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Perkins students explore their passions just like you, but specialized tools like accessible bikes come at a cost. This school year, your generosity will help ensure children with disabilities have the tools needed to unleash their creativity. Make a gift: bit.ly/3MaboHa

#DisabilityInclusion in the classroom matters - but teachers looking for ways to talk about #Disability with students may not know where to begin. Our new guide offers all teachers simple ways to incorporate a culture of #InclusiveLearning. Learn more: Perkins.org/InclusionGuide

Introducing #Goalball, a Non-active account sport that our students at Perkins absolutely love. Featuring a throwback to when Boston Bruins players #BradMarchand and #PavelZacha joined our students in a friendly match! @IBSAGoalball USA Men's Goalball IBSA USA Womens Goalball

#MyBlindStory: After medaling in #Paralympics events around the world, a #BrainTumor left Team USA swimmer @ButterflySwim_1 with #disabilities beyond #blindness. Now, she's determined to dive into a "new normal" to smash new goals. 🏅 🏊‍♀️ #BlindNewWorld blindnewworld.org/keep-swimming-…

We empower our students to unlock their own opportunities for learning. #AccessibleTech, like Dylan’s switch, helps us do just that, but these price tags add up. Your gift will help us make this the best year yet for Perkins students. Can we count on you? bit.ly/3Z2t5QE

Did you know that there’s a critical shortage of #Teachers who can teach #Braille? Hear from Samantha Eyley, M.Ed., TVI, COMS, as she breaks down the impact of what happens when #Blind or #LowVision students don’t get the quality instruction they need, and why it matters.

To celebrate the Olympics and Paralympics, Mali dom, a Perkins partner school in #Croatia, created an #Accessible #Olympic paper torch and flame. When a switch is pressed, the paper blows upward and ignites the flame, allowing Klara who has limited mobility to enjoy the activity!

What happens when kids with the leading cause of childhood #Blindness go undiagnosed? They become adults with the leading cause of childhood blindness, and risk growing up without access to #Education or the world around them. But you can help: bit.ly/4cHE7hg

It’s the first week of school and your support of Perkins students is more critical than ever. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be matched, up to $10,000! 🎉 Act now so your support can go twice as far to make this the best school year yet: bit.ly/4e0RyKj

We’re almost a month out from our biggest event of the year and you do not want to miss it! 🎉 Join us for Everybody In! Walk/Move for Perkins on 10/5 and help us help more kids with disabilities find their place in the world. Register today: Perkins.org/LetsGetMoving

There’s no better feeling than welcoming all of our students back to campus and seeing everyone’s smiling faces as we start a #NewSchoolYear at Perkins! And this week only, your gift to Perkins goes twice as far: all gifts up to $10,000 will be matched Perkins.org/FirstWeek

Imagine going through school with an undiagnosed #VisualImpairment. That’s the reality for many of kids with the leading cause of childhood blindness, including up to 70% of kids with #CerebralPalsy. 🤯 Learn more about this emerging health crisis: Perkins.org/StateOfCVI

Only one day left! In honor of the first week of school, your gift will go twice as far in helping our students access the tools they need to unleash their creativity and find their place in the world. 🎉 Thank you for doubling your impact today: bit.ly/479M9hZ

Perkins expert and student chat with @Boston25 about the leading cause of childhood #Blindness: Cerebral/ Cortical Visual Impairment. #CVI is based in the brain and is extremely underdiagnosed. Learn more about this emerging health crisis: bit.ly/47iIle9

On average, there's one student with the leading cause of childhood blindness in every U.S. classroom. Yet less than 20% of them have a diagnosis. Kids with CVI can’t wait. Learn more: Perkins.org/StateOfCVI

Starting college is hard work! Hear from Jack, a rising junior at The University of Arizona, on how Perkins’ Compass program prepared him for the transition to college. Now accepting applications for our Fall 2024 class: Perkins.org/Compass

We couldn’t resist inviting the new #BlindBarbie to Perkins’ campus. Follow her journey from BarbieLand to Boston, where she gets to use her white cane to explore the same halls that #HelenKeller did 186 years ago!

We asked 3 parents about how Perkins has impacted the lives of their kids who have the leading cause of childhood #Blindness. Their responses are a true testament of our work to help ensure that every child with #CVI receives a diagnosis. And you can help: bit.ly/4cHE7hg

Andrea shares her tips on successfully fundraising over $6000 for Everybody In! Walk/Move For Perkins, and you can too! ➡️ Register and start your own fundraiser today, and join us on 10/5 to help kids with disabilities find their place in the world: Perkins.org/LetsGetMoving