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The materials included in this reference circular are recommended as basic resources for providing current information on general aspects of blindness and physical handicaps. The selections are based on the holdings of the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. With the exception of a few classics in the field, most titles are in print and were published after 2001.
Titles from the NLS collection available in braille and on audiocassette include the NLS book number with the citation. They may be borrowed by eligible readers through their cooperating network libraries. Full publisher addresses are provided when they are not readily available through a library or bookstore. Prices are subject to change.
The Reference Section publishes Added Entries, a quarterly selected list of current acquisitions for its collection of materials on blindness and physical handicaps (see www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/index.html). Those wishing to receive this publication on a regular basis should contact the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542, to be placed on the mailing list. For faster service, e-mail nlsref@loc.gov.
Accessible design/universal design resources. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008. www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm. 
ADA accessibility guidelines (ADAAG) for buildings and facilities. As amended through September 2002. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008. www.access-board.gov/drags/html/adaag.htm.
Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities. Washington: United States Access Board, 2004. 304p. (1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, DC 20004). Also available online at www.access-board.gov/ada-aba/final.cfm.
Job Accommodation Network. ADA library. Retrieved Apr. 1, 2008. www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Accessibility: a selective bibliography. Reference bibliography 08-01. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2008. 21p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/bibliographies/index.html.
Marshall, Scott. Of consuming interest: a guide to Titles II and III of the ADA for people with vision loss. Retrieved Jan. 3, 2008. http://www.afb.org.
North Carolina State University. College of Design. Center for Universal Design. PDF publications list. Retrieved Mar. 4, 2008 http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/pubs_p/ppubpdflist.htm.
Paralyzed Veterans of America. The Americans with Disabilities Act: your personal guide to the law. 4th ed. Retrieved Jan. 8, 2008. http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6305401/k.BCBB/Home.htm.
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). Retrieved Mar. 4, 2008. www.access-board.gov/ufas/ufas-html/ufas.htm.
United States Access Board. Publications list. Retrieved Mar. 4, 2008. www.access-board.gov/pubs.htm.
United States Department of Justice. ADA standards for accessible design. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008. www.ada.gov/stdspdf.htm [PDF: 4.5 MB / 62p.].
United States Department of Justice. Americans with Disabilities Act: ADA home page. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008. http://www.ada.gov/.
American Foundation for the Blind. AFB senior site. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008.http://www.afb.org/seniorsitehome.asp.
American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA). Aging in the know: your gateway to health and aging resources on the Web. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008. www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/default.asp.
Kemp, Bryan J., and Laura Mosqueda, eds. Aging with a disability: what the clinician needs to know. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. 307p. $18.90. (2715 North Charles Street, 21218-4363).
MedlinePlus. Seniors’ health. Retrieved May 1, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/seniorshealth.html.
National Institute on Aging. Health information publications in English and in Spanish. Retrieved May 1, 2008. www.nia.nih.gov and www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol.
NIHSeniorHealth. Health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Retrieved May 1, 2008. http://nihseniorhealth.gov.
Orr, Alberta L., and Priscilla Rogers. Aging and vision loss: a handbook for families. New York: AFB Press, 2006. 232p. $24.95. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
2008 AccessWorld guide to assistive technology products. New York: AFB Press, 2008. 304p. $34.95. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
ABLEDATA. Products, resources, and publications. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.abledata.com.
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA). ATA centers, vendors, and resource library. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://www.ataccess.org and http://www.ataccess.org.
American Foundation for the Blind. Assistive technology. Retrieved May 8, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=4&TopicID=31.
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access. Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Architecture. Publications. Retrieved May 2, 2008.http://www.catea.gatech.edu/publications.php.
Closing the gap. Organizations, producers, and searchable products database. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.closingthegap.com.
Family Center on Technology and Disability. Resources. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.fctd.info and www.fctd.info/resources/index_es.php.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Assistive technology products for information access. Reference circular 06-01. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2006. 28p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/assistive.html.
