Local resources for students with the following disabilities:
Learning Disabilities
1. Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Learning Disabilities: A Paper Prepared by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. (2011). Learning Disability Quarterly, 34(1), 3-16.
2. Fletcher, J. M. (2007). Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention. New York: Guilford Press.
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders/ADHA
3. Pierangelo, R., & Giuliani, G. A. (2008). Classroom management for students with emotional and behavioral disorders: A step-by-step guide for educators. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
4. Zionts, P., Zionts, L., & Simpson, R. L. (2002). Emotional and behavioral problems: A handbook for understanding and handling students / Paul Zionts, Laura Zionts, Richard L. Simpson. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
5. American Association on Mental Retardation. American Nurses Association. & American Association on Mental Retardation. (2004). Intellectual and developmental disabilities nursing: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring, Md: American Nurses Association.
6. Jacobson, J. W., Mulick, J. A., & Rojahn, J. (2007). Handbook of intellectual and developmental disabilities. New York: Springer.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
7. Doris, I. (2012). ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. IFE Psychologia, 20(2), 18-21.
8. Gense, M. H., & Gense, D. J. (2005). Autism spectrum disorders and visual impairment: Meeting students’ learning needs. New York, NY: AFB Press.
Communication Disorders
9. Haynes, W. O., Moran, M. J., & Pindzola, R. H. (2006). Communication disorders in the classroom: An introduction for professionals in school settings. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
10. Worrall, L., & Frattali, C. (2000). Neurogenic communication disorders: A functional approach. New York: Thieme.
Severe and Multiple Disabilities
11. Downing, J. E. (2008). Including students with severe and multiple disabilities in typical classrooms: Practical strategies for teachers. Baltimore [u.a.: Brookes.
12. Erin, J. N., & Spungin, S. J. (2004). When you have a visually impaired student with multiple disabilities in your classroom: A guide for teachers. New York: AFB Press.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
13. Easterbrooks, S. R., & Estes, E. L. (2007). Helping deaf and hard of hearing students to use spoken language: A guide for educators and families. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
14. Spencer, P. E., & Marschark, M. (2006). Advances in the spoken language development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Blind/Low Vision
15. Sacks, S., & Wolffe, K. E. (2005). Teaching social skills to students with visual impairments: From theory to practice. New York: AFB Press.
16. Corn, A. L., & Erin, J. N. (2010). Foundations of low vision: Clinical and functional perspectives. New York: AFB Press.
Physical Disabilities
17. Torres-Corona, S. A. (2008). Attitudes toward people with physical disabilities and accommodations.
18. Webb, D., Webb, T. T., & Fults-McMurtery, R. (2011). Physical Educators and School Counselors Collaborating to Foster Successful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. Physical Educator, 68(3), 124-129.
Health Disorders
19. Volz, J. R., Borsh, T. R. S., & Sterba, M. (2009). Teaching social skills to youth with mental health disorders: Incorporating social skills into treatment planning for 109 disorders. Boys Town, Neb: Boys Town Press.
20. McGovern, M., & Edelstein, S. (2009). Living with co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders: A handbook for recovery. Center City, Minn: Hazelden.
Traumatic Brain Injury
21. Murdoch, B. E., & Theodoros, D. G. (2001). Traumatic brain injury: associated speech, language, and swallowing disorders. San Diego [u.a.: Singular Thomson Learning.
22. Anderson, V., & MyiLibrary. (2010). Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Spinal Cord Injury
23. Winnick, J. P. (2011). Adapted physical education and sport. Leeds: Human Kinetics.
24. Benzel, E. C., & Tator, C. H. (2000). Contemporary management of spinal cord injury: From impact to rehabilitation. Park Ridge, Ill: American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Gifted, Creative, and Talented
25. Milgram, R. M., Dunn, R. S., & Price, G. E. (2010). Teaching and counseling gifted and talented adolescents: An international learning style perspective. La Vergne, TN: Ingram.
26. De Leon, J., Argus-Calvo, B., & Medina, C. (2010). A Model Project for Identifying Rural Gifted and Talented Students in the Visual Arts. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 29(3), 16-22.
The organization’s name, contact information, contact person and services provided
American Association of People with Disabilities
1629 K Street NW, Suite 950
Washington DC 20006
Phone: (202) 457-0046 V/TTY
Toll-free phone: (800) 840-8844 (Voice/TTY)
Fax: 202-457-0473
Website: http://www.aapd-dc.org
Services provided
The organization is actively involved in organizing disability community including students and the elderly to be a more rejuvenated and powerful force. This is meant to champion for change-economically, politically and socially recognizing the fundamental values of coalition working involvement to help foster for unity, impact and leadership. They do not provide direct services to individuals disabled but through the national projects they organize.
