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just did something no other video game has ever done before: successfully unite a global community of gamers in support of Perkins School for the Blind.
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UNO! Accessible games in mainstream stores are always a win in our book!
#braille
#accessiblegames
We have teamed up with
@realUNOgame
to create UNO Braille for off-the-shelf accessibility and inclusion! UNO Braille is exclusively available at
@Target
. Learn to play with Audible and Printable Braille Instructions at .
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With half a million plays on Spotify and a Braille Music tour on the way, if you don't know
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It's
#WorldBrailleDay
and Louis Braille's birthday! 🎉 At the young age of 15, Louis
#Braille
developed the tactile reading and writing system that has changed the lives of so many people who are blind or visually impaired
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We love this moment between Menachem and his
#Teacher
as they race down the
#Track
during our annual Track Championship meet! His teacher walks beside him as he holds on to the
#Guidewire
and she makes sure he KNOWS that he can do it, every step of the way 🏃
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It's
#WorldBrailleDay
and
#LouisBraille
's birthday! 🎉 At the young age of 15, Louis
#Braille
developed the tactile reading and writing system that has changed the lives of so many people who are blind or visually impaired.
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#HappyBirthdayHelenKeller
! 🎂 Today, we celebrate
#HelenKeller
’s legacy of advocating for those who have multiple disabilities.
#HappyBirthday
#DeafblindAwarenessWeek
#Deafblind
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@SagefireZine
Wow - just wow. Thank you for this generous donation! Your support helps children with blindness or visual impairment get a one-of-a-kind education, customized to give children the specialized teaching and tools they need—tailored to each individual child. We are so grateful. 🥰
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Today is
#WorldBrailleDay
and Louis Braille's birthday! 🎉 At the young age of 15, Louis
#Braille
developed the tactile reading and writing system that has changed the lives of so many people who are blind or visually impaired.
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Despite this year's
#PianoRecital
going virtual, our students still put on a wonderful show! 🎹🎶
Enjoy Madilyn's performance of "Bear Dance" by Robert Schumann. 👏
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The
#ClassOf2023
from the Secondary and Deafblind schools are officially Perkins
#Alumni
, and we couldn't be more proud! Join us in congratulating our
#Grads
and supporting all Perkins students who are working toward this accomplishment 💙✨🎓
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It's
#WorldBrailleDay
and Louis Braille's birthday! Happy birthday to the creator of this tactile reading and writing system that has changed the lives of so many people who are blind or visually impaired.
#NationalBrailleLiteracyMonth
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As
#DisabilityPrideMonth
comes to a close, we're celebrating
@HabenGirma
, the first
#deafblind
person to graduate from
@Harvard_Law
and
#HumanRights
lawyer, being featured on the
@GBH
digital mural this month:
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💯 Accessible soccer skills for the win! ⚽️
#AdaptedPE
@CoachLHamilton
“Been trying to figure out how to get my visually impaired student to dribble a soccer ball independently for years. Why didn’t I think of this sooner? 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
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We'd like to say a very special thank-you to the
@SagefireZine
Community for generously donating 50% of their 'zine pre-sales to Perkins! It's supporters like you who make it possible for our kids to get the personalized instruction and tools they need to succeed.
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No choice but to stan
@StephenCurry30
for his latest
#bookclub
pick. 📖 Have you read
@HabenGirma
's memoir yet?
#InclusionMatters
#WHM
#WomensHistoryMonth
#Deafblind
Image: Headshot of Haben Girma
Who run the world! Currently reading
@HabenGirma
’s memoir with Underrated Book Club, so inspired by her story as the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law. And she’s Oakland born baby!! Add this one to your bookshelf. ✅
#WHM
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Today is Louis Braille's birthday! These pages are from Procedure for Writing Words, Music, and Plainsong in Dots, by
#louisbraille
. Published in 1829,
#Braille
proposed the system of raised dots that is named after him in this
#embossedbook
.
