Visual Impairments

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At Perkins School for the Blind, we help children with disabilities and visual impairments find their place in the world.

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DVIDB Distinguished Service Award

Award type:
Achievement/Honorific
Last Updated:  30 September, 2025

The DVIDB Distinguished Service Award is to recognize exemplary leadership and commitment to the field of education and rehabilitation of students with visual impairments and deafblindness.

Deadline:
October 31, 2025
Presented by:
DVIDB

DVIDB Exemplary Advocate Award

Award type:
Achievement/Honorific
Last Updated:  30 September, 2025

The DVIDB Exemplary Advocate Award is to recognize exemplary advocacy and commitment to the field of education and rehabilitation of students with visual impairments and deafblindness.

Deadline:
October 31, 2025
Presented by:
DVIDB

DVIDB Teacher of the Year Award

Award type:
Achievement/Honorific
Last Updated:  30 September, 2025

The DVIDB Teacher of the Year Award honors a person who is exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and a skilled certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments or Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist in any state approved or accredited day or specialized school, who serves students who are visually impaired, ages birth through 21, with or without additional disabilities.

Deadline:
October 31, 2025
Presented by:
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Virginia M. Sowell Student of the Year Award

Award type:
Achievement/Honorific
Last Updated:  30 September, 2025

The DVIDB Virginia M. Sowell Student of the Year Award recognizes a student who demonstrates a commitment to the education and/or rehabilitation of individuals with visual impairments and deafblindness. The award was named after Dr. Virginia Sowell whose lifetime contributions to the profession impacted the lives of numerous educators and countless children and adults with visual impairments and deafblindness.

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