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NLS Reference Circulars

Reading Materials in Large Print: A Resource Guide

Issued 2005

Introduction

This reference circular presents selected sources of large-print materials for purchase or loan. The sources are United States publishers or distributors, specialized libraries, and associations for persons with visual impairments. Several of these sources also provide general information about low vision. Type is measured in points from the bottom of the lowest letter (for example, the tail of the letter "y") to the tallest capital; type one-inch high measures 72 points. Most adult books are set in 10- to 12-point type, newspapers are often 8-point, and some editions of the Bible are in 6-point type. The minimum size for large-print materials is 14-point type. Large-print materials are most commonly available in 16- to 18-point type. This reference circular is in 14-point type. When known, point size is included

Large-print materials are easiest to read if they are printed with heavy leading (spacing between the lines of print), wide margins, simple type, and non-glossy paper

Samples of type

This is 12-point type

This is 14-point type

This is 16-point type

This is 18-point type

This is 24-point type

This is 30-point type

Many states have agencies for the blind with a store that sells large-print materials such as dictionaries, calendars, clocks, games, and playing cards. Many public libraries have large-print collections or are able to provide large-print materials through interlibrary loan. Magazines in Special Media, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html, lists magazines in large print, as well as other special formats. Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/bibles.html, lists Bibles and sacred texts in large print, as well as other special formats. Facts: 2005 Calendars, www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/calendars2005.html, lists calendars in large print and in braille. All above mentioned publications are available free upon request from the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542

Contents

Selected Sources of Large-Print Materials

Selected Classic Titles

Selected Newbery Medal Winner Titles

Selected Bibliography, 2000-2005

Selected Internet Resources

Selected Sources of Large-Print Materials

Fiction and non-fiction for students in upper elementary and junior high school who read substantially below grade level. Type size and line spacing are adjusted to reading level; low first-grade reading level Sound Out Chapter Books are in 22-point type. $19 for a set of five or six books

Reasonable accommodations appropriate to a student's disability, including a large-print test booklet. Has established policies regarding documentation of the disability and the process for requesting accommodations

Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in English and in Spanish. Also, Living Sober, Came to Believe, As Bill Sees It, A.A. for the Older Alcoholic, and The A.A. Service Manual. Each title is in 14-point type. $.15-$6.80. Web site is available in English, French, and Spanish

• Contemporary English Version Extra-Large-Print New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs,
  18-point type,
  $14.99
• Contemporary English Version Large- Print Bible,
  14-point type,
  $23.99
• Dios Habla Hoy Large-Print Bible with Deuterocanonicals,
  14-point type,
  $24.95-$30.95
• Good News Translation Extra-Large-Print New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs,
  18-point type,
  $29.99
• Good News Translation Large-Print Bible,
  14-point type,
  $17.99,
  $29.99 with Apocrypha
• King James Version Extra-Large-Print Bible,
  18-point type,
  $36.99
• New Revised Standard Version Large-Print Bible,
  16-point type,
  $19.99
• Santa Biblia RVR 1960 Large-Print Bible,
  14-point type,
  $25.95
• Spanish Version Reina-Valera Bible Large-Print,
  14-point type,
  $28.95

Primarily elementary and high school textbooks with some leisure reading material; resources for parents and professionals; and children's magazines: Current Events (weekly), Current Science (biweekly), and My Weekly Reader (weekly). The Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired lists the location information for more than 180,000 titles in special format, including large print. Various prices

Baha'i literature, with two titles in Spanish, in 16-point type. $.50-$32.50

A distribution service for retailers and public, school, and academic libraries offering fiction and nonfiction titles from major large-print publishers. Call for pricing

Galaxy paperback books and Chivers and Live Oak Media read-along stories in large-print-book and cassette combinations for ages four to nine. $16.95-$24.95

