Advocate
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist
We are asking for your help in an ongoing effort that will bring together many to ensure that people who are visually impaired are able to achieve their greatest level of independence.
Help students access quality services
Massachusetts legislators are currently deliberating the state budget. With current conditions, we cannot afford to pay our teachers competitive salaries. Please make your voice heard today to ensure students with the most extensive special needs of all children in Massachusetts are given the best possible educational opportunities and resources. Click here to learn more and send a letter to your legislator today!
Sign the Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition
Have you ever been asked to type distorted numbers or letters into a box while you’re surfing the Internet? If so, you’ve used CAPTCHA. Intended to "protect" websites, this technology prevents screen readers from conveying information and often prevents a blind user from signing up for many functions of a site. An online petition is being circulated worldwide asking Yahoo! to implement an audio alternative to CAPTCHA so that people who are blind or have visual impairments will be given the same level of access enjoyed by the sighted.
Sign the online petition to tell Yahoo! you want them to provide an alternative way for blind users to verify their human status!
2 X 10 Campaign: Help address the unmet needs of adults who are blind in Massachusetts
Over 35,000 people in Massachusetts are registered as legally blind and countless more suffer from severe vision loss. The unemployment rate for blind residents under the age of 65 is 77% and 38 % of blind adults have limited social lives because of their vision. To address these and other issues Perkins is partnering with others in advocating that Massachusetts designate an additional $2 million by 2010 to address specific unmet needs. Click here to learn more and send decision makers your letter today!