CVI Awareness Day

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Dates:	Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Hours:	12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Exhibits

Join us for the first-ever CVI Awareness Day in Massachusetts.

This is an opportunity to connect with experts and innovators focused on driving progress, research, education, and meaningful change for people with CVI.

- Discover why Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) – the leading cause of childhood blindness and low vision – often goes undiagnosed and is widely misunderstood.

- Learn how you can make a direct impact to improve outcomes, raise awareness, and celebrate those living with CVI in the Commonwealth!

- Attend a panel discussion with legislators and their staff, featuring insightful discussions and changemaking stories.

- Take the opportunity to visit your own representatives at the State House to continue raising awareness
- Explore the CVI art exhibit, up for one week only!

WEBSITE

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www.perkins.org/event/cvi-awareness-day-at-the-massachusetts-state-house/

LOCATION

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24 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02133 map

At the Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon St, Boston). Accessible via the Government Center and Park Street MBTA stations.

From the west (I-90) - Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Copley Square exit. Follow Stuart St for a mile, then take a left on Charles St and head through the Boston Common. Take a right on Beacon St. The State House will be on your left.
From the northwest (Route 2) - Take Route 2 through Cambridge, and follow all signs for Boston, which will bring you onto Soldiers Field Road and Storrow Drive. Take Storrow Drive past the Esplanade, and take a right turn onto Revere St, just before the exit for Mass General Hospital. Take your first right onto Charles St, and then a left on Beacon St (across from the Boston Common). The State House will be on your left.
From the north (I-93) - Take I-93 south to the Government Center exit (the first exit after crossing the Zakim), which will bring you onto Atlantic Ave. Take the first right onto State St, and follow that until its end. Take a left onto Tremont St. You will see the State House on your right.
From the northeast (Route 1) - Take Route 1 to the Charlestown exit, and bear right onto New Rutherford Ave. Follow the street across the Charles River, and near the exit for I-93, take a right on New Chadron Street. Follow that street for 1/2 mile. The State House will be on your right.
From the south (I-93) - Take I-93 north to the exit for South Station. Take the second left onto Kneeland St, and follow that road until it becomes a one way street. Take a right onto Charles St, and after passing through the Boston Common, take a right on Beacon St. The State House will be on your left.