Christian fiction and inspiration in 16-point type. $16.99-$19.99

Calendar, address book, and check register. $6.50-$15.50

Dialogue magazine, quarterly, $28/year for readers who are legally blind, $40 for others; Connie's Kitchen cookbook, $20; and Job Hunting Resources for People with Vision Impairments, $10. Each title is in 14-point type

King James version in 18-point and 24-point type. Free to individuals with a documented visual disability

Religious materials, including sermons, Christian fiction, inspiration, Bible studies, music, and biography, are loaned for a six-week period

KJV (King James) Super-Giant-Print Reference Bible, 18-point type, $29.99-$49.99, and RVR (Spanish language Reina Valera) 1960 Super-Giant-Print Reference Bible, 18-point type, $32.99-$53.99

Adventure, fiction, mystery, romance, nonfiction, and westerns. $25.95-$31.95, call for information about standing order plans

A distribution service for Christian publishers, including super-giant-print Bibles from Broadman and Holman and fiction and nonfiction from Bethany House, Walker Large Print, and others. Various prices

Bibles and correspondence courses with Bible study guides. Lifeglow and Young and Alive, quarterly magazines in 22-point type. Free

• Hymns (words only)
• Large-Print Book of Mormon, Class Teacher's Manual
• Large-Print New Testament Gospel Doctrine, Teacher's Manual
• Large-Print Old Testament Gospel Doctrine, Teacher's Mannual
• Teachings of Presidents of the Church
• $2-$4.25

Appropriate accommodations, such as large-print materials, for students with disabilities who take College Board tests: the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the SAT Subject Tests, Advanced Placement (AP) tests, and the Preliminary SAT. Has established policies regarding documentation of the disability and the process for requesting accommodations

• Lutheran Worship Large Print, v. I: Liturgy, $18
• Lutheran Worship Large Print,v. II: Hymns, $21;
• NIV (New International Version) Giant-Print Reference Bible, hardback $34.99, softcover $24.99
• Every Day with the Savior (daily devotions), $14.99
• Each title is in 14-point type

Bestsellers, Christian fiction, classics, contemporary female fiction, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, reference, romance, and thrillers. $5.99-$19.99

Classics, including poetry and short stories, in 16-point type. $5.95-$14.95

Appropriate accommodations, such as large-print materials, for students with disabilities who take the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test and Subject Tests. Has established policies regarding documentation of the disability and the process for requesting accommodations

Accommodations in testing, such as large-print tests and extended time, are available for adults with documented physical and learning disabilities

Guideposts magazine, monthly, $16.97/year in the United States, $18.97/year in Canada, and the devotional Daily Guideposts, $9.95

Address book, check register, date book, playing cards, and wall calendar. $3-$15

Classics, fiction, and nonfiction. $16-$26.95

Favorite Hymns, Verses from the Bible, and A Walk in the Garden (inspirational words). Each title is in 48-point type. $9.95 each

• Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul
• Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul
• Chicken Soup for the Soul
• A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
• A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Each title is in 16-point type
• $16.95 each

• Craft Potpourri, a collection of booklets with craft patterns, $11.95 each
• Kitchen Potpourri, a collection of booklets on foods and techniques for the kitchen, $9.95 each
• Seeing It Our Way magazine, monthly, $30/year
• Each title is in 22-point type

The Large-Print American Heritage Dictionary. $18

Bestsellers, classics, children's literature, drama, mystery, philosophy, poetry, religion, romance, and sports. Books can be customized from 16- to 44-point type, with additional point sizes available upon request. Prices vary based on size of type and binding

• Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary Large-Print Edition
• Random House Webster's Large-Print Dictionary
• King James Version Large-Print Bible
• crossword puzzle books
• Look 'n Cook
• The See-Easy cookbooks
• calendar
• address book
• bingo cards
• playing cards
• $4.95-$29.95

Children's books at various grade levels in literature, mathematics, and social studies. Fiction, magazines, tax forms and manuals, textbooks, and workbooks can be customized at any point size upon request. $35-$673

