Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA ensures people with disabilities equal opportunity for employment and access to transportation, services and public and commercial facilities.
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Vision Impairment
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American Printing House for the Blind
Source of products for the blind and visually impaired.
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National Federation of the Blind Newsline
A free dial-in service offering access to more than 200 newspapers nationwide, including the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Offers audio editions of more than 100,000 textbooks and educational titles in a wide variety of subjects. Titles cover all education levels, from Kindergarten to post-graduate.
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Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, part of the Talking Book Program of the Library of Congress, provides braille and recorded books and playback equipment for those Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal print.
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library was formerly The Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. It is located in the Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library in downtown Milwaukee, and all other contact information remains the same:
813 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414.286.3045 (Milwaukee)
800.242.8822 (Wisconsin toll free number)
414.286.3548 (TDD)
414.286.3102 (FAX)
lbph@milwaukee.gov
regionallibrary.wi.gov
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Wisconsin Services for Blind and Visually Impaired
Information and links on services available to the blind and visually impaired. Maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
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Hearing Impairment
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American Sign Language Browser
Video of thousands of ASL signs.
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Captioned Media Program
Provides access to more than 4,000 captioned titles through its Free Loan Media Program and maintains a database of additional captioned media available for purchase. Also serves as a clearinghouse of information on captioning.
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Special Needs
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Library Accessibility The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) provides a toolkit, “Library Accessibility –What Trustees Need to Know” that covers access issues including but are not limited to patrons who have cognitive, mental, or emotional illnesses; learning and/or developmental disabilities; physical disabilities; service animals; and patrons needing assistive technologies.
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Adults with Special Needs: A Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin’s Public Libraries
Planning document for developing library services for adults with special needs.
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Family Village
Information on more than 300 disabilities. Includes a variety of resources for children and adults with disabilities.
- Children with Disabilities and Library Programs
Bibliography of resources on developing library services for children with disabilities. Created by the Association for Library Service to Children.
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