#worldbrailleday
#rarebooks
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Being blind doesn’t mean living with the “lights off.” The majority perceive light and color. Those with different visual impairments have varying degrees of usable vision.
#LowVisionAwarenessMonth
#VisuallyImpaired
#LowVision
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Braille Neue is a typeface for both blind and sighted readers. It may revolutionize signage and braille education.
#braille
#education
#inclusion
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We're joining the
#ArchivesHashtagParty
with a picture of Ray Charles performing at Perkins! The concert took place on June 22, 1982 as part of Perkins' 150th anniversary.
#Archives80s
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What a wonderful day at the
#Accessible
ballpark with
@redsox
for the first ever Blind / Low Vision Day! Check out the Perkins Secondary Chorus singing the national anthem and the Red Sox players cheering our students on! ❤️⚾️🧦
@fenwaypark
#FenwayPark
#RedSox
#Baseball
#Blind
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It's unacceptable that
@becca_meyers
has been denied essential accommodations in
#Tokyo
.
The world needs to do better. For ALL people with disabilities.
#Accessibility
isn't optional, it's a human right.
#Paralympics
#Tokyo2020
#AccessibilityMatters
#TeamUSA
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It's
#WhiteCane
Safety & Awareness Day! Learn 10 facts about the iconic
#WhiteCane
. 🦯🧑🦯
🔗: |
#MeetTheBlind
|
#WhiteCaneSafetyDay
#WhiteCaneAwarenessDay
|
#WorldBlindDay
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"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." -Helen Keller
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Today, more than 340,000 Perkins Braillers have been distributed to educators, students & families around the world.
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#HelenKeller
was born on this day in 1880. Happy Birthday Helen!
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Happy
#ValentinesDay
from us at Perkins School for the Blind! We LOVE our Perkins community: our teachers, students, corporators, trustees, staff, volunteers, donors, and everyone else who helps make our community great! 💖🥰💕
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Today is White Cane Safety Day! To celebrate, here are 10 fascinating facts about the iconic mobility tool that you might not know about.
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Imagine traveling to 19th century and explaining to
#LouisBraille
that his braille system is still taught to children with visual impairment 200 years later and now w/ help from talking computers and smart devices. How do you think he’d respond?
#NationalBrailleLiteracyMonth
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We're Certified Lovers of Disability Inclusion! That’s the name of the new
@Drake
album, right? Anyway, call us when there's some new
@PUSHA_T
out!
#DisabilityTwitter
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Perkins 139th Commencement has just begun!
“Since starting at Perkins I have learned many different skills: Braille, PT, OT and math.”
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Electric cars have been a concern for the
#blind
and
#VisuallyImpaired
because of their lack of noise. Now all electric vehicles will be required to emit noises to alert pedestrians by
#2020
.
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Six suggestions that will make your next interaction with someone who is
#blind
more respectful of them and more comfortable for you.
#LowVision
#LowVisionAwarenessMonth
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Happy Birthday to Anne Sullivan, who was born on this day in 1866. Did you know that Sullivan was the
#valedictorian
of her class when she graduated from Perkins in 1886? Learn more:
#PerkinsArchives
#OTD
#OnThisDay
#HelenKeller
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Here are four musicians who not only act as prominent representatives of
#Disability
communities in
#Music
, but also perform with unmatched skill:
1. Bono
@U2
2. Sammy Davis Jr.
3.
@GaelynnLea
4.
@RickAllenLive
#DisabilityRepresentation
#DisabilityInclusion
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Perkins’ history includes many extraordinary women.
#LauraBridgman
,
#AnneSullivan
, &
#HelenKeller
, to name a few. They're celebrated all year, but on
#InternationalWomensDay
, we pay special attention to the impact all women have made.
#IWD2021
#IWD21
#IWD
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To stand for inclusion is to stand for the rights of every human being. Period.
We stand with black people everywhere in demanding a higher standard of social justice from our leaders & civil servants.