NIV Giant-Print Bible, 14-point type, $12.99, $13.99, and NIV Super-Giant-Print Bible, 18-point type, $17.99

Lending library of fiction and nonfiction in English; free liturgical and life-cycle materials, including the Five Books of Moses, Haftarot, Haggadahs, and Daily and Sabbath Prayer Book; and Jewish educational materials

Liturgical materials, including prayer books, weekday Torah readings, Passover Haggadah, and Grace after Meals. Free with a note from an eye-care professional explaining the visual disability

• Health-related titles in 15.5-point type, including
  • The 36-Hour Day, $20.95
  • Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, $21.95
  • The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health, $22.95
  • The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer, $21.95
  • Healing Heartburn, $19.95
  • The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes, $23.95
  • Living Longer Depression Free, $19.95
  • Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, $20.95

Classics in softcover. Mystery and romance in both hardcover and softcover. Each title is in 16-point type. $16.95-$28.95

Biography, classics, fiction, history, hobbies, humor, mystery, puzzle books, religion, romance, science fiction, westerns, and children's literature. $6.-$30

Bestsellers in paperback. $12.95-$15.50

Crossword puzzle and trivia books in 14- to 16-point type. Various prices

Fiction; classics for adults and children; reference materials, including English-language and foreign-language dictionaries; textbooks and related workbooks and manuals; and a large-print reproduction service for titles not listed in the catalog. $30.99-$493

• Random House Webster's Large-Print Dictionary
• Random House Webster's Large-Print Spanish Dictionary
• King James Version Giant-Print Bible
• Large-Print Bible Dictionary and Concordance
• crossword puzzle books and dictionary
• calendar
• address book
• check register
• bingo cards
• playing cards
• $2.95-$25.95

Books, including biography, Christian life, and fiction, are loaned free of charge and sent through the mail. Free magazine subscriptions for adults and children and devotions. Each title is in 22-point type

Free religious books and pamphlets in 18-point type, including Bible studies, hymns, sermons, tracts, and children's stories. Some materials available in foreign languages, including Apache, Estonian, German, Latvian, Navaho, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and languages of the Philippines

• Various English-language dictionaries
• Random House Webster's Large-Print Spanish Dictionary
• King James Version Giant-Print Bible
• The See-Easy Large-Print Cookbook
• Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Large-Print Edition
• crossword puzzle books
• address book
• calendar
• check register
• bingo cards
• playing cards
• $2.75-$39.95

Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary, Large-Print Edition, $19.95, and The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary, Large-Print Edition, $29.95

Free national lending library for persons unable to read or use standard printed materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical limitations. Music collection includes large-print music with a minimum of 14-point type and a staff size of one inch for voice, piano, and other instruments. Also books about music, librettos, biographies of popular and classical musicians, music magazines, general music histories, and some music reference works

and

Lending library of popular fiction and nonfiction titles. Some inspirational, cooking, and foreign-language titles. Free but requests a tax-deductible donation

Summary of the previous week's news plus the Monday crossword puzzle, some film and book reviews, and editorials. Order online at The New York Times Online Store, 800-671-4332, www.nytimes.com/nytstore/

• The New York Times Large-Type Weekly, $1.50/week $78/year
• The New York Times Large-Print Crossword Puzzles
• $10.95-$12.95

Primarily classic fiction titles in 16-point type, including works by Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Jack London, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf. $25-$30

Primarily Union regimental histories from the American Civil War. Also available: some colonial history and a diary by Elizabeth Custer. Books reproduced from the original materials. $27.95-$49.95

Oxford Large-Print Dictionary and Oxford Large-Print Thesaurus. $39.95 each

Weekday Prayer Book, $49.50, and Yom Kippur Eve Service, $26.95

Brochures on glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and age-related vision loss. Single copies free on request