MedlinePlus. Assistive devices. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/assistivedevices.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/assistivedevices.html.
National Federation of the Blind. Technology resource list. Retrieved Apr. 9, 2008. www.nfb.org/nfb/Technology_Resource_List1.asp?SnID=950361355.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Adaptive technology resources. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.tsbvi.edu/technology/index.htm.
Trace Research and Development Center. Resources and publications. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. http://trace.wisc.edu.
United Cerebral Palsy. Products and services: assistive technology. Retrieved Apr. 8, 2008. www.ucp.org/ucp_channelsub.cfm/1/14/86.
American Foundation for the Blind. Anne Sullivan Macy: miracle worker. Retrieved Apr. 30, 2008. www.afb.org/annesullivan.
American Foundation for the Blind. Helen Keller. Retrieved Apr. 30, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=1.
American Foundation for the Blind. Helen Keller archives: collection summary. Retrieved Apr. 30, 2008. www.afb.org/ead/ead.asp?part=front.
American Printing House for the Blind. Hall of Fame: leaders and legends of the blindness field. Retrieved May 2, 2008.http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/index.html.
Chambers, Diane P. Words in my hands: a teacher, a deaf-blind man, an unforgettable journey. Conifer, CO: Ellexa Press LLC, 2005. 262p. $15.95. (32262 Steven Way, 80433).
Family Village. Famous people with disabilities. Retrieved Mar. 4, 2008. http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/famous.html.
Freeberg, Ernest. The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001. 264p. $18.50. Also available from NLS as BR13354 and RC51875.
Gitter, Elisabeth. The imprisoned guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the original deaf-blind girl. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001. $15. Also available from NLS as BR13353 and RC51840.
Hess, Aimee. Helen Keller. Women who dare series. Petaluma, CA: Pomegranate Communications, Inc., in association with the Library of Congress, 2006. 64p. $12.95. (P.O. Box 808022, 94975).
Kleege, Georgina. Blind rage: letters to Helen Keller. Washington: Gallaudet University Press, 2006. 209p. $19.95. Also available from NLS as BR16939 and RC63900.
Matson, Floyd. Blind justice: Jacobus tenBroek and the vision of equality. Washington: Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America, Inc., and National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2005. 294p. Free. Also available from NLS as BR15863 and RC59656.
Mellor, C. Michael. Louis Braille: a touch of genius. Boston: National Braille Press, 2006. 133p. $35 for print, $25 for braille. (88 Saint Stephen Street, 02115). Also available from NLS as BR16790 and RC63350.
Nielsen, Kim E., ed. Helen Keller: selected writings. New York: New York University Press in conjunction with the American Foundation for the Blind, 2005. 317p. $35. Also available from NLS as BR16226 and RC61696.
Wilson, James. Biography of the blind. Washington: Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America, Inc., and National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1995. 501p. Free. Also available from NLS as BR10518 and RC42343.
American Foundation for the Blind. AFB directory of services for blind and visually impaired persons in the United States and Canada, 27th ed. New York: AFB Press, 2005. $39.95 online subscription, $79.95 paperback with one-year online subscription. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
American Foundation for the Blind. What you need to know about low vision. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=44&TopicID=189&DocumentID=1757.
Braille Plus, Inc. Definitions and terms related to braille, visual impairments, and blindness. Retrieved Feb. 21, 2008. http://brailleplus.net.
Change, David F., and Howard Gimbel. Cataracts: a patient's guide to treatment. Omaha, NE: Addicus Books, 2004. 124p. $14.95. (P.O. Box 45327, 68145).
Herie, Euclid J. Journey to independence: blindness, the Canadian story. Toronto, ON: Dundurn Group, 2005. 216p. $40.28. Available for purchase from Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8, Canada. Also available from NLS as BRX00839.
Jacobus tenBroek Library resource guide. 72p. Free. Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, Jernigan Institute, 2007. (1800 Johnson Street, 21230).
