

A 90-minute Helen Keller documentary special profiles her life, dispelling myths and depicting her true self. Interviews capturing Perkins students and an alumnus seek to reveal "contemporary Helen Kellers" working toward their highest potential for independent living.
In a 30-minute educational documentary, NHK will focus on comparing deafblind education and lifestyle in Japan versus the US. Practices and policies in Japan lag behind the US, since deafblindness is not yet recognized as an independent disability there. Mitsumatsu and her colleagues hope to enlighten viewers about the potential and the possibilities when people who are deafblind are included in society.

Perkins School for the Blind, the nation’s first school for the visually impaired, provides education and services to help build productive, meaningful lives for 115,000 children and adults who are blind, deafblind, including those with additional disabilities in the U.S. and 64 countries worldwide. Founded in 1829, Perkins pursues this mission on campus, in the community and around the world. Learn more online at www.Perkins.org
Photos courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind
CONTACT: Marilyn Rea Beyer, Media & Public Relations Director Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown MA Tel: 617-972-7478 Cell: 617-513-5569 marilynrea.beyer@Perkins.org
NHK CONTACT: Kayoko Mitsumatsu, Associate Producer NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, USA Tel:310-991-9599 Fax:323-932-1220
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