Classics, fiction, science fiction. $7.99-$35.95

Primarily general fiction with some mystery, biography, and nonfiction. $13.95-$31.95

Fiction, mystery, nonfiction, and romance in 16-point type. $23.95-$31.95

Feature articles, advice, entertainment, and inspiration. Monthly. $27.96/year

Current fiction, romance, mystery, biography, and adventure; up to two abridged bestsellers per volume. Bimonthly. $14.95/year

Living with Low Vision, 18-point type, $48.95, and Resources for Elders with Disabilities, 16-point type, $51.95

Ultimate Large-Print Crosswords Omnibus series, $9.98 each

Imprints of Thomson Gale include Thorndike Press, Wheeler Publishing, and Walker Large Print. Adventure, biography, Christian fiction, fiction, mystery, inspiration, nonfiction, romance, science fiction, Spanish-language materials, and westerns. Some titles available in paperback. $13.95-$39.95, call for information about standing order plans

Fiction and nonfiction. Various prices

American and British fiction and nonfiction titles, including biography, classics, philosophy, history, and travel. $19.95-$39.95

Imprints include Charnwood, Isis, Magna, and Ulverscroft in hardcover and Dales, Isis, and Linford in softcover. Fiction and nonfiction titles, including children's literature, classics, mystery, romance, and westerns. $17.99-$32.50

Webster's New World Large-Print Dictionary, 4th ed., $50; Webster's New World Portable Large-Print Dictionary, 2nd ed., $21.99

Lending library of spiritual and inspirational books and magazines, including the Catholic Review. Materials are free to persons with a documented print disability who are registered with the society

Selected Classic Titles

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

Dover, $14.95

Large Print Bookshop, $21.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $21.95

Thorndike Press, $22.95

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Large Print Bookshop, $28.95

North Books, $24

Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.

Harper, $22

Large Print Bookshop, $11

North Books, $26

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Dover, $7.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $25

Thorndike, $10.95

The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

North Books, $25

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

Harper, $19.95

Thorndike Press, $20.95

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $25

The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

LRS, $83

North Books, $26

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

North Books, $30

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

NAVH, free loan

Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.

NAVH, free loan

Democracy by Henry Adams.

North Books, $26

Dracula by Bram Stoker.

North Books, $26

Thorndike Press, $21.95

Emma by Jane Austen.

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $35.99

Ulverscroft, $31.99

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley.

Dover, $9.95

Large Print Bookshop, $27.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.

Thorndike Press, $25.95

Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm.

North Books, $26

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Large Print Bookshop, $21.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $29.95

Heart of Darkness and Other Stories by Joseph Conrad.

Dover, $7.95

Large Print Bookshop, $28.95

LRS, $75

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $29.95

Heidi by Johanna Spyri.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $29.95

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Large Print Book Company, $23.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike Press, $22.95

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

Transaction, $32.95

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $30

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $30

Thorndike, $21.95

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.

LRS, $71; NAVH, free loan

Thorndike, $29.95

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.

Harper, $24

North Books, $26

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

LRS, $78

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $28

Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Large Print Bookshop, $19.95

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.

North Books, $28

My Antonia by Willa Cather.

Harper, $22

Large Print Bookshop, $11

North Books, $26

The Odyssey by Homer.

Large Print Bookshop, $19.95

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $19.95

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.

NAVH, free loan

Transaction, $39.95

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Large Print Bookshop, $25.95

LRS, $72

North Books, $28

Quiet Vision, $25.95

Thorndike, $29.95

Persuasion by Jane Austen.

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $19.99

Thorndike, $29.95

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike Press, $22.95

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.

North Books, $26

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Dover, $14.95

Harper, $20

Large Print Bookshop, $20

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $28.99

Thorndike, $29.95

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.

Large Print Bookshop, $11.95

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $25

Quiet Vision, $11.95

Transaction, $24.95

The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.

