ADDED ENTRIES
Date: Spring/Summer 2009
v. 36, nos. 3 and 4
The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS
reference collections during winter and spring 2009. Entries are arranged
alphabetically, according to subject headings developed and used by the NLS
Reference Section for its collections. Prices of publications have been included
wherever possible. Full publishers' addresses are included when they are not readily
obtainable through libraries and bookstores. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are
especially recommended for basic reference collections in libraries serving visually and
physically handicapped readers.
_Requests for materials listed should be sent directly to the publishers or
sources cited with each entry. Items are not available from NLS unless
specifically indicated._
NLS Publications
Building a library collection on blindness and physical handicaps: basic
materials and resources, see Library Services for People with
Disabilities--Bibliography
Facts: Digital audiobook players, 2009 see Digital Talking-Book Players
Library resources for the blind and physically handicapped: a directory with
budget, staff, and collections information and FY 2006 statistics on readership
d circulation, 2007 see Blindness--Directories
NLS Flash see Talking-Book Program--Digital Talking-Book Players
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Alzheimer's Disease
Hospitalization happens: a guide to hospital visits for individuals with memory loss.
Retrieved Feb. 4, 2009. www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/happens.htm.
Attitudes Toward Blind People
Maurer, Marc. The mythology of discrimination. Braille monitor, v. 52, May 2009:
359-369. Also available online at
www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/
bm09/bm0905/bm090505.htm.
Audio Description
Gray, Christopher, and Joel Snyder. ACB launches new audio description initiative.
Braille forum, v. 47, Jan. 2009: 7-10. Also available online at
www.acb.org/magazine/2009/bf012009-3.html.
Autism
Li, Alicia. Identification and intervention for students who are visually impaired and
who have autism spectrum disorders. Teaching exceptional children, v. 41,
Mar. Apr. 2009: 22-32.
Barrier-Free Architecture--Universal Design
Equal access: universal design of computing departments; a checklist for making
computing departments welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities.
Seattle: University of Washington, Computer Science and Engineering, DO-IT,
2009. 6p. Free. (Box 354842, 98195).
Biography of Blind People--Braille, Louis
American Foundation for the Blind. Celebrating 200 years of braille. Retrieved Jan.
6, 2009. www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=86.
Bennett, Sara. Around the globe in six dots: Braille celebrations take center stage in
2009. Dialogue, v. 58, Jan. 2009: 70-76.
Focus on France: the Association Valentin Hay. NB, issue 37, Jan.
2009: 40-43.
Spungin, Susan Jay. Past and present remembrances of Louis Braille.
Journal of visual impairment and blindness, v. 103, Jan. 2009: 5-6, 64.
Biography of Leaders Working with Blind People--Cylke, Frank K.
Yee, Tom. Interview: Kurt Cylke on the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. Library services journal, v. 1, fall 2008:39, 35-38 and
reprinted in Braille monitor, v. 52, Mar. 2009: 216 223. Also available online at
www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0903/bm090313.htm.
Blindness--Directories
* Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Library resources for the blind and physically handicapped: a directory
with budget, staff, and collections information and FY 2006 statistics on readership
and circulation. Washington, 2007. 83p. Free. Also available online at
www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/resources.html.
Braille--History
A short history of braille. NB, issue 37, Jan. 2009: 26-29.
Braille--Reading
The braille literacy crisis in America: facing the truth, reversing the trend,
empowering the blind. A report to the nation by the National Federation of the Blind,
Jernigan Institute. Braille monitor, v. 52, May 2009: 339-358.
Also available online
at www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0905/ bm090504.htm.
Crawford, Shauna, and Robert T. Elliott. Teaching adults to read braille using
phonological methods: single-case studies. Journal of visual impairment and blindness,
v. 103, Jan. 2009: 30-43.
College Students with Disabilities
Dutta, Alo, Madan M. Kundu, and Chrisann Schiro-Geist. Coordination of post-
secondary transition services for students with disabilities. Journal of rehabilitation,
v. 75, Jan.Feb.Mar. 2009: 10-17.
Depression and Blindness
Redwood, Penny. Depression and sight loss in older people. NB, issue 41,
May 2009:24-29.
Digital Talking-Book Players
* Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Facts: digital audiobook players 2009. Compiled by Robert B. Jones.
Washington, 2008. 16p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/
reference/factsheets/audiobkplayers.html.
Electronic Books
Curling up with an e-book. NB, issue 40, Apr. 2009: 30-33.