Listen. Vote. Contact your congressperson.
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#DeafblindAwarenessWeek
is a celebration of
#HelenKeller
's inspiring life!
Considered a leading figure of the 20th century, Helen Keller is still regarded as one of the most powerful & well-known advocates for people who are
#blind
&
#deafblind
. ✨
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"Touch this Page," hosted in collaboration with
@Harvard
,
@Northeastern
and the
@BPLBoston
, gives sighted and non-sighted visitors alike the opportunity to gain an understanding of adaptations made to help people with visual impairments read.
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#Braille
is usually taught through direct instruction between teacher & student, so
#RemoteLearning
adds a new challenge. With this table, teachers are able to watch students braille in real-time.
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Struggling to find toys for
#VisuallyImpaired
children? 🧸
#PerkinsInternational
has ideas to help
#blind
kids stay engaged & actively learn! ⬇️
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.
@HabenGirma
starts an important conversation about
@barbie
’s new
#HelenKeller
doll. As we continue to fight for
#DisabilityRepresentation
, authenticity and accuracy cannot be sacrificed.
What do you think about the Helen Keller
#Barbie
doll?
The new Helen Keller
@Barbie
doll has a terrible message.
@Mattel
had the chance to tell kids you can have a facial difference and be a role model, but instead they erased a big part of
#HelenKeller
’s life. So disappointing!
#Blind
kids, and all kids, need inclusive toys.
#GAAD
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It’s World
#BlindnessAwareness
Month! It's important to remember that
#blindness
is a spectrum and is rarely absolute. Only about 15% of people with blindness see nothing at all. See what blindness really looks like:
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This week, the UK celebrates
#NationalBrailleWeek
!
#DYK
: Louis
#Braille
was only 15 years old when he developed the six-dot system?
#BrailleWeek
|
#NBW2020
|
#MeetTheBlind
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For all children, sighted or not,
#literacy
begins long before they understand that letters form words. Here are 8 tips for introducing books and reading to your young child, even if they can’t see the word or pictures:
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We agree with
@HabenGirma
! Make
#alttext
for images a priority in your tweets so everyone can access your beautiful photos!
#accessibility
#MyHopeFor2020
Most tweets with photos fail to provide image descriptions for blind people. It’s a whale of a problem. Twitter’s ALT feature keeps descriptions separate from the main character limit. Learn this
#accessibility
skill for
#2020resolution
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#OnThisDay
in 1887,
#Perkins
graduate Anne Sullivan arrived in Tuscumbia, Alabama to begin her lifelong work and friendship with
#HelenKeller
.
.
.
#PerkinsArchives
#Archives
#OTD
#DisabilityHistory
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Most museums have a rule of “look, but don’t touch” – That rule is exactly the opposite at the Tactile Museum.
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It was the first portrait ever that George, a
#blind
artist & gallery owner could feel and recognize as himself.
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The
#WhiteCane
is a direct symbol of independence and freedom – not just because it gives blind people the means to navigate their environment, but also because it makes them visible in a world that is biased toward those with sight.
#WhiteCaneDay
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#HelenKeller
celebrated her 74th birthday w/ “two bottles of champagne, several bottles of Scotch & Bourbon, some fine cheeses, several packages of after-dinner mints & a bottle of home-canned plums.” 🥂🥃
#HappyBirthdayHelenKeller
!
#DeafblindAwarenessWeek
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The Hilton Building, home to the
#Deafblind
Program has brand new signage! The granite sign displays "Hilton" in tactile lettering and
#braille
for all to experience.
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Not only is it
#WorldBrailleDay
AND
#LouisBraille
's birthday, but it’s also the 200th anniversary of the invention of
#Braille
! 🎉
#BrailleLiteracyMonth
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Tap tap tap. That’s the sound of independence! To celebrate National
#WhiteCaneDay
, here are some little-known facts about the iconic
#whitecane
:
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#AmazonPrime
has started to expand their lineup of movies and TV shows that include an audio track for
#blind
and
#VisuallyImpaired
fans.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the Perkins Moms, past and present!
