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06/24/2026
There’s just two days left until our seniors cross the graduation stage as members of the Perkins School for the Blind and while we’re sad to see them go, we’re so excited for what their futures hold! 🎓
Join us in congratulating Amanda, Brian, Eleanor, Emmett, Finnian, Hugh, John, Kacper, Kathely, Kyle, Lucas, Madilyn, Madison, Sarah, Timothy, and Zoey in the comments! 💙
06/23/2026
Perkins joins more than 600 disability advocacy groups and organizations across the country in denouncing the transfer of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) out of the U.S. Department of Education. is federal law that protects the rights of children with disabilities in accessing a free, public education.
And as the first school for the blind in the U.S. – rooted in the radical belief that every child can learn – Perkins has been a spirited champion and courageous advocate for disability inclusion and education for nearly 200 years.
How can you help? Thursday, June 25, is National Call-In Day – call your U.S. senators and representatives to ask them to urge the U.S. Department of Education to reverse this decision.
Call the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Find your senators:https://www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf
Find your representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Just a few more days until our Perkins crosses the graduation stage! Closing out our senior spotlight series are Brian, John and Lucas. Join us in congratulating our incredible seniors 🎓💙
06/22/2026
For children with visual impairments in Mexico, access to literacy remains a major challenge. Despite the availability of textbooks, a lack of specialized teacher training means roughly 85% of the blind people in Mexico don’t know how to read or write in braille.
But Perkins is helping change that.
Through our programs in , we’re training educators to break down barriers to literacy and create more inclusive classrooms. By equipping teachers with the skills to support students with visual impairments, more children can access braille, participate fully in school, and build the foundation for lifelong learning.
Subscribe to our Latin America & the Caribbean newsletter to read the stories of students like Luis and Christopher and learn how Perkins is expanding access to education across the region: https://bit.ly/4erFROC
06/21/2026
Thank you for all you do, every day, for children with disabilities. Happy 🌸
06/20/2026
At Perkins we love to and our Deafblind School's annual field day is no exception!
Each class came as a different team and worked together to compete in a variety of accessible, soccer-themed challenges. It was such a joy-filled day for our community! ☀️
There’s just one week left until graduation for our Perkins and today we’re spotlighting seniors Kathely and Amanda! 🎶🎓
The sweetest gifts are the ones you grow! 🍓
Together with our event planning class, our AmeriCorps and TerraCorps service members helped our students plant strawberry plants to share with someone they’re thankful for. 💙
"This was the most fantastic school that I have ever gone to and I'll just miss it so much when I leave," say Madilyn. 💙
This graduation season, help more children and young adults like Madilyn define their own success by making a gift today at: https://bit.ly/3R45DAD
Thank you for celebrating Perkins graduates with us! 🎓
06/16/2026
We’re here for any mobility aids that help folks in our community navigate safely, independently and with confidence. But we got to thinking… there are some meaningful differences between a and that people don’t talk about. 🦯 🦮
So, we got together with our friends from Blind New World to call out these hard truths. Anything we missed? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️