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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

ABLEDATA
internet: http://www.abledata.com

"The premiere database of assistive technology information, serving the nation."

Academic Therapy Publications
internet: http://www.academictherapy.com/

Catalog of publications and products, geared towards teachers and school psychologists.

Accessibility and Inclusion: An Interfaith Resource List
by: General Board of Global Mission, United Methodist Church
internet: http://gbgm-umc.org/disc/incl-ac.html

This site provides a bibliography of books about disabilities which are published by Christian denominations in the U.S.A.

Alpha-One
internet: http://www.alpha-one.org/

Information on disabilities, independent living, products, and services, including information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessible housing design.

American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAS]
internet: http://www.aaas.org/

Published booklets and articles on making labs and science programs accessible to the disabled and a resource directory of scientists and engineers with disabilities. They have an internship program for students with disabilities who are interested in pursuing a career in science.

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities [AAIDD}
internet: http://www.aaidd.org/index.shtml

Publications focusing on many life phases of people with developmental and multiple disabilities.

American Foundation for the Blind [AFB]
internet: http://www.afb.org

Publications on many aspects of living and learning with blindness of visual impairment, for families and professionals.

American Optometric Association [AOA]
internet: http://www.aoa.org/

The internet site has information on many types of eye conditions and eye care advice.

American Printing House for the Blind [APH]
internet: http://www.aph.org/

Sells specialized materials and curricula for teaching students with visual impairments. Some reference materials are also available.

Association for Childhood Education International [ACEI]
internet: http://www.acei.org/

Publishes many books for parents and teachers covering all aspects of educational practice and children's development.

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired [AER]
internet: http://aerbvi.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=1

Sells several books for V.I. teachers, O&M instructors, and parents.

Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
internet: http://www.apsea.ca/ 

Information and publications for parents and teachers covering aspects of education for students with disabilities.

Augmentative Communication, Inc.
internet: http://www.augcominc.com/articles/7_5_4.html

Information on augmentative and alternative communication methods and devices for students who don't speak and have a visual impairment or are blind. (Information on specific products may be out of date.)

Bartiméus Zeist
internet: http://www.bartimeus.nl

ITVIC: Intelligence Test for Visually Impaired Children.  (This is a nonverbal intelligence test series by Dr. Riet Dekker which has ten haptic subtests.  It is geared for ages 6 to 15 and is available in English, Dutch, and German.)  Also for sale is the video cassette See You, about low vision and social development.  In development is the English translation of the book Kindren die slecht zien (Children with Low Vision).

Beach Center on Families and Disability, The
internet: http://www.beachcenter.org/Default.aspx?JScript=1

They sell many resources for parents of disabled children, including IEP planning, finding resources, and stories about disabled children.  A new video cassette is Goin' Mobile: Portraits of Young Adults with Disabilities about five young adults who have successfully transitioned from school to adult life.

Blind Children's Center
internet: http://www.blindchildrenscenter.org/

Publishes several books and booklets for families.

Blind Children's Fund
internet: http://www.blindchildrensfund.org/

Provides resource guides and other products. They have a demonstration site of Lilli Nielsen's curriculum. Of particular interest is the selection of books for sale, books for children whose main characters have visual impairments or use braille.

Blind Readers' Page, The
internet: http://blindreaders.info

Boys Town Press, The
internet: http://www.boystown.org/home.asp

Has a catalog of books, video tapes, and audio tapes on many parenting topics.  Some audio tapes discuss teen issues.  Posters discuss classroom social skills.

Breaking New Ground Resource Center
internet: http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~bng/BNG/Resource%20Center/resourcecenter.html

Has has information on adaptations to disability in farm and rural settings, and helps for FFA and 4H clubs.

Burkhart, Linda
internet: http://www.lburkhart.com

Books Homemade Battery-Powered Toys and Educational Devices for Severely Handicapped Children and sequel More . . ., plus Total Augmentative Communication in the Early Childhood Classroom.

