Perkins School for the Blind@PerkinsVision

Perkins helps kids with disabilities find their place in the world. We believe every child can learn.

 Watertown, MA
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Joined April 2014
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Text: Please do not respond to these emails and delete them immediately. Perkins will never ask for personal, financial or sensitive information via email. You can always trust our website, perkins.org, to make a secure donation, sign up for an event, or purchase products.

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Perkins student Bodhi's got his #Precane and is rolling into school like a pro! 🧑‍🦯‍➡️😎 Video description: Bodhi uses his precane to walk up the ramp to school while a teacher follows behind to guide him.
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Tiny costumes, big smiles, and the best little Halloween treats! Our youngest learners from our Infant-Toddler Program are bringing all the Halloween cuteness and we couldn’t love it more! #HappyHalloween 👻🎃
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Joy can be found everywhere at Perkins. It’s part of who we are! 🌟 Right now, you can help spread that joy even further. All gifts are being matched up to $100,000 through December 31: bit.ly/4dPDmWV
Manny with a white cane stands on a sunlit bridge surrounded by trees. They are wearing a red cape and are wearing a striped shirt and blue pants. At the bottom, text reads, "Spread joy this year.

ALT Manny with a white cane stands on a sunlit bridge surrounded by trees. They are wearing a red cape and are wearing a striped shirt and blue pants. At the bottom, text reads, "Spread joy this year.

A child in an orange shirt is walking on grass, holding onto a guiding rope.

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Owen, sitting in his wheelchair, touching a tactile piece of wood with fake frogs on it.

ALT Owen, sitting in his wheelchair, touching a tactile piece of wood with fake frogs on it.

Destiny seated in a wheelchair, holds a white cane with assistance from the other, who kneels beside them. Density is using the white cane to paint on a white piece of paper.

ALT Destiny seated in a wheelchair, holds a white cane with assistance from the other, who kneels beside them. Density is using the white cane to paint on a white piece of paper.

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As we wrap up #BlindnessAwarenessMonth, reminder that blindness doesn’t mean sitting on the sidelines. Blind people travel, explore & navigate the world every day. VD: “PSA: Blind people can travel too” is overlayed on clips of teenagers walking in an airport with white canes.
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Last chance to claim your free braille sticker! 💙 As a thank you for supporting Perkins this month, we’ll send you a dark blue sticker that says “I believe in disability inclusion” in both #Braille and print. 💙 👉 Claim your sticker today: bit.ly/4rnWYH0
The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs.

ALT The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs.

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Big obstacles? No problem! Through #OrientationAndMobility training, students who are blind or visually impaired build the skills and confidence to navigate their surroundings safely and independently. #BlindnessAwarenessMonth
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For people with disabilities, employment opportunities remain unnecessarily difficult when accessibility and inclusion are treated as exceptions rather than expectations. This #NDEAM, read the latest Perspectives On Disabilities here: bit.ly/3VLtgAc
Text: Perspectives on Disabilities. Make access the expectation rather than the exception. Expectation and exception are highlighted for emphasis. Perkins logo.

ALT Text: Perspectives on Disabilities. Make access the expectation rather than the exception. Expectation and exception are highlighted for emphasis. Perkins logo.
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POV: School IS your red carpet 📸✨ VD: Owen gets off the school bus wearing a button down shirt and different teachers tell him how nicely dressed he is as he walks into school. A camera sound flashes in the background with a freeze frame on Owen smiling for the camera.
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Blind kids can make art too! From painting pictures with a #WhiteCane to making tactile identifiers for their mobility devices, art allows everyone to express creativity in their own way. #BlindnessAwarenessMonth
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Did you know that our #PerkinsBrailler can create tactile pictures that can be enjoyed by all people: blind, low vision, and sighted? This jack-o-lantern example is the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit while also teaching students brailler fundamentals! 🎃
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Thank you for believing in a more inclusive world! 💙 When you support Perkins this month, we’ll send you a dark blue sticker that says “I believe in disability inclusion” in both #Braille and print as a thank you. Make a gift today and get yours! bit.ly/4rnWYH0
Disability inclusion sticker, sitting on a stone wall. The text above the sticker reads "Get your free, braille sticker!". The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs.

