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Library Resources | Internet Sites | Community Resources
Library Resources
Materials listed here may be located at different branch libraries, please check our online catalog for location and availability. (R=Reference, NW-R=Northwest Reference, for in-library use only)
Adaptive Technologies for Learning & Work Environments
by Joseph Lazzaro
362.4048 LAZZARO
Caregivers' Handbook: A Guide for Family and Other Unpaid Caregivers Who Care for an Adult or Senior with Disabilities
by Bev Ricker
649.8 RICKER
Disabilities Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information about Physical and Psychiatric Disabilities
R 362.4048 DISABIL
Expanded Community Services Directory
-information and referral to helping agencies
NW-R 361.0025 EXPANDE
How the Special Needs Brain Learns
by David Sousa
370.1523 SOUSA
Job-hunting for the So-called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities
by Richard Bolles
650.1408 BOLLES
Washington Accessible Outdoor Recreation Guide
NW-R 917.9704 WASHING
The following library subjects may be helpful in searching for other materials in the library catalog:
- Blind
- Deaf
- Developmentally disabled
- Learning-disabled children
- Physically handicapped
Internet Sites
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- The Access Board-A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design
- Accessibility guidelines and standards, technical assistance, research, and training opportunities.
- Adaptive Technology on the Internet
- Information about modifying and adaptive technologies to make the Internet indispensable for the disabled.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
- Disability rights & laws, information for businesses, accessibility, standards, and links to other federal agencies involved with ADA.
- Animals for the Disabled
- This site provides many links to service or assistance animals, including legal issues, history of service animals, and the benefits of having a dog or other animal to help with a disability.
- Career Resource Library
- Directory of Internet sites that provide information on career assistance, job searching, employment opportunites and training and education.
- Children with Disabilities
- Information for families and service providers about issues such as health, housing, recreation, employment from the federal to the state level. Covers a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional disabilities.
- DisabilityDirect.gov-New Freedom Initiative
- "Fulfilling America's promise to Americans with disabilities," this site provides resources about a variety of topics, including job announcements, education, income support, tax credits, housing, etc.
- Internet Resource for Special Children
- Directory of information sources covering a wide range of topics, including parenting, siblings, disorders, diseases and conditions, recreational camps, media, mental health and insurance.
- Jobweb-Resources for Persons with Disabilities
- Sources for college and job information
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- National non-profit organization advancing the "education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual or coordinative nature." Includes an information and referral service.
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of learning disabilities, conducting educational programs and influencing public policy
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Community Resources
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- Clark County Community Services
- Plans and manages social services for the developmentally disabled.
- Department of Services for the Blind
- Washington State services
- Disability Access Information
- Accessibility information for Washington state agencies, including sign language interpreter referrals, and accessible public meeting places.
- Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Services and community partnerships for the developmentally disabled
- New Hope Farms
- Family residential living for developmentally disabled adults near Goldendale.
- Vancouver Parks & Recreation
- Recreational opportunities for citizens of disability
- Washington School for the Deaf
- Located in Vancouver, WA, WSD serves eligible deaf and hard of hearing children ages birth through 21.
- Washington State Human Rights Commission
- Works to eliminate and prevent discrimination
- Washington State Parks
- Accessible outdoor recreation facilities
- Washington State School for the Blind
- A nationally accredited school located in Vancouver, WA, offers on campus and residential programs.
- Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
- Source for free library materials for Washington residents with physical or learning disabilities.
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