Kirchner, Corinne. Data on blindness and visual impairment in the U.S.: a resource manual on social demographic characteristics, education, employment and income, and service delivery. 2d ed. New York: American Foundation for the Blind, 1988. 387p.
Koestler, Frances A. The unseen minority: a social history of blindness in the United States. New York: AFB Press, 1976, reissued 2004. $59.95. Also available from NLS as BRA14388 and RC37927.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Blindness and visual impairments: information and advocacy organizations. Reference circular 07-02. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2007. 48p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/blindorg2007.html.
Low vision gateway. Retrieved May 2, 2008.http://www.lowvision.org/.
Matson, Floyd. Walking alone and marching together: a history of the organized blind movement in the United States, 1940-1990. Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, 1990. 1116p. Also available from NLS as BR08172 and RC31066.
MedlinePlus. Eye diseases. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyediseases.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/eyediseases.html.
MedlinePlus. Vision impairment and blindness. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/visionimpairmentandblindness.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/visionimpairmentandblindness.html.
Megivern, James J., and Marjorie L. Megivern. People of vision: a history of the American Council of the Blind. Washington: American Council of the Blind, 2003. 719p. (1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004, DC 20005). Also available from NLS as BR14800 and RC56115.
Mogk, Lylas G., and Gregory Goodrich. The history and future of low vision services in the United States. Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 98, Oct. 2004: 585–600.
Mogk, Lylas G., and Marja Mogk. Macular degeneration: the complete guide to saving and maximizing your sight. New York: Random House, 2003. 455p. $15.95. Also available from NLS as RC60826.
Mogk, Lylas G., and Gale Watson, eds. Special issue on age-related macular degeneration. Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 102, Oct. 2008: 581–659 (entire issue).
National Association for Visually Handicapped. Resources on eye information and vision aids. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.navh.org.
National Eye Institute. Eye health organizations database. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceSearch.asp
National Eye Institute. Health information. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nei.nih.gov/health/ and www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/index.asp.
New York Institute for Special Education. Blindness Resource Center. Eye diseases and conditions. Retrieved Apr. 9, 2008. www.nyise.org/eye.htm.
NIHSeniorHealth. Low vision. Retrieved May 1, 2008. http://nihseniorhealth.gov/lowvision/toc.html.
Omvig, James H., ed. The blindness revolution: Jernigan in his own words. Critical concerns in blindness series. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2006. 477p. $73.25 (hardcover), $39.99 (paperback). (P.O. Box 79049, 28271). Also available from NLS as BR15781 and RC59457.
Perkins School for the Blind. Information clearinghouse on blindness and visual impairment. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2011. www.perkins.org/resources/scout.
Prevent Blindness America. Eye health and safety brochures. Retrieved May 8, 2008. www.preventblindness.org.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State University. Information and resource referral project. Retrieved Apr. 9, 2008. www.blind.msstate.edu.
Ringgold, Nicolette Pernot. Out of the corner of my eye: living with macular degeneration. New York: AFB Press, 2007. 140p. $29.95 (paperback). Also available in ASCII on floppy diskette, audio CD, and MP3. Sardegna, Jill, and others. The encyclopedia of blindness and vision impairment. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2002. 333p. $75.
Sardegna, Jill, and others. Living with vision problems: the sourcebook for blindness and vision impairment. New York: Checkmark Books, 2002. 344p. Also available from NLS as BR14343 and RC55327.
Schlachter, Gail Ann, and R. David Weber. Funding for persons with visual impairments: large-print edition. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press, 2008. 315p. $30. (5000 Windplay Drive, Suite 4, 95762).
Tuttle, Dean W., and Naomi R. Tuttle. Self-esteem and adjusting with blindness: the process of responding to life’s demands. 3rd ed. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 2004. 305p. $51.95. Also available from NLS as BR16647 and RC66055.
Zuckerman, Diana M. Blind adults in America: their lives and challenges. Washington: National Center for Policy Research for Women and Families, 2004. 9p. Retrieved Apr. 22, 2008.
