Make an impact during CVI Awareness Month
As students return to school, we know one child in every classroom is living with the leading cause of childhood blindness and low vision, but fewer than 20% of them have been properly diagnosed. Perkins is changing that, but we need your help!
We believe every child should have the opportunity to find their place in the world.
We believe all people should be treated with respect, and offered opportunities to define their own success.
We believe sustainable partnership and collaboration and is the key to creating lasting change everywhere.
We’re making a difference around the world, evolving our best practices, training teachers and building education systems.
Perkins sets standards and builds networks to sustain and strengthen teaching, learning and community life around the world.
We work to transform childrens’ futures through the power of teacher training.
Perkins welcomes people from around the world to train to teach children with complex disabilities.
Perkins works to get children the support they need around the world.
Perkins India works to identify children with complex disabilities and connect them to the services they need to thrive.
Perkins works in almost 100 countries to get children access to highly-trained teachers and accessible education. Because we believe every child can learn.
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.
1 in 4 people have a disability. We consult with business, higher ed, healthcare and other industries to ensure their digital products are accessible to all.
Help us make a difference for children and young adults with complex disabilities and visual impairments.
Sandy Lacey Howe Innovation Center“Disability: The world’s largest minority. The world’s most diverse minority. The only minority group anyone can join at any moment in their lives. And at some point, if we live long enough, we will likely age into the community”
Daniela Gissara International Partnerships“My humble call to action for you all is to believe that every child can learn. To believe that we teachers need more support to help children with disabilities learn. So then together, we can act to build a world where everyone belongs.”
Rachel Bennett CVI Now“Perkins is leading the way in making sure parents, teachers, and medical professionals have access to the tools and resources they need to identify CVI as soon as possible, helping children with this leading cause of blindness access their world.”
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.
Every month, #FridayForward looks at the unique challenges in the world of disabilities and visual impairment, and the people who are working to solve them.
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