Context:
for
 blind
 individual
s
 that
 will
 begin
 in
 September
.
 Per
kins
 has
 found
 that
 
a
lthough
 blind
 students
 get
 into
 college
,
 many
 drop
 out
 
within
 
their
 first
 year
.
 F
urther
more
,
 this
 is
 not
 due
 to
 the
 
academic
s
,
 but
 ra
ther
 the
 social
 aspect
s
.
 
They
 have
 nine
 blind
 high
 school
 
graduate
s
 
signed
 up
 for
 this
 “
gap
 year
”
 program
.
 
These
 students
 will
 stay
 in
 
a
 college
 like
 
dormitor
y
 on
 the
 Per
kins
 campus
.
 
They
 will
 visit
 all
 of
 the
 neighbor
ing
 college
s
 (
and
 there
 are
 
a
 lot
)
 to
 attend
 meeting
s
,
 
maybe
 take
 
a
 class
,
 and
 to
 socializ
e
.
 I
 
ended
 my
 tour
 in
 the
 technology
/
 student
 center
.
 The
 Gro
us
beck
 Center
 for
 Students
 &
 Technology
 
opened
 in
 2011.
 This
 was
 made
 possible
 with
 
a
 10
 million
 dollar
 c
ommitment
 from
 the
 Gro
us
beck
 Family
 Foundation
.
 Wy
cliff
e
 and
 Corin
ne
 Gro
us
beck
 have
 
a
 blind
 child
 who
 attend
ed
 the
 Per
kins
 School
.
 The
 center
 is
 
a
 place
 for
 students
 to
 
gather
 and
 experiment
 with
 
cutting
-
edge
 technology
,
 
ultimate
ly
 promo
ting
 
their
 
independence
 and
 social
ization
.
 As
 you
 walk
 into
 this
 building
 there
 is
 what
 the
y
 call
 the
 wa
vy
 bench
.
 And
,
 like
 its
 name
,
 it
 is
 wa
vy
.
 This
 
makes
 it
 easy
 for
 students
 to
 meet
 others
 by
 say
ing
 something
 like
,
 meet
 me
 at
 the
 wa
vy
 bench
 at
 
4:00
.
 
Also
 
located
 in
 the
 en
trance
 is
 
a
 
very
 large
 ta
ctile
 map
 of
 the
 world
.
 This
 map
 design
 is
 
based
 on
 elev
ation
.
 I
 was
 
able
 to
 find
 and
 touch
 the
 And
es
!
 The
 center
 
offers
 state
 of
 the
 art
 video
 games
,
 music
,
 and
 movies
 for
 students
 to
 enjoy
.
 The
 music
 room
 has
 
a
 v
ariety
 of
 musical
 
instruments
 and
 software
.
 Students
 have
 access
 to
 
a
 
recording
 studio
 to
 record
 
their
 own
 music
.
 There
 is
 the
 Per
kins
 Radio
 studio
,
 home
 to
 Radio
 Per
kins
 
which
 you
 can
 access
 via
 the
 internet
.
 Students
 create
 and
 host
 
their
 own
 radio
 
shows
.
 There
 is
 the
 Perk
 Café
 
where
 students
 not
 only
 eat
 there
,
 but
 the
y
 also
 run
 it
!
 
While
 tour
ing
 this
 building
,
 there
 were
 many
 students
 
hanging
 out
 
chatting
 with
 one
 
another
,
 
playing
 music
 and
 games
;
 just
 
having
 
a
 whole
 lot
 of
 fun
!
 After
 Susan
 Low
ry
 
Mason
 read
 last
 month
’
s
 Per
kins
 article
 she
 sent
 me
 the
 
following
 email
.
 The
 story
 of
 Anne
 
Sullivan
 and
 Helen
 Keller
 
remain
s
 close
 to
 my
 heart
 as
 
a
Input:
 
voices
 in
 the
 room
 is
 sl
ightly
 less
 rever
ber
ant
 than
 it
 was
 in
 the
 c
orridor
.
 Gund
 and
 Roth
stein
 point
 to
 the
 
ceiling
s
.
 
They
 make
 the
 difference
.
 The
 
ceiling
 above
 the
 c
orridor
 is
 
lower
,
 and
 it
’
s
 made
 of
 
a
 material
 that
 reflect
s
 sound
 ra
ther
 than
 absorb
ing
 it
.
 A
 rich
ly
 model
ed
 panel
 on
 an
 interior
 wall
.
 This
 is
 
a
 building
 you
 can
 understand
 and
 navigat
e
 with
 your
 
ears
.
 The
 building
 is
 the
 Gro
us
beck
 Center
 for
 Students
 and
 Technology
.
 It
’
s
 
a
 place
 with
 many
 purpose
s
.
 It
’
s
 
a
 social
 and
 re
creation
 center
 for
 the
 Per
kins
 students
,
 with
 its
 own
 Internet
 radio
 station
,
 student
-
run
 cafe
teria
,
 and
 space
 for
 performance
s
,
 
parties
,
 and
 
hanging
 out
.
 It
’
s
 also
 
a
 place
 to
 train
 
teachers
 and
 parents
 from
 all
 over
 the
 world
.
 (
Per
kins
 works
 with
 programs
 for
 blind
 and
 de
af
-
blind
 children
 in
 66
 
nations
.
)
 And
 most
 
notice
ably
,
 it
 bring
s
 together
 in
 one
 location
 
a
 da
zz
ling
 
display
 of
 technology
.
 In
 one
 lobby
,
 there
’
s
 
a
 wood
en
 scale
 model
 of
 the
 
entire
 Per
kins
 campus
.
 