C I L Publications and Audio Books
internet: http://visionsvcb.org/cil_publications.html

Curriculum packages for indoor orientation and mobility, personal management, and sensory development.  There are audio tapes for the students with visual impairments and accompanying lesson plans for teachers.  These were adapted for use with older adults, but may be suitable for instruction of some young adults.

California Department of Education
internet: http://www.cde.ca.gov/

Has a catalog of curriculum guides and standards materials, mostly for teachers.  Of interest: California Special Education Programs: A Composite of Laws; Child and Parental Rights in Special Education; a resource manual for adapted P.E.; Early Warning Signs that Your Child Might Need Help; and a few others.

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
internet: http://www.candlelighters.org

Support for families dealing with childhood cancer.

Career and Technology Information Bank
internet: http://www.afb.org

Help with planning a career, information on computer equipment, and mentor program for students.

Charles C. Thomas Publisher
internet: http://www.ccthomas.com

Publishes many books on blindness, geared towards professionals, including teachers and doctors.

Color Blindness
internet: http://www.colorvisiontesting.com/

"What teachers, school nurses, and parents should know about being colorblind." There is a on-lnie color vision test.

Committee on Chemists with Disabilities
contact: American Chemical Society
internet: http://membership.acs.org/C/CWD/

Articles and booklets about supporting people with disabilities who are in school or a career, involved in science.

Country Hillls Eye Center
internet: http://www.checdocs.org/dr_retino.htm

Information on Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Daroff-Dell'Osso, Occular Motility Laboratory, The
internet: http://www.omlab.org/OMLAB_page/Teaching/teaching.html

Links to archived information on nystagmus.

Disability Research Network
internet: http://www.angelfire.com/sc/DRN/index.html

Collection of databases and large file systems on all aspects of disability including medical, legal, architectural access, and equipment.

Dragonfly Toy Company
internet: http://www.dftoys.com

Books for families and professionals.

Edvantage Media, Inc.
internet: http://www.edvantagemedia.com/

Video productions on topics in special education.

Erhardt Developmental Products
internet: http://home.att.net/~rperhardtdp/home.html

Has a catalog of video programs, including normal and atypical development, assessment, and therapy for hand and visual function and feeding.

European Disability Forum
internet: http://www.edf-feph.org/

Publications and position papers regarding disability policy in Europe.

Exceptional Parent Library
internet: http://epbookstoreonline.com/home.php?xid=bca105c5276645d055ab13b10dd1893a

Sells many books for families and teachers of children with all types of disabilities.  There are children's stories (in regular print) whose main characters have disabilities.

FOCUS Families
internet: http://www.focusfamilies.org

Information and support for families dealing with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia or Septo-Optic Dysplasia. 

Foundation Fighting Blindness
internet: http://www.blindness.org

Publications on many aspects of vision loss.

Greenwood Publishing Group
internet: http://www.greenwood.com

Books It Isn't Fair! Siblings of Children with Disabilities, and A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader.

Grey House Publishing
internet: http://www.greyhouse.com

Research-results books on disabilities, including The Complete Directory for People with Disabilities and The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness.

Home & Family Oriented Program Essentials dba Hope, Inc.
internet: http://www.hopepubl.com

Resource and reference materials for parents and teachers of young children with visual and hearing impairments.

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind
internet: http://www.perkins.org/

Sells some publications, including Perkins Activity and Resource Guide: a Handbook for Teachers and Parents of Students with Visual and Multiple Disabilities, which is full of teaching ideas.

Institute for Families
internet: http://www.instituteforfamilies.org/

Publications and videos to help families deal with a child's retinoblastoma or other illnesses.

Jason & Nordic Publishers
internet: http://www.jasonandnordic.com/

Sells "Turtle Books", a series of books to teach young children awareness and tolerance of persons with special needs; Sensitivity and Awareness Guide and leader's manual; and The Night Search, a braille and print book about a young girl learning to use her long cane.

Judy's Jolts of Hope
internet: http://pages.infinit.net/judyjolt/

This site provides support and information for people with Macular Degeneration.

L. Harrell Productions
mail: P.O. Box 2385 Placerville, CA  95667
e-mail: lois@el-dorado.ca.us
voice and fax: 530-642-8555

Reference books and instruction guides for parent and teachers of young children who are blind or partially sighted.

