One of the many ways our students #LearnThroughPlay is with our #AccessiblePlayground ! Check out all of these features and let us know what your favorite thing to do on a playground is! 🛝

Attend a magical, immersive experience like no other in #Boston at the #TasteOfPerkins on 5/2 ✨🍷 From unique gourmet experiences, music performances, a tactile museum, to a silent auction, all of your senses will be captivated for an unforgettable event: Perkins.org/Taste

2 chances to win a gift card to purchase a pair of @BILLYFootwear shoes when you register for ONE or BOTH of our upcoming conferences:
🧠 CVI Conference: Perkins.org/CVIConference
👥 Early Connections Conference: Perkins.org/Educate
Terms & conditions: bit.ly/3TYRcwE

Congratulations to Perkins students Finnian, Kyle, Jake, and Declan who played with heart and worked together as a team at their recent #Goalball tournament 🏆
Help us continue to build a world where everyone belongs by making a gift today at: Perkins.org/InclusiveSports

This #WorldHealthDay , we’re reminded that our health is our right. Your gift today will help us build greater awareness of the leading cause of childhood blindness, improving outcomes for a whole generation of children with #CVI : bit.ly/3IZBkUg

We're over the moon about the upcoming #SolarEclipse (well technically under the moon...) – so we checked in with Sophia AKA #DJCrunchy to learn more about how someone who is #Blind accesses an event like an #Eclipse ! 🌑

Mark your calendars for an evening of wonder, delight, and the joy of making a difference ✨🍷
Join us at Perkins School for the Blind on May 2 for the #TasteOfPerkins where food is more than fuel — it’s a magical, immersive experience: Perkins.org/Taste

Meet Atika, a 10-year-old girl who is blind. She rarely left her home in Indonesia, but a local outreach program run by Perkins-trained teachers changed everything. Make a gift today to help us train more teachers, reach more children, & expand our impact: bit.ly/3TIGJFm

“The sky belongs to everyone. And if this event is available to the rest of the world, it has to be available for the #Blind , too... I want students to be able to hear the #Eclipse , to hear the stars.” #EqualAccess buff.ly/4cFHsPe

At NASA's @ChandraXray, Megan Watzke and @KimberlyKowal translate the wonders of the universe into sound, making it #accessible - and opening 'the door to the cosmos' - to people who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired . 🌌 #BlindNewWorld

Story on our site ⬇️
blindnewworld.org/exploring-our-…

It’s not too late! Register now for the Early Connections Conferences on Saturday, April 27 and the CVI Conference on June 23 - 25 🎉
Register for both conferences by visiting: Perkins.org/Events
#EarlyConnectionsConference #CVIConference

It's time for an update to ensure our language choices are respectful and #Inclusive . Instead of saying 'handicapped parking' try 'accessible parking' instead. Find out why at Perkins.org/Evolve

Sandy Lacey of the Howe Innovation Center, and Caitlin Brumme of MassChallenge's application to be a featured panel at #SOCAP24 is in the community voting stage! 🎉 We need your help by voting for “Inclusive Design as a Catalyst for Innovation” here: bit.ly/4aeGEiD

It's #AprilFools Day and #AprilFools pranks shouldn’t be harmful or ruin someone’s day. Before playing any #Jokes on our friends with #Disabilities , be sure to check out this guide for a reminder on what’s appropriate and what’s not. Remember, prank kindly! ⬇️

Real #Inclusion is intersectional. Folx who are LGBTQ+ are part of every demographic and that includes #Disability . We're building a world where everyone belongs, and we all deserve the right and safety to be our authentic selves and have access to the entire world. #TDOV 🏳️‍⚧️

For her final leadership project, Mary Grace Torres organized a Family Nature Adventure camp at the beautiful EVO Nature Camp in Cebu, #Philippines ! Your support makes more inclusive moments like this possible! Thank you 💗

Embracing the thrill of #MarchMadness , our brilliant math teacher Sue added a slam dunk to her classroom with #Basketball based activities! 'Students all across America in high schools are talking about NCAA March Madness and I wanted our students know what it was,' says Sue 🏀

What better way to end #WHM than by highlighting women with #Disabilities who empower others to follow their dreams? Where to follow:
Anastasia Pagonis: @anastasia_k_p
Yvonne Shortt: @museumforcontemporaryartists
Lachi: Lachi ™ 🌻
Mona Minkara: MonaMinkara.com

Stories like Karine and Tigran’s are all too common, but we’re working to change that. Education is for everyone. Support our work to ensure every child with disabilities around the world has access to education. Make your gift today: bit.ly/3xduZBP

For the second year in a row, students from the MIT D-Lab traveled to #Merida #Yucatan #Mexico to come up with low-cost tech solutions that will help students with disabilities learn and engage in class.

Read the full story at bit.ly/4auYrBW