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Perkins #Library provides free services to Massachusetts residents who have difficulty reading print materials due to a disability. Part of @PerkinsVision
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Did you know #BramStoker claimed inspiration for Dracula came to him in a nightmare? 🧛 He may have also drawn inspiration from Vlad the Impaler and Henry Irving, Stoker's boss! Works by Stoker are available in accessible formats at #PerkinsLibrary: bit.ly/3y3gUI7
Please join us in congratulating Perkins #Library director Kim Charlson, who has been bestowed with the Anna Eliot Ticknor Award from the #Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (#MBLC)! 👏 Congratulations, Kim! And congratulations to MBLC on 135 years! 🙌
This disability advocate was inspired by #VideoGames to come up with adaptive ways to work in a professional environment. #DisabilityAdvocacy bit.ly/3WZdX44
forbes.com
How A Disability Advocate Is Rewriting The Rules Of Professionalism
In many workplaces, professionalism is still judged by appearance over output, eye contact or camera presence, standards often exclusionary to disabled professionals.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School students Jonathan and Grant, recently shared their 3D print project with us. Thanks to their attention to detail and technical prowess, Vincent #VanGogh's masterpiece is now accessible to people who are #Blind or have #LowVision! 🌟
London-based photojournalist Joshua Bratt documented the stories of 22 people with blindness or low vision. Participants aimed to show that their disabilities are "not who I am, but something I live with." #DisabilityAwareness #LowVision #Blind aol.it/4mhZryI
Read Indigenous authors! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth 📙 Old School Indian - Aaron John Curtis 📙 Big Chief - Jon Hickey 📙 Wandering Stars - Tommy Orange 📙 The Truth According to Ember - Danica Nava 📙 By the Fire We Carry - Rebecca Nagle 📙 Whiskey Tender - Deborah Taffa
How can Meta #RayBans change everyday life for people who are #Blind or have #LowVision? Read more in this deep dive. #AssistiveTechnology bit.ly/4mY9zx6
Used with Be My Eyes, an app that connects #Blind and #LowVision users with sighted volunteers offering live assistance, Ray-Ban Meta #SmartGlasses could open a world of possibilities to the #Disability community. #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityInclusion bit.ly/3V5Tvh4
forbes.com
Be My Eyes Turns Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Into Assistive Technology
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses gain surprising power with Be My Eyes, turning wearable tech into a tool for vision support, accessibility and independence.
#3DPrinting can be more than just a fun hobby! Learn how it can also be make everyday objects more accessible for people with disabilities! #AssistiveTechnology bit.ly/3KEBeWa
You can find even more festive braille drawing how-to's in “Drawing with Your Perkins Brailler,” available in Perkins Library’s store!: PerkinsLibrary.org/Products 🎃
A #PerkinsBrailler can create #TactilePictures that can be enjoyed by all people, #Blind, #LowVision, or sighted. This jack-o-lantern from our @PerkinsLibrary director is the perfect way to get into the #Halloween spirit and teach students the fundamentals of the #Brailler! 🎃
To ensure an eerie mood this #Halloween, why not immerse yourself into worlds of blood-feeding creatures, both real and fictional, this spooky season? 🩸 #Vampires #Blood #RecommendedReads bit.ly/3KMgfB1
#SylviaPlath wrote #TheBellJar in just 70 days as a result of having a "night of inspiration." This followed years of writer's block. Works by Sylvia Plath can be found in accessible formats at Perkins Library! Reach out today! bit.ly/4d4iwjK
Researchers in Singapore are developing a headphone-like device that acts as an #AI companion to help #Blind people navigate the world around them. #AssistiveTechnology bit.ly/3IpMxAP
Whether its a sensor-enabled hair-styling tool or a foot pedal-integrated #VideoGame controller, smart technology is being implemented more and more to increase independence for those with disabilities. 🎮 💇♀️ #AssistiveTechnology bit.ly/46Of2SL
Just in time for #Halloween, check out these #YoungAdult book recommendations to get you in a spooky mood! 🎃 #YA 📙 Cemetery Boys @AidenSchmaiden 📙 All These Sunken Souls edited by Circe Moskowitz 📙 The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta 📙 "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
During October's celebration of 200 years of #Braille, @PerkinsVision students and teachers joined us to play modified or adapted board, tabletop, and card games that include braille and other tactile elements! 🎲 🃏 It was a blast!
Celebrate Halloween while practicing fine motor skills and experimenting with different textures and materials by making a cute "wooly web!" 🕸️ Subscribe to PerKIDS for more craft ideas: bit.ly/40Hq4Gj #TactileCraft #HalloweenCraft #Spiderweb
Check out these spooky kids' reads all in accessible formats at Perkins Library! #Halloween 👻 📙 Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds 📙 Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage 📙 Felice and the Wailing Woman by Diana Lopez 📙 The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Karen Cahill, Deputy Executive Director of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, will join us for Cranberry Month! 🗓️ Tuesday, October 21, 2025 🕑 Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET 📍 Tele-Fun Zoom room To register for Perkins Library Without Walls, call 617-972-7852.
Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a smart show insert that will aid people with disabilities that impact mobility. #AssistiveTechnology #Mobility bit.ly/46vMUSo
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