Other Links
Print Version
General Resources:
Materials for Children with Disabilities Blog - http://materialsforchildrenwithdisabilities.blogspot.com
Created and maintained by Linda Lucas Walling, this blog is a place to discuss issues and ideas - please participate!
Publishers:
Woodbine House - http://www.woodbinehouse.com
Books especially for parents and children.
Paul Brookes - http://www.pbrookes.com
Books for educators and other professionals.
Magination Press - http://www.maginationpress.com/bbytopic.html
Books that would help children deal with the challenges and problems they face as they grow up.
Other Sources of Materials:
NLS - http://www.loc.gov/nls
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped materials for qualified individuals.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - http://www.rfbd.org
Textbooks in alternative formats.
American Printing House for the Blind - http://www.aph.org
Provides books, writing and drawing aides, maps, etc., for people with severe visual impairments.
National Braille Press - http://www.nbp.org
Provides print/Braille books for kids.
Bookshare - http://www.bookshare.org
A site of downloadable books for children and adults with severe visual impairments. The site includes many new books and several in Spanish.
University of South Carolina Center for Disability Resources Library - http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.htm
Directory of Disability Resource Libraries - http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/otherlibraries.htm
Locates Disability Resource Libraries across the country.
Cleveland (OH) Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - http://www.cpl.org/lbph.html
The Child's Place for Children with Special Needs - http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Children's Disabilities Information - http://www.childrensdisabilities.info
Articles and resources empowering parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
Toys:
Lekotek - http://www.lekotek.org
Source on toys and play for children with special needs.
Lekotek - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/Content3/toys.disabilities.html
Top Ten Things to Consider When Buying Toys for Children with Disabilities
AblePlay - http://www.ableplay.org
Provides access to authoritative ratings and detailed reviews from National Lekotek professionals on toys and other play products. Product information is categorized by disability to simplify toy-buying. Parents and professionals can benefit from insightful play ideas for each toy, as well as from online forums that allow them to share experiences and provide personal advice to each other. AblePlay is a free resource provided by National Lekotek, a division of Anixter Center.
Technology:
Closing the Gap - http://www.closingthegap.com
Assistive technology strategies and solutions.
Alliance for Technology Access - http://www.ataccess.org
Information and support services to children and adults with disabilities.
Abledata - http://www.abledata.com
Information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment.
Books About Children with Disabilities:
Children's Literature and Disability - http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib5txt.htm
Children's Books about Disabilities - http://ericec.org/fact/kidbooks.html
Nine Ways to Evaluate Children's Books that Address Disability as Part of Diversity - http://www.circleofinclusion.org/english/books/section1/a.html
Awards for Books about Children with Disabilities:
Dolly Gray Award - http://www.dddcec.org/secondarypages/dollygray/Dolly_Gray_Children's_Literature_Award.html
Schneider Family Book Award - http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsbucket/schneideraward/schneiderawardrecipients.htm
Other Resources:
NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - http://www.nichcy.org
Parents Helping Parents - http://www.php.com
LD Online - http://www.ldonline.org
Deaf Resource Library - http://www.deaflibrary.org
Blind Net - http://www.blind.net
Disability.gov - http://www.disability.gov
Kids on the Block - http://www.kotb.com
Puppetry performances to improve understanding of children with disabilities.
Back to Top
NavigationSkip to main content
About the Collection
About the Bookplate
Evaluating Materials
Articles About Materials
Bibliographies
Bibliotherapy
Other Links
To Participate in the Collection
LLW Disabilities Blog
SCCCBL Homepage
LLW Collection Home