Employment of People with Visual Impairments
Nyman, James S. Unemployment rates and reasons: dissing the blind. Braille
monitor, v. 52, Mar. 2009: 188-198. Also available online at
www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0903/bm090307.htm.
Grants and Scholarships
Funding education beyond high school: the guide to federal student aid 2009 10.
Washington: U.S. Department of Education, 2009. 52p. Free. (P.O. Box 1398, Jessup,
MD 20794). Available in English or Spanish. Also available online at
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html.
Housing--Federal Programs
Wright, Wesley E. Section 8: affordable housing for exceptional families. EP
magazine, v. 39, Mar. 2009: 86-88.
Labels and Labeling Systems for People with Visual Impairments
American Foundation for the Blind. Access to drug labels survey report. Retrieved
Jan. 6, 2009. www.afb.org/seniorsite.asp?SectionID=66&TopicID=305&
DocumentID=4520.
Markowitz, Samuel N., and others. Ability to read medication labels improved by
participation in a low vision rehabilitation program. Journal of visual impairment and
blindness, v.102, Dec. 2008: 774-777.
McMahon, John M., and Amy Curtis. Methods of reading information on labels of
prescription medications by persons who are visually impaired. Journal of visual
impairment and blindness, v. 103, May 2009: 303-313.
Libraries--Surveys
U.S. public libraries and e-government services. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/plftas/IssuesBrief-Egov.pdf.
Library Services for People with Disabilities--Bibliography
* Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Building a library collection on blindness and physical handicaps: basic
materials and resources. Compiled by Carol A. Strauss. Reference circular 09-01.
Washington, 2009. 35p. Free. Also available online at www.loc.gov/nls/
reference/circulars/collection2009.html.
Library Services for Senior Adults
King, Danielle H.M. Our changing users: the aging of the population. Interface,
winter 2009. 4p. Available online at http://ascla.ala.org/interface/2008/12/
our-changing-users-the-aging-of-the-population.
Piper, David, Serenity Palmer, and Bo Xie. Services to older adults: preliminary
findings from three Maryland public libraries. Journal of education for library and
information science, v. 50, spring 2009: 107-118.
Physical Fitness
Holbrook, Elizabeth A., and others. Physical activity, body composition, and
perceived quality of life of adults with visual impairments. Journal of visual
impairment and blindness, v. 103, Jan. 2009: 17-29.
Miller, Sila. Beginning yoga for the blind and visually impaired from the Hein-
Klein duo. Braille forum, v. 47, Mar. 2009: 23-24. Also available
online at
www.acb.org/magazine/2009/bf032009-10.html.
Rehabilitation Counseling
Renosky, Ronda J., and others. Counseling people living with diabetes. Journal of
rehabilitation, v. 74, Oct. Nov. Dec. 2008: 31-40.
Screen Readers
Access Technology Team. Low-cost screen readers. Braille monitor, v. 52, May
2009: 370 374. Also available online at www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/
bm/bm09/bm0905/bm090506.htm.
Majerus, Wesley. Report on the ease of access of the Apple OS 10.5 Leopard
environment with VoiceOver. Braille monitor, v. 52, June 2009: 435 444. Also
available online at www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0906/
bm090606.htm.
WebAIM. Survey of preferences of screen reader users. Retrieved Feb. 4, 2009.
www.webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey.
Sheltered Workshops
Omvig, James H. More progress in the Javits-Wagner-O'Day program establishing
best practices for a quality work environment. Braille monitor, v. 52, June 2009:
456 463. Also available online at www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/
bm09/bm0906/bm090609.htm.
Stem Cells
Getting to the root of stem-cell research. NB, issue 41, May 2009: 41 44.
Tactile Graphics
Touching the underground: design and evaluation of tactile and large-print station
plans. NB, issue 41, May 2009: 30 34.
Yayla, Lisa. Huseby Zoom maps: a design methodology for tactile graphics. Journal
of visual impairment and blindness, v. 103, May 2009: 270-276.
Talking-Book Program--Digital Talking-Book Players
* Patrons and libraries to participate in prelaunch testing of the digital talking-book
system. NLS flash, v. 5, Mar. 2009. 2p. Also available online at
www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/index.html.
Telephones for People with Visual Impairments
Burton, Darren. Navigating by phone: a review of Wayfinder Acess GPS and
Mobile Geo, part 1. AccessWorld, v. 10, May 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw100303&Mode+Print.
Web Accessibility
Lighthouse International. Accessibility guidelines for the web designer. Retrieved
Mar. 10, 2009. www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/accessibility-guidelines.
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