The social change campaign, sponsored by Perkins School for the Blind, made its debut on the world stage this week at a major international conference in Orlando, Florida.
Before an audience of educators, advocates and experts from the worldwide blindness community,Perkins Board Chair Corinne Basler Grousbeck said it’s time to work together to break down barriers to inclusion for people who are blind in every nation.
“We have to link arms with peer organizations and individuals to create a voice loud enough to be heard,” she said. “Together we can create a kinder and more inclusive society.”
Grousbeck spoke at the joint general assembly of two of the world’s largest and most influential blindness organizations – the World Blind Union (WBU) and International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI). The two groups represent people who are blind in 190 countries around the world.