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Foreword, Acknowledgments, and Introduction
Chapter 1 Effective Strategies
Chapter 2 Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Chapter 3 Deafness and Hard of Hearing
Chapter 4 Emotional Behavioral Disabilities
Chapter 5 Learning Disabilities
Chapter 6 Mobility and Orthopedic Disabilities
Chapter 7 Poverty
Chapter 8 Speech and Language
Chapter 9 Vision Disabilities
Chapter 10 Youth in Alternative Family and Home Situations
Appendixes and Glossary
This resource and planning guide is intended to provide guidance and practical suggestions to public librarians to ensure that all youth with special needs have appropriate, convenient, and equitable access to materials and technology at public libraries to meet their informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs. It offers strategies public librarians can use to provide youth with special needs the means to use library services effectively, foster personal growth, and obtain the information necessary to be successful and productive members of society.
This publication is based on an earlier publication, Public Library Services for Youth with Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin. The original publication was developed by the Task Force on Youth with Special Needs in 1998-1999. The original publication was coordinated by Frances de Usable, formerly the Special Needs Consultant, Division for Libraries and Technology and facilitated by Coral S. Swanson. The work of the task force is reflected in this revised and expanded revision. Coral Swanson was the developmental editor for the revised guide.
Additional Resources
Free Parental Brochures for Young Children who are Blind or have Visual Impairments
The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI)-Outreach, a series of parental brochures that address the needs of babies and preschoolers who are blind. The most recent brochures is called "Dandy Hands" and includes tips on how to start a baby using his/her hands to explore as preparation for the many things the child's hands will eventually help do, including reading Braille. This colorful brochure, and the others in the series ("Calendar Systems: A Developmental Approach for Youth Children with Sensory Impairments," "Powered Mobility," "Stroller & Wheelchair Mobility," and "The Teaching Cane Strategy"), can all be downloaded from the WCBVI-Outreach site at www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/outreach.
For questions about this information, contact Tessa M. Schmidt (608) 267-5077
Last updated on 4/3/2012 2:16:23 PM
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