ALT Disability inclusion sticker, sitting on a stone wall. The text above the sticker reads "Get your free, braille sticker!". The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs.

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Being THIS excited to go to school >>> ✨🥹 Video description: Mathew's teacher greets him off the bus and together they walk hand in hand with his white cane into the school building.
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The #WhiteCane is an incredible tool used by #Blind and #LowVision people all over the world to move independently. Over time the tip wears down, affecting the feedback it provides. Knowing how and when to change the tip is an important step in keeping a cane reliable and safe.
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Learning how to use a #WhiteCane is a key part of developing independence for some students who are #Blind. Here, Brayden works with his instructor to learn a new technique that helps him stay oriented along the edge of a sidewalk. #BlindnessAwarenessMonth
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There's nothing like spending an afternoon at America's Most Beloved ballpark with peers who just get it. Perkins was so excited to be invited to the @RedSoxFoundation's Fantasy Day. Because everyone deserves a chance to get in the game. ⚾️
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Instead of wondering, “How could a person with a disability possibly do this job,” employers should be asking, “What does this person need to do the job effectively?” This #NDEAM, read the latest Perspectives On Disabilities piece here: bit.ly/3VLtgAc
Text: Perspectives on disabilities. ““Becoming disabled changed how she would work, but it didn’t end her career.” Perkins logo.

ALT Text: Perspectives on disabilities. ““Becoming disabled changed how she would work, but it didn’t end her career.” Perkins logo.

Text: The problem isn't a lack of ability. It's a lack of access. Employment inequality for Americans with disabilities is reinforced by inaccessible technology, inflexible hiring processes, and misconceptions that prevent qualified workers from demonstrating their abilities.

ALT Text: The problem isn't a lack of ability. It's a lack of access. Employment inequality for Americans with disabilities is reinforced by inaccessible technology, inflexible hiring processes, and misconceptions that prevent qualified workers from demonstrating their abilities.

Text: 20% of people in one study said they had considered not requesting an accommodation they needed because they feared backlash. Employment in the U.S. in 2025. 23% of people with disabilities. 65% of people without disabilities.

ALT Text: 20% of people in one study said they had considered not requesting an accommodation they needed because they feared backlash. Employment in the U.S. in 2025. 23% of people with disabilities. 65% of people without disabilities.

Text: Making accessibility the expectation, not the exception. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a good time for employers to look at the practical steps they can take to break this cycle.

ALT Text: Making accessibility the expectation, not the exception. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a good time for employers to look at the practical steps they can take to break this cycle.

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Continuing our #WhiteCaneDay celebrations, we asked Beth and Cory from @PerkinsLibrary to show us a few of the different canes from their collections. 🧑‍🦯 Have you tried any of these? There are plenty of canes in the @BlindNewWorld to discover!
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Being #Blind doesn’t stop anyone from exploring the world. ✨ This #WhiteCaneDay, we’re celebrating the people who use a #WhiteCane, and the educators and #OrientationAndMobility specialists who teach the skills behind independent travel.
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Inclusion belongs everywhere — including on your water bottle! 💙 When you make a gift to Perkins, we’ll send you an exclusive dark blue sticker featuring "I believe in disability inclusion" in both #Braille and print. Claim your free sticker today bit.ly/4rnWYH0
Pink water bottle, with a disability inclusion sticker. Text to the right of the water bottle reads "Get your free, braille sticker!". The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs

ALT Pink water bottle, with a disability inclusion sticker. Text to the right of the water bottle reads "Get your free, braille sticker!". The sticker features a colorful globe surrounded by people holding hands and illustrations representing different mobility and accessibility needs
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