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Kresge Library > Services > Instruction > Pathfinders > Library Services and Resources for Patrons with Disabilities

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By:

Daniel F. Ring Assistant Professor (originally developed by Dana Keyse)

Phone: (248) 370-2498 E-mail: ring@oakland.edu

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Ask a Librarian / Research Consultation

In addition to the service that we provide in person at the Reference Desk, we offer the opportunity to ask basic reference questions via telephone (248-370-4426), e-mail (ref@oakland.edu) or instant messaging. For more involved questions or for assistance with research, please call in advance to schedule personal consultations with librarians. Whatever your research needs, you’ll have our undivided attention for as long as is needed to answer your question.

Assistive Technology Equipment

On the main floor of the library, we have three Special Services rooms that contain assistive technology equipment provided by Oakland University’s Department of Disability Services. The equipment includes Telesensory and Chroma Plus magnification machines and Zoom Text screen magnification software, Kurzweil Reading Edge, and a Braille printer with DECTalk Express voice synthesizer. Keys to these rooms may be requested at the Circulation Desk.

Nearly all computers in the library are wheelchair accessible.

Materials Retrieval

Circulation staff can provide assistance in retrieving library materials for patrons with disabilities.

** Please remember that we can better assist you if you call in advance to arrange for reference or retrieval services. **

 

SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES

General Information

Americans with Disabilities Act
Includes ADA standards for accessible design, toll-free ADA information line, and ADA information from other government agencies.

DRM Guide to Disability Resources
The DRM webwatcher lists numerous Web sites relating to disability and the DRM Regional Resource Directory lists local agencies and organizations.

Family Village
Integrated information, resources and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities.

Assistive Technology

ABLEDATA
Contains product information, along with an online library of assistive technology publications, organizations, conferences and meetings.

Center for Accessible Technology
Consumer-based technology resource and demonstration center for adults and children with disabilities, families, teachers, and professionals.

Delta Society
Animal-assisted therapy (e.g., service dogs).

Listservs and Discussion Groups

DRM Webwatcher
List of lists of disability related listservs and discussion groups.

Family Village Coffee Shop
Includes chat rooms, IRCs, mailing lists, newsgroups and web boards.

Organizations

American Foundation for the Blind
Includes education, employment, literacy through assistive technology, and web accessibility. Also includes online subscription journals.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
Purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual or coordinative nature.

National Association of the Deaf
Programs and activities include grassroots advocacy and empowerment, captioned media, deafness-related information and publications, legal assistance, policy development and research.

** Keep in mind that this is just a sample of what’s available on the Web! Please let me know if you have resources that you’d like to see on this list. **

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF KRESGE LIBRARY MATERIALS

Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities / Sandra J. Thompson.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks , Calif. : Corwin Press, c2001.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .A62 2001

Harwell, Joan M., 1936-
Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities.
Publisher: Paramus , N.J. : Center for Applied Research in Education, c2001.
Location: Book – 3rd floor
Call Number: LC 4704. H378 2001

Browder, Diane M.
Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities.
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, c2001.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .B695 2001

Families and Teachers of Individuals with Disabilities: Collaborative Orientations and Responsive Practices / Dorothy J. O’Shea . . . [et al.].
Publisher: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2001.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 3969 .F34 2001

Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development: Adapting Schools to Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities / John Woodward, editor.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks , Calif. : Corwin Press, c2001.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 3969.5 .W66 2001

Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities / Martha E. Snell, ed.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River , N.J. : Merrill, c2000.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .I572 2000

Vallecorsa, Ada , 1948-
Students with Mild Disabilities in General Education Settings: A Guide for Special Educators.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River , N.J. : Merrill, c2000.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4705 .V35 2000

Westling, David L.
Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities.
Publisher Upper Saddle River , N.J. : Merrill, c2000.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .W47 2000

Developmental Disability and Behiaviour / edited by Christopher Gillberg and Gregory O’Brien.
Publisher: London : Mac Keith, 2000.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: RJ 506 .D47 D48 2000

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws.
Publisher: Washington , DC : National Council on Disability; New York , NY : National Urban League, [2000]
Location: Documents – 2nd Floor North
Call Number: Y 3 .D63/3: 8 R 44

Handbook of Communication and People with Disabilities Research and Application / edited by Dawn O. Braithwaite, Teresa L. Thompson.
Publisher: Mahwah , N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, c2000.
Location: Electronic Book

Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Enrollment, Services, and Persistence / National Center for Education Statistics.
Publisher: [ Washington , D.C. ?: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 2000]
Location: Documents – 2nd Floor North
Call Number: ED 1 .328/4: St 9/5

Serving Students with Disabilities / Holley A. Belch, editor.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c2000.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4813 .S45 2000

Sitlington, Patricia L.
Transition Education and Services for Adolescents with Disabilities.
Publisher: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2000.
Location: Book – 3rd floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .S58 2000

Adults with Disabilities International Perspectives in the Community / edited by Paul Retish, Shunit Reiter.
Publisher: Mahwah , N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1999.
Location: Electronic Book

Baumberger, Julie P.
Assisting Students with Disabilities: What School Counselors Can and Must Do.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks , Calif. : Corwin Press, c1999.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4031 .B39 1999

National Council on Disability ( U.S. )
Access to Multimedia Technology by People with Sensory Disabilities / National Council on Disability.
Publisher: Washington , DC : The Council: [For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.], 1998.
Location: Electronic Data

Application for New Grants under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Fiscal Year 1998.
Publisher: Washington , D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs, [1998]
Location: Document/Microfiche – 2 nd Floor North (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: ED 1.2: AP 5/27

Learning about Learning Disabilities / edited by Bernice Y. L. Wong.
Publisher: San Diego : Academic Press, c1998.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4704 .L376 1998

McNamara, Barry E., 1949-
Learning Disabilities Appropriate Practices for a Diverse Population.
Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press , c1998.
Location: Electronic Book

O’Shea, Lawrence J.
Learning Disabilities: From Theory toward Practice.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River , N.J. : Merrill, c1998.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4705 .O85 1998

Learning Disabilities, Literacy, and Adult Education / edited by Susal A. Vogel and Stephen Reder.
Publisher: Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co. , c1998.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: LC 4818.5 .L436 1998

Levinson, Edward M., 1952-
Transition: Facilitating the Postschool Adjustment of Students with Disabilities.
Publisher: Boulder , Colo. : Westview Press, c1998.
Location Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: HV 1569.3 .Y68 L49 1998

America Needs Us All: People with Disabilities Learning and Earning.
Publisher: Washington , D.C. : Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Dept. of Education, [1997?]
Location: Documents – 2nd Floor North
Call Number: ED 1.2: D 63/9

Emerman, Jim.
Assistive Technology and Home Modification Creating Systems Change for Older and Younger People with Disabilities: Final Project Report.
Publisher: San Francisco , CA : American Society on Aging, [1997]
Location: Document/Microfiche – 2nd Floor North (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: HE 1.1002: AS 7

National Council on Disability ( U.S. )
Access to Multimedia Technology by People with Sensory Disabilities.
Publisher: Washington , DC : The Council: [For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.], 1998.
Location: Electronic Data

Handbook fo Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders / edited by Donald J. Cohen, Fred R. Volkmar.
Publisher: New York : J. Wiley, c1997.
Location: Book – 3rd Floor
Call Number: RJ 506 .A9 H26 1997

Boyles, Nancy S.
The Learning Differences Sourcebook.
Publisher: Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1997.
Location: Electronic Book

**Please note that electronic books and electronic data can be accessed through a link in Voyager.**