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Outreach Resources

Outreach Planning

Adults with Special Needs: A Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin’s Public Libraries
Youth with Special Needs: A Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin’s Public Libraries
American Library Association Office for Outreach and Literacy
WebJunction: Outreach planning documents

Americans with Disabilities Act

Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
ADA Title II Technical Assistance Manual: Covering State and Local Government Programs and Services

Disabilities

ASCLA Accessibility Tip Sheets
WebJunction: Serving people with disabilities
Wisconsin Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

Assistive Technology

EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information
Sharper Vision Store
WATI: Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative

Blind and Visually Impaired

Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
Application for Free Library Service from the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
- English (PDF)
- Spanish (PDF)
Amazon Large Print Children’s Books
American Foundation for the Blind
Blind Readers’ Page

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Wisconsin Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Wisconsin Freelance Interpreter List
Scheduling a sign language interpreter (article by Marcia Sarnowski, Winding Rivers Library System)

Resources for Spanish speakers

InfoPeople’s Survival Spanish for Library Staff
MedlinePlus (Spanish)
WebJunction: Spanish Speakers

Resources for speakers of other languages

Hmong health resources
WebJunction: Immigrants and World Languages

Native American and First Nation resources

American Indian Library Association web page
American Indian Studies Program: DPI
Oyate: Review of books about Native American books for children
WebJunction: Tribal & First Nation

Adult Literacy

Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. web page

Older Adults and Seniors

American Library Association's Guidelines for Library and Information Services to Older Adults
WebJunction: Serving Older Adults and Seniors

Resources for Job Seekers

Washington State LibraryHard Times Resource Guide,
Job Center of Wisconsin web page
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development web page
Wisconsin Farm Center – Economic Recovery Resources
WI Jobs web page
Resume writing resources
Preparing an application resource page
Preparing for an interview resource page

For more information about outreach services, contact Shawn Brommer.