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults. Free braille books program and Kenneth Jernigan Library for Blind Children. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. www.actionfund.org.
American Foundation for the Blind. Braille. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6.
Cooper, Holly L. A brief history of tactile writing systems for readers with blindness and visual impairments. Retrieved June 9, 2008. www.tsbvi.edu.
Curran, Eileen P. Just enough to know better: a braille primer. 9th ed. Boston: National Braille Press, 2006. $12. (88 Saint Stephen Street, 02115).
Dixon, Judith, ed. Braille into the next millennium. Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, and Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America, Inc., 2000. 600p. Also available from NLS as BR13188 and RC50969.
International Braille Research Center. International Electronic Braille Book Library. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008.http://www.braille.org/braille_books/.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Braille literacy: resources for instruction, writing equipment, and supplies. Reference circular 04-03. Compiled by Freddie Peaco. Washington, 2004. 56p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/brailleliteracy.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Braille preservation and salvage guidelines. Technical circular 03-01. Washington, 2003. 4p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/technical/circulars/braillepreservationguidelines.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Facts: About braille. Washington, n.d. 4p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/braille.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Facts: Web-Braille. Washington, 2003. 2p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/webbraille.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Sources of braille reading materials. Reference circular 07-01. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum and Carol Strauss. Washington, 2007. 34p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/braillesources. html.
National Braille Association (NBA). Publications and NBA courses. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.nationalbraille.org/index.html.
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. Braille storybook resources. Future reflections, v. 25, fall 2006: 44–46. Also available online at www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr23/fr06fal13.htm.
New York Institute for Special Education. Blindness Resource Center. Braille on the Internet. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. www.nyise.org/braille.htm .
Perkins School for the Blind. Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment. Literacy and braille. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. http://www.perkins.org/scout/literacy-and-braille/.
World braille usage. Paris: UNESCO and Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1990. 124p. Free.
Wormsley, Diane. Braille literacy: a functional approach. New York: AFB Press, 2004. 124p. $34.95. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
American Foundation for the Blind. FamilyConnect. Retrieved Aug. 4, 2008. www.familyconnect.org/parentsitehome.asp.
Batshaw, Mark L., Louis Pellegrino, and Nancy J. Roizen, eds. Children with disabilities. 6th ed. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2007. 832p. $74.95.
Chen, Deborah, and June E. Downing. Tactile strategies for children who have visual impairments and multiple disabilities: promoting communication and learning skills. New York: AFB Press, 2006. 210p. $39.95.
Holbrook, M. Cay, ed. Children with visual impairments: a parents’ guide. 2d ed. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2006. 434p. $18.95. (6510 Bells Mill Road, 20817).
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Parents’ guide to the development of preschool children with disabilities: resources and services. Reference circular 04-04. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum and Carol Strauss. Washington, 2004. 32p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/parents.html.
Lutkenhoff, Marlene, ed. Children with spina bifida. 2d ed. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2008. $21.95.
Martin, Sieglinde. Teaching motor skills to children with cerebral palsy and similar movement disorders: a guide for parents and professionals. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2006. $19.95.
MedlinePlus. Cerebral palsy. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cerebralpalsy.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/cerebralpalsy.html.
MedlinePlus. Spina bifida. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinabifida.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/spinabifida.html
Miller, Freeman, Steven J. Bachrach, and others. Cerebral palsy: a complete guide for caregiving. 2d ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 496p. $18.95.
Perkins School for the Blind. Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment. Child development and early intervention. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2011. www.perkins.org/resources/scout/early-childhood.
2008 annual resource guide: a compendium of resources for the special needs community. EP/Exceptional parent, v. 38, Jan. 2008. 192p. (entire issue).
Aetna InteliHealth. Diseases and conditions. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html.
Federal Citizen Information Center. Publications in English and in Spanish. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Foundation Center. Reference guide for individuals with disabilities. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/guides/disabilities_indiv.html.
