It’s called Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, or CVI, and it impacts over 150,000 children in the U.S. alone. Based in the brain, CVI is misunderstood and under-diagnosed. So we put together this guide to help people learn more.
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This is how many college students with visual impairments do not obtain a degree. We’re leading the national conversation about college success for kids with disabilities.
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Gary Aussant Director, Perkins Access“A lot of people don’t realize how difficult it is for people with disabilities to navigate the digital world. It’s important to me to help our clients truly understand that accessibility really makes a difference to people, and to the world. Because an accessible experience is really a better experience, for every customer. ”
Katherine Holland Perkins International“At Perkins, we believe in possibility, this radical view that everyone matters, that every child can learn, and learning is for life. And we have the expertise to make it happen. We’re not bystanders—we act, locally, nationally, and around the world.”
Rachel Bennett CVI Now“Raising a child with a different normal means I am building a new world for my son every day. It’s incredible that my personal journey has brought me to Perkins as the Content and Community Manager for CVINow.org. We are building CVI Now into an essential website and a dynamic online community for CVI families.”
We are the worldwide leader in education services for children and young adults who are blind and visually impaired with multiple disabilities. An international NGO, we are infinitely innovating to solve longstanding and emerging problems facing our communities, our students and our families.
Playing music, drawing and painting, making tactile sculptures of clay and cardboard — making art accessible helps kids with disabilities in many ways.
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