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SAVE THE DATE!
Join the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind to celebrate the independence of the white cane and help raise awareness of the White Cane Law in Massachusetts which requires drivers to identify and yield to pedestrians using a white cane or dog guide at street crossings.”
Friday, October 24, 2025
10:30AM–1:00PM
Massachusetts State House (Great Hall) at 24 Beacon St. Boston
Month-Long Observances
- National Guide Dog Month
- Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15)
Religious or Cultural Observances
- Eid Milad ul-Nabi (Islam, 9/4-9/5)
- Brazil’s Independence Day (9/7)
- Mexican Independence Day (9/16)
- Navratri (Hindu, 9/22-10/2)
- Rosh Hashanah (Judaism 9/22-9/24)
Dates of Significance
- Labor Day (9/1)
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (9/18)
- International Day of Peace (9/21)
- International Week of Deaf People (9/22-9/28)
- International Day of Sign Languages (9/23)
- National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools (9/30)
Library Resources
(Anything that is linked is an eBook, otherwise the books are in print in our Behind the Eyes collection.)
National Guide Dog Month
Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey by Stephen Kuusisto
Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)
The Book of Wanderers by Reyes Ramirez
Cenizas: Poems by Cynthia Guardado
Latinx Literature Unbound: Undoing Ethnic Expectation by Ralph E. Rodriguez
The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America by Mario T. García
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism 9/22-9/24)
The Rosh Hashanah Anthology by Philip Goodman
International Week of Deaf People (9/22-9/28)
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
The Deaf Heart: A Novel by Willy Conley
Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America by Jack R. Gannon
Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood by Paddy Ladd
International Day of Sign Languages (9/23)
Sign Language: An International Handbook by Roland Pfau, Markus Steinbach, and Bencie Woll