National Health Information Center. 2008 federal health information centers and clearinghouses. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2008clearinghouses/clearinghouses.htm.
National Health Information Center. 2008 toll-free numbers for health information. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2008tollfreenumbers/tollfreenumbers1.htm.
National Health Information Center. http://healthfinder.gov/ and www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/.
National Institutes of Health. Health information. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://health.nih.gov and http://salud.nih.gov.
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). Publications and ready reference. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.naric.com.
Gallaudet University. Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Information on deafness. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Clerc_Center/Information_and_Resources/Info_To_Go.html.
Guidelines for interacting with people who are deaf-blind. Sands Point, NY: Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, 2004. [pamphlet]. Free. (141 Middle Neck Road, 11050). Also available online at www.hknc.org/Guidelines.htm.
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Publications and services. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. http://hknc.org.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Deaf-blindness: national organizations and resources. Reference circular 03-01. Washington, 2004. 21p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/deafblind.html.
National Center for the Study and Treatment of Usher Syndrome. Usher syndrome. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. http://www.boystownhospital.org.
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. DB-link information services. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008.
www.nationaldb.org/index.php.
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. Resources in Spanish, including Spanish-English glossary of deaf-blind terms. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.nationaldb.org/ISespanol.php.
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. State resource fact sheets. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. http://nationaldb.org/ppStateFactSheets.php.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Hearing, ear infections, and deafness. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing and www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Texas Deafblind project. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.tsbvi.edu.
American Diabetes Association. All about diabetes. Retrieved May 6, 2008. www.diabetes.org and www.diabetes.org.
American Diabetes Association complete guide to diabetes. 4th ed. Alexandria, VA, 2005. 554p. $19.95. Also available from NLS as RC61586.
American Diabetes Association. Diabetes statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2008. www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp.
American Foundation for the Blind. AFB senior site: diabetes. Retrieved June 9, 2008. www.afb.org/seniorsite.asp?SectionID=63&TopicID=291&SubTopicID=126.
Children with diabetes: the online community for kids, families, and adults with diabetes. Retrieved May 7, 2008. www.childrenwithdiabetes.com.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. Life with diabetes. Retrieved May 7, 2008. www.jdrf.org.
MedlinePlus. Diabetes type 1. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetestype1.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/diabetestype1.html.
MedlinePlus. Diabetic eye problems. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabeticeyeproblems.html and www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/diabeticeyeproblems.html.
Metzger, Boyd E. American Medical Association guide to living with diabetes: preventing and treating type 2 diabetes—essential information you and your family need to know. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 288p. $29.95. $16.95 (paperback). Also available from NLS as BR16922 and RC63411.
National Diabetes Education Program. About diabetes and pre-diabetes. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://ndep.nih.gov/publications/ and http://ndep.nih.gov/publications/Publicaciones.aspx.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes: A to Z list of topics and titles. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/a-z.asp.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes dictionary. Retrieved May 1, 2008. (English and Spanish). www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/dictionary/index.htm and http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/dictionary/index.htm.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Directory of diabetes organizations. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/resources/organizations.htm.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Your guide to diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Retrieved May 1, 2008. www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/index.htm and www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/type1and2/index.htm.
National diabetes statistics, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2008. http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/index.htm.
Palmer, Kathryn Gregorio. When you’re a parent with diabetes: a real life guide to staying healthy while raising a family. Long Island City, NY: Hatherleigh Press, 2006. 123p. $12.95. (5-22 46th Avenue, Suite 200, 11101).
Reed, James W., and Agiua Heath. Living with diabetes: a guide for patients and parents. Chicago: Hilton Publishing, 2005. 221p. $16.95. (1630 45th Street, Suite 103, Munster, IN 46321).
American Foundation for the Blind. Educating blind and visually impaired students: policy guidance from OSERS [Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services]. Retrieved May 7, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=138&DocumentID=720.
