Training & Conferences

Training & Educational Resources Program

Perkins' Training & Educational Resources Program offers a variety of conferences, professional development workshops, in-service training, and courses for vision and early intervention professionals, teachers, and other educational services providers. These programs are offered both on and off campus and topics are selected based on needs assessments of targeted groups.

Visit the Perkins Training Center Schedule to see our upcoming workshops, seminars and institutes.

For more upcoming local, regional and national conferences visit the FamilyConnect and National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness websites.

Services for Ages 55 and Older: Training for Caregivers and Professionals

Perkins specialists provide training to caregivers including family members, friends and other supportive people involved in an older adult's life.  Group workshops are also available to the staff and volunteers at assistive living centers, nursing homes, senior centers, councils on aging and other community organizations. Visit our Outreach Services for 55 + for information about training for caregivers and professionals.

Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education

Perkins provides support to the Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education (NERCVE), which is committed to improving education for students with visual impairments. NERCVE is an established center within the Institute for Community Inclusion, academically affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Boston - New England’s only accredited center for preparing state licensed Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) and nationally certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&M). For more information, visit http://www.nercve.umb.edu.