Lerner Publications
internet: http://www.lernerbooks.com/cgi-bin/books.sh/lernerpublishing.p

Children's book about a young blind boy T. J.'s Story, plus books on Helen Keller, Blind Boone, and Louis Braille.

Lighthouse, Inc., The
internet: http://www.lighthouse.org/

Full catalog of reference and text books for professionals and parents, plus monographs of research results.  Includes "VisualEyes Simulators", a set of glasses which simulate functional vision loss, and the poster "A Photographic Essay on Partial Sight".

M D Support, Inc.
internet: http://www.mdsupport.org

"The Eyes of the Macular Degeneration Community", "offers both technical information and emotional support for people both on and off of the internet who are coping with retinal degeneration."

Minnesota Educational Services
internet: http://www.education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

May sell books Minnesota Braille Skills Inventory, Low Incidence Linkages for Youth, Planning Your Dreams: A Roadmap for Life After High School for Students with Disabilities and Their Families, and many others concerning special education issues.

Moon Code
internet: http://www.scip.org.uk/moon/homepage.htm

Lots of information on this little-used code for tactile reading and writing.

Music Education Network for the Visually Impaired
internet: http://www.menvi.org/

This newly-formed organization is seeking to provide a network of information regarding the teaching of music to blind children and adults, and to act as a resource guide to braille music materials.

Music Educators National Conference [MENC]
internet: http://www.menc.org

Sells professional resources for music teachers, including: a video series that explores the history and philosophy of music from different cultural groups; and books TIPS: Teaching Music to Special Learners, TIPS: Music Education in Early Childhood, and several others.

National Academy for Child Development [NACD]
internet: http://www.nacd.org

Provides evaluation of a student's educational, developmental, and neurological/medical status, and prescribes programs for enhancement of learning potential and improvement of behavior, where appropriate.  This institute serves many families who homeschool and need assistance developing an I.E.P. for their home instruction.

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments [NAPVI]
internet: http://www.spedex.com/napvi/

Books and publications for parents and teachers.  Call for a list.

National Braille Press
internet: http://www.nbp.org

Catalog of publications, including Just Enough to Know Better, a braille introduction for sighted parents.  Children's braille "book of the month club".

National Dissemination Center for Youth with Disabilities [NICHCY]
internet: http://www.nichcy.org/

"The Center's mission is to raise awareness of the needs of adolescents with chronic illnesses and disabilities; expand the knowledge and involvement of those who provide services to youth; and promote programs and strategies which enhance the ability of adolescents and young adults to grown, develop, work and participate in community life to their fullest capacity."  Ask for a list of their publications.

National Center on Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities [NCEO]
internet: http://cehd.umn.edu/nceo/

Provides many reports: Educational Outcomes and Indicators for Early Childhood (Age 3) and Educational Outcomes and Indicators for Early Childhood (Age 6), each 25 pages.  Their materials cover well the areas of standards, assessment, and statistics regarding students with disabilities.

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials [NCHRTM]
internet: http://ncrtm.org/

Maintains a newsletter which lists print resources from many companies covering many disabilities.  This is planned to benefit rehabilitation professionals and teachers.

National Easter Seal Society
internet: http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer

Sells The Disability Leadership Forum Directory, a listing of 1,000 people in the U.S.A. with disabilities who are involved in leadership roles in their communities.  Call for information on your local chapters.

National Information Center for Educational Media [NICEM]
internet: http://www.nicem.com/

"The world's most comprehensive audiovisual database for over 35 years and a crucial reference tool for librarians, media specialists, training directors, faculty, teachers and researchers."

National Library of Education
internet: http://www.ed.gov/NLE/index.html

"The federal government's main resource center for education information."

National Odd Shoe Exchange
internet: http://www.oddshoe.org/index.php

People with one foot can register here to share shoe-shopping with someone else of similar size and style preferences. They may keep singles shoes to stock, also.