#MothersDay
#PerkinsMom
Pictured is Helen Keller with her mom, Kate Adams Keller, and teacher, Anne Sullivan.
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Dr. Amy Kavanagh, a
#WhiteCane
user, started the
#JustAskDontGrab
hashtag to raise awareness about how to best offer help to people with disabilities. Check out Dr. Kavanagh in her own words!
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"Teachers, university administrators, and professional societies need to consider ways to make natural science more accessible and welcoming for people with physical
#disabilities
."
#STEM
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Happy
#OrientationAndMobility
Monday! Enjoy this
#Throwback
from earlier this year with Isabelle, a student at Perkins School for the Blind, using her
#WhiteCane
🦯👩🦯
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Thrilled to partner with
@RedSox
for Fenways’ 1st ever Blind / Low Vision game! Join us at the ballpark on 6/4 vs
@RaysBaseball
. Grab tickets in the Perkins block before they sell out to experience our students sing the national anthem.
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Tonight's
#GRAMMYs
have us reminiscing about
@StevieWonder
's important "
#braille
joke" in 2015.
#AccessibilityMatters
#a11y
@PTXofficial
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People who are
#Blind
can't detect road paint, but new smart paint now helps Ohio students navigate street crossings. Is paint the assistive technology of the future?
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Have you ever wondered how
#Braille
works?
👉 A
#BrailleCell
consists of 6 numbered dots arranged in 2 columns & 3 rows.
👉 A capital letter has a dot 6 before the letter.
👉 Numbers have a special number sign character in front. The number sign is dot 3, 4, 5 and 6.
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In honor of her 140th birthday this Saturday, we want to know: How has
#HelenKeller
inspired you?
#DeafblindAwarenessWeek
#HappyBirthdayHelenKeller
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Today we celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
by honoring 3 bold women in history. Here's to Laura Bridgman, Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller.
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The way disability is portrayed in movies and on tv matters. And casting actors with disabilities is so important for telling better, more authentic stories about disabled people. Congrats to Aria!
#RepresentationMatters
After a worldwide search of blind and low vision actresses, Aria Mia Loberti — who is blind — will make her acting debut as Marie-Laure, the star of All The Light We Cannot See, an epic four-part limited series that will be released with audio descriptions.
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Happy
#InternationalGuideDogDay
! Did you know an estimated 10,000
#GuideDogs
currently work in the United States, helping people who are
#blind
or
#VisuallyImpaired
navigate independently?
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"Alexa, open UNO Braille!" 🔊
Yes,
@alexa99
can teach you to play the
#braille
UNO card game and even answer your questions about game play!
Find out more about new accessible version of
@realUNOgame
now!
#AskAlexa
#accessiblegames
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We're thrilled to announce Kim Charlson, executive director of the Perkins Library, is the 2019 recipient of the Francis Joseph Campbell Award, which recognizes excellence in library services for people with visual impairments. Congratulations, Kim! [Kim speaks at podium.]
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Ever wondered how you’re "supposed to" interact with a
#Blind
person? Check out Part 7: How To Give
#SightedGuide
⬇️
✅ DO: Verbally affirm if you can and offer your arm. Walk at a comfortable pace slightly in front.
❌ DON’T: Never push them from behind.
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Ever wondered how you’re "supposed to" interact with a
#Blind
person? Check out these do’s and don'ts for Part 5: Offering Assistance ⬇️
✅ DO: Introduce yourself, ASK if you can help, and wait for consent
❌ DON'T: Demand they need help, touch them without consent, or overreact
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"Not all blind people...have superpowers of hearing, smell, or anything else." Let's debunk some myths about
#blindness
.
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On June 1, 1886, Anne Sullivan gave the Valedictory Address at her Perkins
#graduation
before going on to teach
#HelenKeller
.
