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property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-30T00:00:00-04:00">April 30, 2018</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">With support from foundations, Perkins is launching new programs and services to help students and their families prepare for life after high school.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/perkins-students-visit-google-campus"><h5>Perkins students visit Google campus</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/perkins-students-visit-google-campus"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/Perkins_PEP_Day1-118_smaller.jpg?itok=5uh5z_AR" width="100" height="100" alt="Students sitting and standing around a large orange owl sculpture" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2018</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">Participants in the Pre-Employment Program heard from “Googlers” with disabilities about how they chose a career.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/perkins-year-in-review-17-photos-from-2017"><h5>Perkins' year in review: 17 photos from 2017</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/perkins-year-in-review-17-photos-from-2017"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/8M3A2561-cc%20smaller.jpg?itok=_GT_PDAD" width="100" height="100" alt="A young student wearing glasses " /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-12-21T00:00:00-05:00">December 21, 2017</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">A look back at the biggest moments of the year.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/a-different-kind-of-job-fair"><h5>A different kind of job fair</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/a-different-kind-of-job-fair"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/_M3A0433-cc%20smaller.jpg?itok=wBmzLjEs" width="100" height="100" alt="A man holding a white cane shakes hands with a woman behind a table" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-11-03T00:00:00-04:00">November 3, 2017</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">Job seekers put aside their disability at annual Job Fair for Individuals with Visual Impairment.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/discovering-a-passion-for-hospitality"><h5>Discovering a passion for hospitality</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/discovering-a-passion-for-hospitality"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/8M3A1266-cc.jpg?itok=zrXo2AUl" width="100" height="100" alt="A student working at a hotel breakfast buffet" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-11-01T00:00:00-04:00">November 1, 2017</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">A work placement at a local hotel inspired one Perkins student’s plans for the future.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/college-admissions-made-easy"><h5>College admissions made easy</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/college-admissions-made-easy"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/HT4A5660.jpg?itok=J3C8X5QM" width="100" height="100" alt="A young man in a red sweater uses a laptop." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-10-18T00:00:00-04:00">October 18, 2017</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">Perkins' director of admissions shares tips and tricks for getting students with disabilities, including visual impairment, into the right school.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/magazine/the-college-experience-starts-at-perkins"><h5>The college experience starts at Perkins</h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/magazine/the-college-experience-starts-at-perkins"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/HT4A5705_smaller_0.jpg?itok=NwBUDr0y" width="100" height="100" alt="Two students sitting in a classroom" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-news-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-10-05T00:00:00-04:00">October 5, 2017</span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-content">A new nine-month program equips college-bound students with skills they need to earn a degree.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/stories/ready-for-the-working-world"><h5>Ready for the working world </h5></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/stories/ready-for-the-working-world"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.perkins.org/sites/default/files/styles/100_x_100/public/8M3A9143.jpg?itok=dPsZNm1q" width="100" height="100" alt="Two men sit at a table and look at papers. 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