American Foundation for the Blind. When you have a visually impaired student in your classroom: a guide for teachers. When you have series. New York: AFB Press, 2002. 84p. $19.95. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
Bishop, Virginia E. Mini-steps and milestones: a history of services for young children who are blind or visually impaired. Watertown, MA: Perkins School for the Blind and Austin: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2006. 270p. $25.
Bishop, Virginia E. Teaching visually impaired children. 3rd ed. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 2004. 335p. $49.95.
Castellano, Carol. Making it work: educating the blind/visually impaired student in the regular school. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2005. 227p. $35. (P.O. Box 4967, 06831).
Cheadle, Barbara. Twelve tips for classroom teachers. Future reflections, v. 24, special issue, 2005. Also available online at www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr19/fr05si10.htm.
Erin, Jane N. When you have a visually impaired student with multiple disabilities in your classroom: a guide for teachers. When you have series. New York: AFB Press, 2004. 111p. $19.95. (P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143).
Goodman, Stephen A., and Stuart H. Wittenstein, eds. Collaborative assessment: working with students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities. New York: AFB Press, 2003. 430p. $59.95.
Heydt, Kathy, and others. Perkins activity and resource guide: a handbook for teachers and parents of students with visual and multiple disabilities. 2d ed., revised and updated. Watertown, MA: Perkins School for the Blind, 2004. 1 v. and CD-ROM. $80. (175 North Beacon Street, 02472).
LaVenture, Susan, ed. A parents’ guide to special education for children with visual impairments. New York: AFB Press, 2007. 395p. $34.95.
Mendiola, Rosalinda, and others. A unique way of learning: teaching young children with optic nerve hypoplasia. Los Angeles: Blind Children’s Center, 2005. 64p. $10. [booklet]. (4120 Marathon Street, 90029).
Russotti, Joanne, and Rona Shaw. When you have a visually impaired student in your classroom: a guide for paraeducators. When you have series. New York: AFB Press, 2004. 126 p. $19.95.
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Ryan, Daniel J. Job search handbook for people with disabilities. 2nd ed. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Publishing, 2004. 274p. $17.95. (8902 Otis Avenue, 46216). Also available from NLS as BR15463 and RC58010.
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Owen, David. Sharing a vision to improve library services for visually impaired people in the United Kingdom. Library trends, v. 55, spring 2007: 809–829.
Wallace, Annette. Out of darkness: library services for the blind and print disabled in Trinidad and Tobago. In: Peltier-Davis, Cheryl, and Shamin Renwick, eds. Caribbean libraries in the 21st century: changes, challenges, and choices. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 2007. pp. 133–144.
Alpert, Michelle J., and Saul Wisnia. Spinal cord injury and the family: a new guide. Harvard University Press family health guides. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. 360p. $35, $16.95 (paperback).
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A guide to disability rights laws. Washington: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, 2005. Retrieved Mar. 7, 2008. www.ada.gov/cguide.htm.
Jaeger, Paul T., and Cynthia Ann Bowman. Understanding disability: inclusion, access, diversity, and civil rights. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005. 165p. $51.95.
Kalb, Rosalind C. Multiple sclerosis: the questions you have, the answers you need. 4th ed. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2008. 640p. $39.95. Also available from NLS as RC46454.
Leppik, Ilo E. Epilepsy: a guide to balancing your life. American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Press quality of life guides. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2007. 169p. $19.95.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Physical disabilities: information and advocacy organizations. Reference circular 03-01. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2003. 49p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/physical. html.
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Milam, Lorenzo. Twenty-two influential books on disability. New mobility, v. 14, Aug. 2003: 24–28.
Mosher, Dianne, Howard Stein, and Gunnar Kraag. Living well with arthritis: a sourcebook for understanding and managing your arthritis. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2005. 412p. $24.
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Schapiro, Randall T. Managing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. 5th ed. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2007. 206p. $19.95.
