longer article about the families in the news piece.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Oct 01, 2009 in Videos | Add new comment
Michael Brian Reed is a communications accessibility advocate who posted this speech following the UK ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Reed outlines his agenda for ongoing campaigns to educate people with communications disorders.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Sep 12, 2009 in Accessibility, Videos | Add new comment
If you are curious about beep ball, and wondering what your child can expect from the game, start with this 3-minute video that explains the rule and shows adult teams in action.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Aug 18, 2009 in Fun & Games, Videos | Add new comment
The Perkins School for the Blind offers many webcast video clips of interest to parents and teachers of kids who are blind or visually impaired. This series covers the complex condition called CHARGE Syndrome.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Aug 07, 2009 in Videos | 1 Comment Add new comment
Esref Armagan is congenitally blind, and a painter of remarkable vision. Watch this video from Discovery Channel’s “Extraordinary People” series to see Armagan’s use of perspective and color, literally painted by hand!
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Aug 03, 2009 in Videos | Add new comment
Perkins School for the Blind hosted writer and news commentator Tom Sullivan as their keynote speaker at the 2008 Perkins Parents Conference. The speech is presented in 7 short segments for easy viewing.
Shared by Amber Bobnar on Jun 21, 2009 in Videos | Add new comment