Rachel Bennett

Rachel Bennett, M.Ed, CCVI, is the Director of CVI Now at the CVI Center at Perkins. CVINow.org is a trusted platform for CVI that follows current science and centers CVI voices—fostering awareness, collaboration, and support for CVI families and professionals. As a parent to Henry, who has CVI and other disabilities, Rachel intimately understands the challenges and joys of raising a child with CVI. Rachel presents about CVI, research, promising practices, and parent advocacy to national and international audiences. In 2020, she earned a CVI Certificate from UMass Boston. In 2023, Rachel presented about the CVI caregiver experience at the National Institute for Health’s CVI Workshop and she is on the advisory committee for the NIH CVI Registry. Before Perkins, Rachel was a special educator and instructional specialist.