Selzer, Michael E., and Bruce H. Dobkin. Spinal cord injury: a guide for patients and families. American Academy of Neurology Press quality of life guides. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2008. 156p. $19.95.
Silver, Julie K. Post-polio syndrome: a guide for polio survivors and their families. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. 304p. $18.
The Surgeon General’s call to action to improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, 2005. 46p. Free. Also available online at www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/disabilities/.
Switzer, Jacqueline Vaughn. Disabled rights: American disability policy and the fight for equality. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2003. 318p. $24.95. Also available from NLS as BR14882 and RC56788.
AccessAbility @ your library: book list recommendations. Retrieved July 8, 2008. http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_ability_library.
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Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Disability awareness: a selected bibliography. Reference bibliography 03-01. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2003. 49p. Free. ,Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/bibliographies/awareness. html.
Linda Lucas Walling collection: materials for and/or about children with disabilities. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.libsci.sc.edu.
Nasatir, Diane. Guide for reviewing children’s literature that include people with disabilities: books written for children three to five years of age. Retrieved Aug. 7, 2008. www.circleofinclusion.org/english/books/index.html.
Prater, Mary Anne. Books that portray characters with disabilities: a top 25 list for children and young adults. Teaching exceptional children, v. 40, Mar.–Apr. 2008: 32–38.
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Ward, Marilyn. Voices from the margins: an annotated bibliography of fiction on disabilities and differences for young people. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. $51.95.
American Foundation for the Blind. Tips for making print more readable. Retrieved Mar. 20, 2008.
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Accessible Textbooks Department. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.aph.org.
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Louis database of accessible materials for people who are blind or visually impaired. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.aph.org.
Arditi, Aries. Making text legible: designing for people with partial sight. New York: Lighthouse International, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.lighthouse.org.
Bookshare.org. http://www.bookshare.org/ and www.bookshare.org.
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The complete directory of large print books and serials. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker LLC. Annual. 1v.
Kitchel, J. Elaine. Large print: guidelines for optimal readability and APHont, a font for low vision. Louisville, KY: American Printing House for the Blind, 2004. 11p. Also available online at www.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Facts: Selected sources for electronic texts. Washington, 2005. 11p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/etexts.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Guide to spoken-word recordings: popular literature. Reference circular 04-02. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2004. 47p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/spokenword.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The magazine program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Reference circular 07-03. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum. Washington, 2007. 21p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magazines.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Magazines in special media. Washington, 2005. 78p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Reading materials in large print: a resource guide. Reference circular 05-03. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2005. 30p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/largeprint.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Sources of custom-produced books: braille, audio recordings, and large print. Washington, 2001. 103p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/sources.html.
Nail-Chiwetalu, Barbara. Guidelines for accessing alternative format educational materials. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.loc.gov/nls/other/guidelines.html.
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National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=58&TopicID=255.
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Prevent Blindness America. The economic impact of vision problems: the toll of major adult eye disorders, visual impairment, and blindness on the U.S. economy. Chicago, 2007. 22p. (211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700, 60606). Also available online at www.preventblindness.org.
Prevent Blindness America. Vision problems in the U.S.: prevalence of adult vision impairment and age-related eye disease in America. Update to the 4th ed. Chicago, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.preventblindness.org.
United States Census Bureau. Disability. Retrieved Mar. 4, 2008. www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html.
Wang, Qi. Disability and American families: 2000. Census 2000 special reports. Retrieved May 1, 2008. www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf [PDF: 696KB / 20p.].
Weathers, Robert R. A guide to disability statistics from the American Community Survey. Disability statistics user guide series. Ithaca, NY: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics, Cornell University, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2008. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/123.
American Foundation for the Blind. 75 years of AFB and talking books. Retrieved May 8, 2008. http://www.afb.org/section.asp?sectionID=69.
Caulton, Jane, and others. Accessible reading materials for youth: the evolution of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped children’s collection. Future reflections, v. 26, fall 2007: 37–43. Also available online at www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr26/Issue3/fr260314.htm.