National Organization for Rare Disorders [NORD]
internet: http://www.rarediseases.org/

Maintains a large database on rare and "orphan" diseases.  There is a minimal charge for search results.  Membership dues entitle one to their newsletter on research and "orphan" drugs.

National Science Teachers Association
internet: http://www.nsta.org

Catalog of books for science teachers, including hands-on experiments, lessons about magnifiers, shadows, and sound, and lessons to be taught out in the community.

New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
internet: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05306a.htm

They have an interesting article on the history of the education of blind people.

New York Institute for Special Education, The
internet: http://www.nyise.org/

Their web site has a very complete "Blindness Resource Center" which includes information on the history of braille, and a plethora of links to other sites on visual impairment.

Ohio Center for Deafblind Education
internet: http://www.ssco.org/ocdbe/

Their booklet Hold Everything shows how to make a variety of play areas and equipment, all with parts that "stay put" while a child plays with them. The PDF versions are available here in English and Spanish.

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Inc.
internet: http://www.toyportfolio.com

Publishes a quarterly newsletter which analyses toys available over-the-counter for suitability.  There is a section on toys for children with special needs.  Their book The Best Toys, Books, Videos, and Software for Kids 1997 is an annual publication which lists over 1,000 toys they have tested (and approve), listed in many categories such as "Older Toddlers", "Pretend Play", etc.

Oregon Project
contact: Southern Oregon Education Service District
mail: 101 North Grape StreetMedford, OR 97501 U.S.A.
e-mail: webmaster@soesd.k12.or.us
fax: 541-779-2018
voice: 541-776-8590 or 800-636-7450

This school agency wrote and sells the assessment tool "Oregon Project", for assessing the skills of blind and partially sighted children, ages birth through 6 years.

Overbrook School for the Blind
internet: http://www.obs.org/page.php?ITEM=150

Conducts an early intervention summer workshop for parents of children aged birth to three years with visual impairments.  It is called TEAMS.  Has free materials  The Overbrook Early Childhood Parent Education Series

P C I Educational Publications
mail: 12029 Warfield, San Antonio, TX  78216
fax: 888-259-8284
voice: 800-594-4263

Curricula, reference books, and manipulatives for all special education programs.

PACER Center
internet: http://www.pacer.org

Books, pamphlets, and video cassettes on issues relating to families and disabilities (some free, some for sale).  They also sponsor workshops and teleconferences.

Parent Information and Referral Center
location: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University
internet: http://www.lpch.org/forPatientsVisitors/PatientServices/PIRC/parentInformationReferralCenter.html

You can speak with a specially trained nurse about child health, development, or safety.

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company
internet: http://www.pbrookes.com/

Sells many books and video cassettes addressing issues of disabled children and their families.

Pennsylvania College of Optometry
internet: http://www.pco.edu/

Books Look at Me and Beyond Arm's Reach about visual development in multihandicapped visually impaired children.

Peterson's
internet: http://www.petersons.com

Book Job Strategies for People with Disabilities: Enable Yourself for Today's Job Market geared towards persons with all disabilities who are looking for work.

Prevent Blindness America
internet: http://www.prevent-blindness.org

Offers three booklets in large print: Glaucoma, LifeSight, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.  Their web site provides five vision tests that persons may use to give them an indication if they may have a vision problem.

PRO-ED
internet: http://www.proedinc.com/customer/default.aspx

A publisher, carries a wide variety of books on different disabilities.  Also sells two types of paper with bold, raised lines (expensive).

Program Development Associates
internet: http://www.pdassoc.com/

Books, CDs, and videos explain disabilities laws and issues, provide training for caregivers and the public, and tell the stories of people with various disabilities.

Reference Service Press
internet: http://www.rspfunding.com/index.html

Book Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families describes more than 800 scholarships, fellowships, grants, loans, internships for college and other activities.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
internet: http://www.ric.org/

Has a free brochure Straight Talk About Disability, offering information on basic awareness, language use, and courtesy issues regarding interaction with persons who have disabilities.

Resources for Rehabilitation
internet: http://www.rfr.org

"Publishes large print resource guide and hand-out materials on low vision.  Also publishes anthologies related to low vision and resource guides related to a variety of disabilities."