LRS, $66

NAVH, free loan

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Large Print Bookshop, $21.95

A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.

Harper, $20

Large Print Bookshop, $28.95

North Books, $24

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $10.95 and $29.95

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

North Books, $26

Quiet Vision, $27.99

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence.

North Books, $28

Ulverscroft, $31.99

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

North Books, $26

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.

Large Print Bookshop, $28.95

Quiet Vision, $10.99

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $29.95

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana.

North Books, $26

Transaction, $32.95

Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.

Transaction, $34.95

Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

Dover, $18.95

Harper, $22

North Books. $26

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

Ulverscroft, $32.50

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.

Dover, $9.95

The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.

North Books, $26

White Fang by Jack London.

LRS, $92

North Books, $26

Thorndike, $20.95.

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Dover, $12.95

North Books, $26

Thorndike Press, $20.95

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

North Books, $26

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $25

Thorndike, $29.95

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Harper, $22

Large Print Bookshop, $11

NAVH, free loan

North Books, $24

Quiet Vision, $11.95

Selected Newbery Medal Winner Titles

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.

InfoCon, $142.26

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary.

APH, $41.50

InfoCon, $78.98

LRS, $93

NAVH, free loan

Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt.

APH, $58

InfoCon, $99.68

LRS, $132

Thorndike, $22.95

The Giver by Lois Lowry.

InfoCon, $91.80

LRS, $116

Thorndike, $24

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley.

LRS, $135

NAVH, free loan

Holes by Louis Sachar.

InfoCon, $143.49

Thorndike, $23.95

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson.

APH, $66.50

LRS, $149

Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman.

LRS, $42

Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata.

APH, $128

Thorndike, $23.95

Lincoln by Russell Freedman.

LRS, $103

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.

APH, $51

InfoCon, $79.97

LRS, $118

Thorndike, $10.95

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman.

APH, $34.50

Missing May by Cynthia Rylant.

LRS, $61

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

APH, $51

InfoCon, $79.97

LRS, $94

NAVH, free loan

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.

APH, $62

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.

InfoCon, $114.96

LRS, $156

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.

InfoCon, $60.25

LRS, $55; and NAVH, free loan

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

APH, $65; InfoCon, $79.97

LRS, $84

NAVH, free loan

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.

LRS, $105

The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox.

LRS, $77

Thorndike, $20.95

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.

Thorndike, $23.95

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.

APH, $74.50

LRS, $168

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.

InfoCon, $91.80

LRS, $106

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman.

APH, $29

InfoCon, $72.08

LRS, $70

NAVH, free loan

Selected Bibliography, 2000-2005

Arditi, Aries. "Adjustable typography: an approach to enhancing low vision text accessibility." Ergonomics, v. 47, Apr. 15, 2004: 469-482.

Arditi, Aries. "Effective color contrast: designing for people with partial sight and color deficiencies." New York: Lighthouse International, 2002. 12p. [pamphlet]. Single copy free. Also online at www.lighthouse.org/color_contrast.htm.

Arditi, Aries. "Making text legible: designing for people with partial sight." New York: Lighthouse International, 2003. 12p. [pamphlet]. Single copy free. Also online at www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm.

Bailey, Ian L., Amanda Hall Lueck, and Robert B. Greer. "Understanding the relationships between print size and reading in low vision." Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 97, June 2003: 325-334.

"Big type is best for aging baby boomers: a case for universal graphic design." Retrieved Dec. 7, 2004. www.lighthouse.org/BigType/boomers.htm.

Caviness, Rochelle. "Adjusting your browser to suit YOU." Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.largeprintreviews.com/changefonts.html.

The complete directory of large print books and serials. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 2005. 2112p.

Dahlin, Robert. "Large-print publishing--a site for sore eyes?" Publishers weekly, v. 249, Nov. 18, 2002: 32-34, 36.

Danford, Natalie. "Big, bigger, biggest." Publishers weekly, v. 251, Nov. 1, 2004: 34-37.

