Perkins School for the Blind

Success Story for Perkins School for the Blind

Perkins is a world class leader in the education of individuals who are blind, visually impaired and deafblind. Among its many initiatives, Perkins has been tapped by the Federal Communications Commission to run a national program distributing assistive communications technology to children and adults who are living with hearing and vision loss.

Success Story

Perkins School for the Blind

We assembled a team of professionals at Ellis Strategies to create content and conduct media outreach for various projects. This included producing press releases, newsletter and magazine articles, as well as public service announcement scripts. In collaboration with state partners, we highlighted consumers benefiting from programs, such as those whose lives have been transformed by technology, connecting them with friends, family, and community after living as shut-ins. Additionally, Ellis Strategies provides public relations support to the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and Perkins Products, a retail division offering tools and technologies that enhance the lives of individuals with varying levels of vision, enabling them to read, write, and enjoy an improved quality of life.

Success Story for Perkins School for the Blind

We have assembled a team of professionals to create content and conduct media outreach. We produce press releases, newsletter articles, magazine articles and public service announcement scripts. We also work closely with state partners to highlight consumers who are benefiting from the program. It is gratifying to be involved in this project because we are meeting and talking to people whose lives have been transformed by technology. People who lived as shut-ins with little outside contact are now connected to friends, family and community.

Ellis Strategies provides additional public relations support to the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and to Perkins Products, a retail division providing the latest tools and technologies allowing people with all levels of vision the ability to read, write and enjoy an improved quality of life.

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