Cylke, Frank Kurt, ed. Progress through the years 1973–2004: selected highlights. Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2005. 16p. [booklet]. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/progress.html.
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Michael M. Moodie, and Robert E. Fistick. Serving the blind and physically handicapped in the United States of America. Library trends, v. 55, spring 2007: 796–808.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Current strategic business plan for the implementation of digital systems. Washington, 2006. 57p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/businessplan/businessplan2006.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Facts: books for blind and physically handicapped individuals. Washington. Annual. 4p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/annual.html.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Library resources for the blind and physically handicapped: a directory with budget, staff, and collections information and statistics on readership and circulation. Washington. Annual. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/resources.html.
Majeska, Marilyn Lundell. Talking books: pioneering and beyond. Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1988. 108p.
NLS kids zone and kids catalog. Retrieved May 8, 2008. www.loc.gov/nls/ children/index.html.
Prine, Stephen, and George F. Thuronyi. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. In Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: for Congress, the nation, and the world. Washington: Library of Congress in association with Bernan Press, 2004. p. 39–43.
Revised standards and guidelines of service for the Library of Congress network of libraries for the blind and physically handicapped, 2005. Chicago: Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, American Library Association, 2005. 64p. $18.
That all may read: library service for blind and physically handicapped people. Washington: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1983. 518p.
“That all may read ...”: talking books for the blind and physically handicapped: perspectives. Public libraries v. 44, Mar.–Apr. 2005: 69–76.
You say it how?: LBPH (Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) pronunciation guide to names of public figures. Retrieved May 8, 2008. www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/SayHow/.
Cutter, Joseph. Independent movement and travel in blind children: a promotion model. Critical concerns in blindness series. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2007. 331p. (P.O. Box 79049, 28271). Also available from NLS as BR17388 and RC65079.
Disability travel and recreation resources. Retrieved May 7, 2007. www.makoa.org.
Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation in Our Nation). Clearinghouse and national accessible travelers’ database. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://projectaction.easterseals.com.
Easter Seals Project ACTION. Status report on the use of wheelchairs and other mobility devices on public and private transportation. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/WheelChairNewestVersion.pdf?docID=81943 [PDF 6.3MB / 90p.].
Harrington, Candy. 101 accessible vacations: travel ideas for wheelers and slow walkers. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2005. 338p. $24.95
Harrington, Candy. Barrier-free travel: a nuts and bolts guide for wheelers and slow walkers. 2d ed. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2005. 292p. $19.95. Also available from NLS as RC61293.
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Information for travelers with physical or visual disabilities. Reference circular 02-02. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum. Washington, 2002. 20p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/travel.html.
Mobility International USA. National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008. www.miusa.org.
National Center on Accessibility. Access A to Z. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2008. www.ncaonline.org.
National Council on Disability. The current state of transportation for people with disabilities in the United States. Retrieved May 2, 2008. www.ncd.gov.
National Limb Loss Information Center. Travel information for people with disabilities. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008. www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/travel.html.
Perkins School for the Blind. Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment. Orientation and mobility. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2011. www.perkins.org.
Perkins School for the Blind. Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment. Physical education and sports. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2011. www.perkins.org/resources/scout/.
Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality (SATH). Access information. Retrieved Mar. 9, 2008. www.sath.org.
Special issue on orientation and mobility. Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 99, Oct. 2005: 579–670 (entire issue).
Transportation. Retrieved Mar. 7, 2007.http://www.disabilityinfo.gov.
United Spinal Association. USA TechGuide: wheelchair sports, recreation, and accessible travel. Retrieved Mar. 7, 2007. www.usatechguide.org/articledisplay.php?artid=22.
United States Department of Transportation. Accessibility: equal access to transportation. Retrieved May 2, 2008. http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/disability.html
Winnick, Joseph P. Adapted physical education and sport. 4th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2005. 592p. $68. (P.O. Box 5076, 61825).
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