Royal National Institute for the Blind [RNIB]
internet: http://www.rnib.org.uk

Books: Agencies for Blind and Partially Sighted People -- An International Guide, 1997 Edition, fits into a ring binder; Looking Into P.E. on how the visually impaired can fit into physical education classes; and Looking for Eye Problems in People with Learning Disabilities.

Rural Institute on Disabilities
internet: http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu

Provides information on adaptations to disability in farm and rural settings.  They will do a literature search or refer you to a local organization.

Scalar's Publishing
internet: http://www.scalarspublishing.com/

Sells books on disabilities, including The Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary with 29,000 entries, New Programmed Instruction in Braille (a book for sighted to learn braille), and the accompanying Instructor's Manual and Companion Reader.

Science Access Project of Oregon State University
internet: http://dots.physics.orst.edu

This project of the Physics Department is conducting research and development into the braille code and other aids for the "print-disabled".  There is information on the Unified Braille Code and alternatives that are being worked on.

eervizio di Consulenza Pedagogica
internet: http://scp.vsi.it/

Book Italian Bibliography on Hearing, Sight, and Speech Defects, Volume 20, 1997 lists international journals and other publications.  Available in English, Italian, Spanish, and French.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, Inc. [SIECUS]
internet: http://www.siecus.org/

Information on sexuality and disability.

Sibling Support Project
internet: http://www.siblingsupport.org/

Information and helps for supporting siblings of children with disabilities.

Special Education Exchange
internet: http://sss.spedex.com

This web site has several features of interest to the field of visual impairments, including a listing of rehabilitation and education professionals, references, resources, pamphlets, job openings, and message postings.

Special Needs Project
internet: http://www.specialneeds.com/

This company sells books on disabilities; can get you virtually any current book.

Spina Bifida Association of America
internet: http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/

Some of the materials for sale may be of interest here: Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life & Physical Disabilities, Planning Reasonable Accommodations (about the A.D.A.), and Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities, plus video cassette How to Guide Your Child Through Special Education.

Stoelting Company
internet: http://www.stoeltingco.com

Publisher of testing materials for professionals, including: vision and O&M assessments; the Haptic Intelligence Test; developmental scales for infants/toddlers and for the developmentally delayed.  Catalog.

Swiss National Association of and for the Blind
internet: http://www.snab.ch/en/index.php

Sells a video cassette called Between Sight and Sightlessness II, which shows simulated examples of different visual conditions.

Trace Research and Development Center
internet: http://trace.wisc.edu

Their web site includes links to other disabilities sites.  The text of many documents can be read, including back issues of Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.  A catalog of publications available from them may be looked at on-line or ordered in print.

U.S.A. Toy Library Association
internet: http://usatla.home.comcast.net/~usatla/

Educates those who work with children about ways play and toys can be used to enrich development; promotes establishment of toy lending libraries.

Visio
internet: http://www.tactualprofile.org/

"The scores from the Tactual Profile observation instrument give an insight into a child’s tactual potential and limitations."

Vision AWARE
internet: http://www.visionaware.org/

Vision Loss Books
internet: http://www.homebiz101.com/visionlossbooks/

Books on coping with vision loss and Usher's Syndrome. The author, Dorothy Stiefel, has Retinitis Pigmentosa and writes from personal experience. She is also available for motivational speaking.

Visually Impaired Preschool Services [VIPS]
internet: http://www.vips.org

Video tape series Can Do! (11 tapes) for parents and teachers of visually impaired preschoolers, each on a different topic, including: play, braille, O&M, social skills, gross motor development, etc.  Call for prices.  Also, a bimonthly newsletter.

Washington Sensory Disabilities Services
internet: http://www.wsdsonline.org/deafblind/huh/video_kailee.html

This video clip shows why it is so important that we use "hand-under-hand" to help blind babies to learn.

Woodbine House
internet: http://www.woodbinehouse.com/

Sells books for parents, children, and professionals on a wide variety of disability topics.  Video Taking Charge about teenagers with disabilities.

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