National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress Washington, DC 20542 REFERENCE CIRCULAR 92-1 PARENTS' GUIDE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: RESOURCES AND SERVICES. Compiled by Ruth Nussbaum Reference Section December 1991 92-1 May 1992 ***************************************************************** INTRODUCTION Parents of preschool children with visual or physical disabilities will find in this reference circular a wide range of information to assist them in promoting the development of their child from infancy to age five. The listing includes organizations, producers, and distributors who offer materials or services at the national level. These organizations may be contacted directly for information about local services and distributors. The books included in Section III were in print at the time this circular was compiled and should be available from local bookstores or directly from the publishers. Materials listed may also be available on loan from local public libraries. CONTENTS I. Special-format Materials: Braille, Cassettes, Large Print, and Records II. Educational Games, Toys, and Play Equipment III. Articles, Books, Magazines, and Pamphlets: A Select Bibliography IV. National Organizations Concerned with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities ***************************************************************** I. SPECIAL-FORMAT MATERIALS: BRAILLE, CASSETTES, LARGE PRINT, AND RECORDS Catalogs or descriptive materials may be requested from the sources indicated. Additional resources can be found at local bookstores and public libraries. American Printing House for the Blind 1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, KY 40206-0085 (502) 895-2405 Braille and large-print books for children; prebraille flash cards, word cards with braille and large print; reading readiness series such as Touch and Tell and Patterns Prebraille Program; tactile discrimination, and visual and sensory stimulation materials; parents' handbooks. AudioBook Cassettes 654 Buckingham Square Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 800-537-9333 Unabridged recordings of stories for children. Audio Book Contractors P. O. Box 40115 Washington, DC 20016 (202) 363-3429 Unabridged recordings of classics and fairy tales for young children. Braille Institute Press Braille Institute of America, Inc. 741 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029 (213) 663-1111 Newbery-medal and Caldecott-award books in braille and print/braille. Children's Book and Music Center 2500 Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404 (213) 829-0215 800-443-1856 Creative play activities, nursery rhymes, folksongs, and bedtime songs on cassette. Educational Activities, Inc. P. O. Box 87 Baldwin, NY 11510 (516) 223-4666 800-645-3739 Activity recordings, nursery rhymes, songs and rhythm games for motor development, nature activities, bedtime stories, classic tales. A Gentle Wind P. O. Box 3103 Albany, NY 12203 (518) 436-0391 Stories, folktales, and songs including bedtime, sing-along, and activity songs. The Mind's Eye P. O. Box 1060 Petaluma, CA 94953 800-227-2020 Book and cassette combinations of Newbery-medal and Caldecott-award books, fairytales, and lullaby songs. National Braille Press 88 St. Stephen Street Boston, MA 02115 (617) 266-6160 Children's braille book-of-the-month club (print/braille) for preschool through grade 3; print/braille children's calendar, braille primer for parents. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Library of Congress Washington, DC 20542 (202) 707-5100 Print/braille, braille, and cassette-recorded nursery rhymes, stories, and other books for ages preschool to adult available on free loan through cooperating state and local libraries. Information packets available from NLS include addresses of cooperating libraries, eligibility requirements, and a sample listing of materials available. Science Products P. O. Box 888 Southeastern, PA 19399 800-888-7400 Alphabet and nursery rhyme books, scratch-and-sniff books and puzzles, touch-and-feel books with moving parts and touch activities, dramatized book and cassette combinations. Seedlings...Braille Books for Children P. O. Box 2395 Livonia, MI 48151-0395 (313) 427-8552 Print/braille, braille, and picture books (including The Touch Me Book) for infants and young children; classic stories in grade 1 and grade 2 braille. Spoken Arts 10100 SBF Drive Pinellas Park, FL 34666 800-326-4090 Fairy tales, rhymes, and holiday stories in book and cassette combinations. Weston Woods Weston, CT 06883 (203) 226-3355 800-243-5020 Dramatization of Caldecott-award books in print and cassette combinations, or in cassette format only. ***************************************************************** II. EDUCATIONAL GAMES, TOYS, AND PLAY EQUIPMENT Able Net, Inc. 1081 10th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55414-1312 (612) 379-0956 800-322-0956 Switches and timers to help children with motor dysfunction run electrical or battery-powered toys. American Foundation for the Blind 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 620-2000 in New York (212) 620-2147 TDD (212) 620-2158 800-232-5463 Touch puzzles with high-contrast colors and textures to teach concepts of basic shapes and to develop motor skills; multicolored foam letters and numbers. American Printing House for the Blind 1829 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, KY 40206-0085 (502) 895-2405 Sensory stimulation kit with tactile-kinesthetic and auditory components; games, puzzles, and toys to develop fine motor skills, visual functioning, measurement concepts, and identification skills. Children's Playgrounds, Inc. 55 Whitney Street Holliston, MA 01746-6889 (508) 429-3870 800-333-2205 Wooden playground equipment adaptable to meet the needs of children with mental, physical, or visual disabilities. Accessible structures for wheelchairs include suspension bridge, ramps, and sandplay tables. Primarily for schools or communities. Crestwood Company 6625 North Sidney Place Milwaukee, WI 53209-3259 (414) 352-5678 Action toys adapted by switch operation, for sensory and language development. Exceptional Teaching Aids 2010 Woodbine Avenue Castro Valley, CA 94546 (510) 582-4859 Educational material for visually impaired young children including a talking ball that emits farm-animal sounds, reading readiness books, and a child-size walker for improved mobility. Flaghouse, Inc. 150 North MacQuesten Parkway Mt. Vernon, NY 10550 800-221-5185 Adaptive furniture, walkers, positioning aids, and balls for infants and toddlers with motor dysfunctions. J. A. Preston Corporation 60 Page Road Clifton, NJ 07012 (201) 777-2700 800-631-7277 Therapeutic equipment for adaptive positioning of infants and young children with motor dysfunctions; includes chairs for preschoolers, wedges, rolls, and balls; protective helmets for riding adaptive tricycles; toys such as tactile textured shapes and bell balls for development of perceptual and motor skills. Jesana Ltd. P. O. Box 17 Irvington, NY 10533 800-443-4728 Modular seating; adaptive tricycles, scooters, and walkers; balls with sounds; and other adaptive toys for sensory stimulation. Kaye Products, Inc. 535 Dimmock Mills Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 732-6444 Adaptive equipment including adjustable easel, special swings and frames,