Katherine Schneider, founder of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award, president of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Board, newly pubished author, and frequent presenter of workshops and webinars at IFLS, recently contacted me. She said,
July 26 is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. That's sort of like the Fourth of July for those of us with disabilities.
Katherine suggested that libraries might like to put together displays that celebrate and inform people about the disability experience. She sent along a few suggestions for books to pull for display, I will be happy to forward the whole list if you would like it--it has materials for adults and youth on it. In the meantime, a great starting place is to display the books that have won the ALA Schneider Family Book Award, for authors and illustrators who have created a book that embodies the disability experience.
You might also like to adapt the following into a bookmark or handout, for people looking for more information or resources:
For Further Information:
Aging and Disability Resource Center
www.co.eau-claire.wi.us
715-839-4735
Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
www.cilww.com
1-800-228-3287
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wrlbph/index.html
1-800-242-8822
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/sensory/
715-836-2107
Blind and Visually Impaired Information and Services
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/blind/715-836-6772
Disability Rights Wisconsin
www.disabilityrightswi.org
877-338-3724
Alzheimer’s Association of Eau Claire
www.alz.org
715-835-7050