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Over 91,000 people saw our post in celebration of Louis Braille's birthday on
#WorldBrailleDay
. We wanted to make sure we corrected an error in the image, which represented the braille l's incorrectly. Here's the correct image! And happy birthday again, Louis.
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#Braille
is a path to literacy for many who are
#Blind
or
#VisuallyImpaired
. At Perkins, technology has changed the way our students follow that path. Eliz uses a light touch braille and electronic braille note taker for her school work.
#NationalBrailleLiteracyMonth
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Perkins’ own assistant to the assistant to the regional manager. ☕️
Brady, a deafblind student, always goes all out for
#Halloween
& this year's
#DwightSchrute
#costume
is no different. 📃
#TheOffice
|
#HappyHalloween
|
#MeetTheBlind
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.
@BeMyEyes
connects people who are
#blind
or have
#LowVision
with sighted volunteers. Volunteers assist users through a live video chat and work together to handle a wide range of tasks.
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This mother is determined to help her son live independently. By creating
#braille
patches to put on his clothing one crucial step to independence just got a lot smaller.
#VisuallyImpaired
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More than a dozen Perkins School for the Blind students took part in
#MarchForOurLives
, a nationwide protest against congressional inaction to stop gun violence in America’s schools.
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Have you heard about
#Microsoft
's new
#SeeingAI
app? Emotions, gender, estimated age--the
#app
can describe it all.
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On this day 29 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. The landmark civil rights bill made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of disability and mandated reasonable accessibility accommodations in the workplace. Join us in wishing HBD to the ADA!
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"It's never too late to try" is the mantra Vivian Stencil lives by! This 71 year old woman who is
#blind
didn't let her age or disability stop her from winning 220 medals in the pool!
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Jaimie Lard & Christine Dwyer show us how Helen Keller would say
#HappyBirthday
using Pro Tactile American Sign Language. Happy Birthday
#HelenKeller
!
#PTASL
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The newly-opened
#Snoezelen
room in the Deafblind School is a place for students with multiple, complex
#Disabilities
and
#VisualImpairment
to recharge and reset when fatigue sets in. What part of the room would you enjoy the most?
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#BrailleLiteracy
has dipped for a few reasons, including the tech explosion. Perkins teacher Kate Katulak talks with
@NPRMichel
about why
#braille
matters for kids with
#visualimpairment
... now and in the future.
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Tonight is the American Humane Hero Dog Awards show on
@hallmarkchannel
featuring our lovable canine heroes and their companions!
#GuideDogs
#ServiceDogs
Catch a preview now:
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It's
#WorldSightDay
and
#Blindness
is a spectrum. Only 15% of
#Blind
people see nothing at all, and most people have some light/color perception. These examples show what someone with a particular visual impairment may see, but no two people have the same
#LivedExperience
:
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Nile, the inflatable
#humpbackwhale
visits Perkins! Nile is the size of a school bus and travels across the region teaching students about whales and their ocean environment.
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Why is
#AudioDescription
important? Accessible content is an essential part of inclusion. It’s 2021 -- all visual content should have AD.
#AudioDescriptionAwarenessDay
#TADAChallenge
#AccessbilityMatters
#DisabilityTwitter
#Inclusionmatters
@BoldBlindBeauty
#KevinsWay
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Whether you prefer
#braille
,
#AudioBooks
or
#LargePrint
let's celebrate all
#accessible
books on this
#WorldBookDay
!
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Today marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act! Celebrate the
#ADA
by learning more at .
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Today is
#PresidentsDay
! Did you know that
#HelenKeller
, a global changemaker and alumni of Perkins, met nearly every U.S. president to hold office in her lifetime? Check out this photo of Hellen Keller meeting President
#JohnFKennedy
in the
#OvalOffice
!
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Did you know Helen Keller was an Oscar winner? Check out her moment in the
#Hollywood
spotlight.
#oscars
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