Perkins Library

09/13/2025

The late disability activist Stacey Park Milbern is now the first woman in a wheelchair to appear on U.S. currency and the first person to have their wheelchair shown. 🪙 Read more: https://bit.ly/47Fs6di

The late disability justice co-founder and activist Stacey Park Milbern is the first woman in a wheelchair featured on U.S. currency and the first person whose wheelchair is actually shown.

09/12/2025

We are pleased to announce the new model of talking book machine from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled: the Digital Advanced Player 2 (DA2) is here! 🔊

New features include Wi-Fi capability, allowing you to log in to your BARD account to download audiobooks, and Bluetooth functionality, allowing you to connect earbuds, wireless headphones, or portable speakers.

Those interested may join our DA2 player orientation workshop:

🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
🕑 2:00 p.m.
📍 Via Zoom
📞 RSVP: 617-972-7272 or Library@Perkins.org

09/11/2025

With 2025's European Accessibility Act and 1990's Americans with Disabilities Act both in effect, there is more pressure than ever before on businesses to ensure people with have full access to their websites. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mvqUhk

AudioEye reports that as digital traffic peaks, accessibility compliance is crucial to avoid losing customers and facing legal risks.

09/10/2025

For our next Perkins Library Without Walls, Judge David S. Tatel will join us for a discussion of his book, "Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice" (DB 122023), in which he covers years of denying his blindness before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity and his nearly 30 years on America's second highest court, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

🗓️ Tuesday, September 16, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
📍 Perkins Library Tele-Fun Zoom room

To register for Perkins Library Without Walls, call 617-972-7852 and follow the prompts.

09/09/2025

LG, in collaboration with consultants Tech for All, have developed accessible kiosks featuring high-brightness, low-reflectivity displays, motorized height-adjustments, support, and more. Read on: https://bit.ly/4fHiQr4

LG Electronics USA has launched its Gen 2 Self-Ordering Kiosks, which are designed for users with vision, mobility and hearing disabilities.

09/08/2025

Today, we are celebrating the birthday of Emilie Poulsson, who was an influential Perkins School for the Blind teacher in the 1880s.

A celebrated children's author, Poulsson invented finger plays, short songs sung while hands and fingers “act” out the lyrics. An example of a finger play is "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." 🕷️

Learn more about Poulsson: https://bit.ly/4fNjPpC

09/07/2025

A concept for a compact, refreshable device boasts the ability to turn convert digital text into braille using state-of-the-art . Read more: https://bit.ly/45veXRi

For millions of visually impaired people, reading is still a challenge. Braille books are rare, heavy, and hard to carry, and most e-readers don’t even try to bridge the gap. The result? A world where knowledge and stories remain out of reach for those who need them most. Dotary wants to change th...

09/06/2025

Reflecting on 35 years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilites Act ( ), held a discussion celebrating the protesters, advocates, and lawmakers behind the historic law. Read or listen:

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Mackenzie Martin about her reporting for KCUR's podcast 'A People's History of Kansas City', commemorating the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

09/05/2025

Our patrons heading can check out these recommendations about protagonists overcoming their own challenges at school! 🏫

📙 Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant
Available in audio

📙 The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Available in audio and braille

📙 Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Available in audio and large print

09/04/2025

Don't miss this talk and book signing with author and Deaf rights activist Sara Nović at Watertown Free Public Library! Our patrons can borrow the audiobook version of True Biz (DB 107579), which features a unique effect when characters use sign language: Swishing sounds accompany the spoken words to represent the movement of signing hands! Reach out to experience it yourself!

Registration is now open! 🗓️ DEAF, Inc. and WFPL are thrilled to welcome award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, translator, and Deaf rights activist Sara Nović to the Library on Tuesday, September 30!

ASL and CART services will be provided for Nović’s free talk and book signing. Books will be available for purchase.

Meet Sara Nović, Author of True Biz, at WFPL
Tue. September 30 | 6:30 PM | at WFPL
Register: bit.ly/NovicAtWFPL

09/03/2025

The Museum of Science, Boston is offering FREE visits for people with , their families, and friends at select dates and times! Explore exhibits with fewer crowds and calmer, quieter spaces. Just register and get ready for your visit from 8:00–9:00 a.m. on the following dates:

🪐 Sunday, September 7, 2025
🪐 Sunday, November 30, 2025
🪐 Sunday, December 7, 2025

Register for free: https://bit.ly/45yO801

09/02/2025

pedestrians may notice some new features while traversing the city now that 200 raised print and signs have been added to crosswalks. Read more:

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