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ALT AI+ Learning Differences Hackathon. Meet our experts: Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager at Perkins Library. November 7th and 8th, 2026, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Logos: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Perkins School, and MIT, Alana. Photo: A smiling Cory in a dark navy polo shirt
ALT Text: Perspectives on Disabilities. Make access the expectation rather than the exception. Expectation and exception are highlighted for emphasis. Perkins logo.
ALT Book cover with a dog looking upward. Title: "Catching Sight: How a Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself" by Deni Elliott with Graham Buck. Below, text reads: "Book discussion and author talk | 11.01.26 | 3:00 PM EST"
ALT Logo of the Association of Blind Citizens featuring a stylized figure climbing a step while holding a flowing red ribbon and text that reads, "Creating Opportunity One Step at a Time."
ALT Wicked 11/8/26, 1:00 PM Broadway in Boston at Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA
ALT The Bodyguard 11/8/26, 1:00 PM Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA
ALT Hadestown 11/12/26, 7:30 PM Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
ALT Dirty Dancing: The Musical 11/19/26, 7:30 PM Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
ALT Text: Perspectives on disabilities. ““Becoming disabled changed how she would work, but it didn’t end her career.” Perkins logo.
ALT Text: The problem isn't a lack of ability. It's a lack of access. Employment inequality for Americans with disabilities is reinforced by inaccessible technology, inflexible hiring processes, and misconceptions that prevent qualified workers from demonstrating their abilities.
ALT Text: 20% of people in one study said they had considered not requesting an accommodation they needed because they feared backlash. Employment in the U.S. in 2025. 23% of people with disabilities. 65% of people without disabilities.
ALT Text: Making accessibility the expectation, not the exception. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a good time for employers to look at the practical steps they can take to break this cycle.
ALT Books for younger readers: Witch reads Book covers: Baba Yaga, Hansel and Gretel, Room on the Broom, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Witches of Dredmoore Hollow, Poison Princess
ALT A discussion with Susan Wilson, author of Heaven by Hotel Standards: The History of the Omni Parker House 10.20.26, 2:00 PM EST Perkins Library Without Wall Image: A smiling Susan Wilson, a White woman with a gray pixie haircut and wearing tinted glasses and a black blouse
ALT Indigenous Peoples' Day Reminder: Perkins Library will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026.
ALT An eye icon with a gradient of many colors inside of it. Text: It’s World Sight Day. Blindness is a spectrum. Perkins Library.
ALT Book cover: Sold Description: A series of poems tell the story of a Nepalese schoolgirl who is sold into prostitution. She discovers hope when an American comes to the brothel in India to rescue the girls.
ALT Book cover: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Description: Charlie is a high school freshman reeling from his only friend's recent suicide. He describes making friends with two seniors and growing up with their help.
ALT Book cover: Gender Queer Description: Started as a way to for the author to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, this memoir is a useful and touching guide on gender identity.
ALT Book cover: Empire of Storms Description: As monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.