Dyer, Lucinda. "I can see clearly now." Publishers weekly, v. 247, July 31, 2000: 58-60, 62-63.

Farrenkopf, Carol. "Thin and sleek: a review of two flat-panel desktop CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 6, Mar. 2005. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw060205

Farrenkopf, Carol. "You can take it with you: a review of three portable CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 5, July 2004. Retrieved Dec. 7, 2004. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050405.

Farrenkopf, Carol. "You can take it with you II: a review of two more portable CCTVs." AccessWorld, v. 5, Sept. 2004. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050506.

Frank, John Jay. "Requests by persons with visual impairment for large-print accommodation." Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 94, Nov. 2000: 716-719.

Gerritsen, Bryan. "Quite a display: a review of two video magnifiers." AccessWorld, v. 5, Jan. 2004. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050107.

Journal of visual impairment and blindness. Bimonthly. $74/year. AFB Press. 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001.

Kitchel, J. Elaine. "Large print: guidelines for optimal readability and APHont, a font for low vision." Retrieved Dec. 9, 2004. www.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Bibles and other sacred writings in special media. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum, and others. Washington: 1999. 63p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/bibles.html.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Blindness and visual impairments: information and advocacy organizations. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington: 2001. 56p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/blindorg2001.html.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Facts: 2005 calendars. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum. Washington: 2004. 6p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/calendars2005.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 FY 2003 statistics on readership and circulation. Washington: 2004. 80p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/resources.html.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Magazines in special media. Washington: 2003. 74p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Magnifying devices: a resource guide. Washington: 2002. 37p. Free. Also online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magnifiers.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 online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/sources.html.

Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Music Section. Large-print scores and books catalog: music and musicians. Washington: 1991. 81p. Free.

Living with low vision: a resource guide for people with sight loss. 7th ed. Winchester, MA: Resources for Rehabilitation, 2005. 271p.

Peck, Alec F., and Mark Uslan. "How closed-circuit television users develop computer vision syndrome." AccessWorld, v. 2, July 2001. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw020405.

Uslan, Mark, and Ike Presley. "Portable video magnifiers in museums." AccessWorld, v. 3, Mar. 2002. Retrieved Apr. 5, 2005. www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=AW030207.

Selected Internet Resources

American Printing House for the Blind: Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

www.aph.org/louis.htm

Maintains a database of materials in accessible media, including large print, from more than 180 agencies nationwide.

Blindness Resource Center: Low vision resources

www.nyise.org/lowvision.htm

Provides links to assistive devices for reading, such as closed circuit televisions and magnification aids.

Book Reviews: Large print

www.book-reviews.ws/large-print/

Presents Amazon.com's customer reviews of large-print books.

Help Me See

helpmesee.net/helpmesee/index.htm

Provides links to resources, supports, and a chat room for people who are living with low vision.

Large-print reviews

www.largeprintreviews.com/

Presents reviews of large-print books, audiobooks, and low-vision software.

The low-vision gateway

www.lowvision.org/

Offers links to low-vision resources, aids, rehabilitation services, and a discussion group.

Mississippi State University. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

www.blind.msstate.edu/irr/ialowvision.html

Provides links to information and resources on low vision.

National Eye Institute. Health information.

www.nei.nih.gov/health/

Offers links to information on low vision, eye diseases, basic eye anatomy, and eye-care resources.

National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) Online Accommodations Studies

education.umn.edu/nceo/AccomStudies.htm

Provides the Online Accommodations Bibliography, which allows users to search a compilation of empirical research studies on the effects of various testing accommodations for students with disabilities.

Wisconsin Center for Education Research Testing Accommodations Research

www.wcer.wisc.edu/testacc/

Conducts research to advance understanding of the effects, consequences, and validity of testing accommodations for students with disabilities.

Compiled by Carol Strauss, Reference Section,2005

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