Local Blind And Visually Impaired Students Navigate Challenges Of Remote Learning

<p>Students and teachers had their worlds flipped upside down last year when the pandemic forced most to swap chalkboards for Zoom screens. A large part of teaching online, for many, became visual. But what about the challenges of online learning for those who are visually impaired or blind?</p> <p>Our neighbors at Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, had to think quickly about ensuring their students still received a quality education and maintained community when they went remote. A sense of touch is fundamental to those without a sense of sight. So how did Perkins students, teachers and parents manage in a world that was suddenly socially distant?</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p>Rachel Antonino, lower school teacher at <strong><a href="https://www.perkins.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perkins School for the Blind.</a></strong></p> <p>Matteo Faso, a senior at Perkins.</p> <p>Michelle Contey, Matteo's mother.</p>