Added Entries Date: Fall 2000 v. 28, no. 1 The following titles have been selected from materials added to the NLS reference collections during the summer of 2000. Entries are arranged according to subject headings developed and used by the NLS Reference Section for its collections. Wherever possible, prices of publications have been included. 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 Publication Braille embossers see BRAILLE--COMPUTERIZED TRANSCRIPTION AGED--VISUALLY IMPAIRED Crews, John E., and Frank J. Whittington, eds. Vision loss in an aging society: a multidisciplinary perspective. New York, NY: AFB Press, 2000. 265p. $32.95. Engel, Rafael J., Richard L. Welsh, and Laura J. Lewis. Improving the well-being of vision-impaired older adults through orientation and mobility training and rehabilitation: an evaluation. RE:view, v. 32, summer 2000: 67-76. Guyer, David. New treatments for age-related macular degeneration. Aging and vision news, v. 12, summer 2000: 3, 6. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, P.L. 101-336 Herman, Robert N. The Americans with Disabilities Act: ten years later. PN/Paraplegia news, v. 54, July 2000: 12-14. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Assistive technology guide, 2nd edition. Retrieved June 9, 2000. <http://schwabfoundation.org/main.asp.page=2.4.5>. Cooper, R.J. Assistive technology 101. Exceptional parent, v. 30, Apr. 2000: 71-73. Federal policy barriers to assistive technology. Washington: National Council on Disability, 2000. 43p. Free. (1331 F Street NW, Suite 1050, DC 20004). Also available in alternative formats and on the Internet at <www.ncd.gov/newsroom/ publications/assisttechnology.html>. AUDIBLE SIGNAGE Mandell, Daveed, and Sheila Killian. Emerging trends in accessible pedestrian signal technologies. Braille forum, July 2000: 8-12. BARRIER-FREE ARCHITECTURE--HOME DESIGN Davies, Thomas D. Designed for dignity: small but successful. PN/Paraplegia news, v. 54, Aug. 2000: 14-18. BRAILLE--COMPUTERIZED TRANSCRIPTION Johnson, David. Braille translation software. Library hi tech news, v. 17, no. 7, 2000: 26-28. Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Braille embossers. Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington: 2000. 12p. (Reference circular 00-01). Free. COMPUTERS--DISABLED Kaye, H. Stephen. Computer and Internet use among people with disabilities. Disability statistics report #13. Washington: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 2000. 13p. Free. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Gupta, Vidya Bhushan. A closer look at ADD/ADHD. Exceptional parent, v. 30, Aug. 2000: 74-81. DISABILITIES--STATISTICS Kaye, H. Stephen. Disability and the digital divide. Disability statistics abstract, July 2000: 1-4 (entire issue). EDUCATION--VISUALLY IMPAIRED Educating blind and visually impaired students: policy guidance. Federal register, v. 65, June 8, 2000: 36,585-36,594. Also on the Internet at <http://ocfo.ed.gov/ Fedreg/other/q200/060800a.txt> and <http://www.afb.org/grg/policy_2000.html>. ELECTRONIC BOOKS Hawkins, Donald T. Electronic books: a major publishing revolution. Online, v. 24, July-Aug. 2000: 14-18, 20-22, 24-26, 28. EPILEPSY Women and epilepsy initiative: information sheets for women. Landover, MD: Epilepsy Foundation, 2000. Free. (4351 Garden City Drive, 20785). EYE CARE Colenbrander, August. Guide for the evaluation of visual impairment. San Francisco, CA: Pacific Vision Foundation, 1999. 32p. $5. (P.O. Box 7999, 94120). EYE DISEASES Your eyes and you. Retrieved June 12, 2000. <www.eri.harvard.edu/htmlfiles/ youreyes.html>. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) Cintron-Siegel, Ann Marie. IEP tips for parents. Braille forum, v. 38, May 2000: 45-48. McCoy, Kathleen M. A proactive role for parents in IEPs. Exceptional parent, v. 30, June 2000: 62, 64-66, 68. Rock, Marcia L. Parents as equal partners. Teaching exceptional children, v. 32, July- Aug. 2000: 30-37. Some pointers for successful IEP meetings. Exceptional parent, v. 30, June 2000: 69. Tracy, Amy E., and Dianne I. Maroney. Getting the most out of IEP meetings. Exceptional parent, v. 30, June 2000: 70. Writing an IEP. Future reflections, v. 19, summer 2000: 52- 58. INTERNET--DISABLED--STANDARDS Coombs, Norman. Untangling your Web. Library hi tech, v. 18, no. 1, 2000: 93-96. LIBRARIANS--EDUCATION Tenopir, Carol. Curriculum changes in LIS. Online, v. 24, Mar.-Apr. 2000: 42-46. LIBRARY SERVICES--VISUALLY IMPAIRED--FOREIGN COUNTRIES Nomura, Misako, and Mayu Yamada, eds. International directory of libraries for the blind. (IFLA Publications 90). 4th ed. Munich, Germany: K.G. Saur Verlag Gmbh., 2000. 252p. DM98. (Postfach 70 16 20, 81316 Munich). Also available on the Internet at <http://dserver.dinf.ne.jp:591>. NURSING HOMES Gabrel, Celia, and Adrienne Jones. The national nursing home survey: 1995 summary. Washington: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2000. 83p. Free. (Vital and Health Statistics series 13, Data from National Care Survey no. 146). (DHHS Publ. PHS 2000- 1715). PARKINSON'S DISEASE Cram, David L. Understanding Parkinson's disease: a self- help guide. Omaha, NE: Addicus Books, 1999. 170p. $14.95. (P.O. Box 45327, 68145). REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973--REAUTHORIZATION, 1998 Boyer, Carol. Libraries and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Library hi tech news, v. 17, no. 5, 2000: 27-29. SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Sieder, Jill Jordan. The disability dance. Arthritis today, v. 14, July-Aug. 2000: 53-54, 56, 58. SPECIAL EDUCATION--TEACHER EDUCATION Helms, Ronald G. An "exceptional" new NBPTS certificate for special educators. Teaching exceptional children, v. 32, May 2000: 4-10. SPORTS--DISABLED Mayo, Ryan. Easy riders: adaptive biking makes it easier for people with disabilities to get out and on the road. Exceptional parent, v. 30, Apr. 2000: 55-57. TALKING BOOK PROGRAM--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Cylke, Frank Kurt, Judith M. Dixon, and Michael M. Moodie. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Alexandria, v. 12, no. 2, 2000: 81-98. TALKING BOOKS--TECHNOLOGY Coombs, Norman. What's new in talking books? Library hi tech, v. 18, no. 2, 2000: 191-194. WEB-BRAILLE Johnson, David. Web-Braille: NLS braille books online. Library hi tech news, v. 17, no. 6, 2000: 13-15.