When
 you
 
reach
 out
 to
 touch
 one
 of
 the
 
buildings
,
 the
 building
 lights
 up
 and
 
a
 voice
 is
 hear
d
 describ
ing
 it
 and
 its
 history
,
 
while
 
a
 text
 in
 Bra
ille
,
 with
 the
 same
 description
,
 pops
 up
 at
 the
 model
’
s
 edge
.
 Information
 technology
 is
 transform
ing
 the
 lives
 of
 the
 blind
,
 and
 Per
kins
 want
s
 to
 be
 
a
 world
 leader
 in
 that
 movement
.
 Gund
’
s
 architecture
,
 like
 the
 technology
,
 present
s
 it
self
 to
 all
 the
 sense
s
,
 not
 just
 the
 visual
.
 The
 
walls
 are
 most
ly
 flat
,
 for
 example
,
 but
 now
 and
 then
 one
 is
 
interrupt
ed
 by
 
a
 rich
ly
 model
ed
 panel
.
 Thu
s
 
a
 student
 can
 say
 to
 
another
 student
,
 “
Meet
 me
 at
 the
 
Bubble
 Wall
,
’’
 or
 the
 “
Wave
 Wall
,
’’
 and
 the
 two
 can
 connect
 by
 touch
.
 Touch
 works
 for
 the
 
feet
,
 too
.
 
When
 path
s
 intersec
t
 or
 change
 direction
,
 
either
 
indoor
s
 or
 out
,
 the
 
texture
 of
 the
Targets:
 floor Idx: 17070, Δloglikelihood: 1.283
ing Idx: 347, Δloglikelihood: -1.048
 or Idx: 631, Δloglikelihood: -1.246
 p Idx: 421, Δloglikelihood: 1.056
aving Idx: 33619, Δloglikelihood: -0.717
 may Idx: 1432, Δloglikelihood: -1.465
 change Idx: 6313, Δloglikelihood: 0.071
 too Idx: 6320, Δloglikelihood: -1.872
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: 0.002
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.231
warning Idx: 61467, Δloglikelihood: -0.335
 and Idx: 305, Δloglikelihood: 0.649
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.121
explain Idx: 26286, Δloglikelihood: -0.544
ing Idx: 347, Δloglikelihood: 0.002
 what Idx: 2119, Δloglikelihood: -0.134
’ Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: 0.144
s Idx: 263, Δloglikelihood: 0.001
 happen Idx: 13636, Δloglikelihood: 0.517
ing Idx: 347, Δloglikelihood: 0.036
. Idx: 260, Δloglikelihood: -0.080
 Many Idx: 28660, Δloglikelihood: 0.145
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: 0.008
 Per Idx: 1118, Δloglikelihood: 0.593
kins Idx: 81896, Δloglikelihood: -0.015
’ Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: -0.049
s Idx: 263, Δloglikelihood: 0.697
 200 Idx: 1950, Δloglikelihood: -0.881
 students Idx: 10608, Δloglikelihood: -0.583
 re Idx: 584, Δloglikelihood: 0.720
tain Idx: 13579, Δloglikelihood: 0.340
 some Idx: 2155, Δloglikelihood: 0.128
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.593
degree Idx: 19333, Δloglikelihood: 0.187
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: -0.003
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.208
sight Idx: 73227, Δloglikelihood: -0.035
. Idx: 260, Δloglikelihood: 0.410
 Gund Idx: 140275, Δloglikelihood: -0.231
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.401
takes Idx: 41070, Δloglikelihood: -0.308
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.017
advantage Idx: 31094, Δloglikelihood: 0.267
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: 0.017
 that Idx: 533, Δloglikelihood: -0.199
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: -0.295
 too Idx: 6320, Δloglikelihood: -0.952
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: 0.127
 by Idx: 455, Δloglikelihood: -0.044
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.103
making Idx: 8473, Δloglikelihood: -0.058
 everything Idx: 14355, Δloglikelihood: 0.106
 as Idx: 527, Δloglikelihood: -1.097
 intens Idx: 12854, Δloglikelihood: 0.259
ely Idx: 11469, Δloglikelihood: 0.170
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.210
visible Idx: 21930, Δloglikelihood: -0.651
 as Idx: 527, Δloglikelihood: -0.029
 possible Idx: 6644, Δloglikelihood: -0.042
. Idx: 260, Δloglikelihood: -0.176
 Interior Idx: 24601, Δloglikelihood: -0.691
s Idx: 263, Δloglikelihood: -0.248
 are Idx: 418, Δloglikelihood: -0.159
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.051