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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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Besides being an international superstar, #DollyParton was a champion for childhood #Literacy and wore the title of "Book Lady" with pride. 🎶

Her Imagination Library gifts children with books on a regular basis. 📚 May we all live by her example! https://t.co/tmVC59Dekc

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It's kinda chic to be a Perkins Library dog. 🐶 Happy National Dog Day!

#NationalDogDay #GuideDogs #KindaChic

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Did you know that more than 39 million books have been published in the United States? 📚 Here are some of the titles the National Library Service acquired this year thanks to patron requests. If there's a title you'd like to request, let us know! #Audiobooks

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Members of the "#ADA generation," those who came of age under the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, are now needing to become advocates themselves in order to keep the rights they grew up with. #DisabilityRights https://t.co/yLxGxjbOGD

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In celebration of #SeniorCitizensDay, check out these titles for younger readers that explore connections across generations. 🧓

For more book recommendations for kids and young adults, subscribe to our monthly PerKIDS emails: https://t.co/NjjnvhazUZ

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As the August heat reaches its height, we hope you can find a cool place to read some of these Recommended Reads inspired by "the dog days of summer." 🥵 #RecommendedReads #SummerReading https://t.co/ktqniTPLqD

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Join a special presentation of our Cape Cod Audio Soundscape episode followed by a discussion with Cape Cod National Seashore Ranger Aleutia Scott! 🐚

🗓️ Tuesday, Aug 25
🕒 3 p.m.
📍 Zoom room

Leave a message at the Tele-Fun mailbox to be sent the Zoom link: 617-972-7272

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Are you or do you know a #Massachusetts voter with a disability? 🗳️ Check out our #AccessibleVoting guide in preparation for the State Primary (accessible ballot request deadline: 8/25) and General Election (accessible ballot request deadline: 10/27): https://t.co/NMxNteFrnF

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A blind dressage champion horse continues to wow judges by reading tactile cues in changing ground textures to navigate obstacles. 🐎 Cool to see an example of adaptability from the animal kingdom! #Horses #Dressage #Blindness https://t.co/GqTbcJAfEX

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As wearable robotics research continues to advance, people with mobility disabilities may soon have more assistive technology options available to them. #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityInclusion https://t.co/2RB3aagLnX

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Did you listen to Audio Descriptive Commentary for this year's FIFA #WorldCup? ⚽ Take @ACBNational's survey so your answers may help improve this #Accessibility program! #AudioDescription

This survey is open until August 23, 2026. Submit your feedback: https://t.co/PSHe4OoDXV

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For our next #LibraryWithoutWalls, Joe Walsh will introduce Adaptive Sports New England, highlighting how inclusive recreation and adaptive athletics empower people with disabilities. 🏀

🗓️ Tuesday, August 18
🕑 2 p.m. ET
📍 Tele-fun Zoom room

To register, call 617-972-7852.

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For August's #ReadingChallenge, read a book that could be considered taboo! 🫢 Our reader advisors are just a call away with ideas.

Sign up for the challenge with Massachusetts Center for the Book today: https://t.co/CHI6FLSy8s

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In Europe, an ocular implant the size of a grain of rice and designed to curb some of the effects of age-related macular degeneration has been approved for sale in 30 counties. 👁️ #Europe #AssistiveTechnology #Blindness https://t.co/hYyppdZLv5

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Ever wonder why you come across those yellow bumps on the ground sometimes? 🤔 Turns out, they are there to help people who are blind or have low vision to safely navigate and avoid danger! #Accessibility #Blind https://t.co/EfZjVLgnC9

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Join Eugenia Gold (they/them), paleontologist and anatomy professor for an engaging presentation on all things dino and more, Friday, August 14 at 4 pm! 🦖

Summer Reading registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.

Register for Summer Reading: https://t.co/9S5xSty3Tj

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Our patrons can borrow Roxie in Color in audiobook and braille formats! Authentic representation matters! 👩‍🦯

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#MyBlindStory: In Roxie in Color, @StacyCervenka shares an authentic perspective on parenting blind while demystifying #disability for young readers.

And thanks to support from @PerkinsLibrary, #VisuallyImpaired readers can borrow it free! #BlindNewWorld
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Happy #AssistanceDogDay! 🐾 An assistance dog is a canine trained to perform tasks that support people with disabilities out in the @BlindNewWorld. This includes our library #GuideDog friends, Idabelle and Jazzy, who started their guiding journeys at a very young age! 🐶

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Take a leisurely walk alongside the sandy beaches and blue waves of #CapeCod in our latest narrated #Soundscape episode! 🐚

Your narrator guides are our very own Perkins Library Director Kim Charlson and Children’s Librarian Andrea Everett!

Listen now: https://t.co/D4PHXID42E

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Previously, we highlighted the #Braille on the 2026 Winter Paralympic medals, and now, for the first time, the 2026 #CommonwealthGames taking place in Glasgow, Scotland also feature braille on their medals! 🏅 https://t.co/C7sVFEm7Ag