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 Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
• WebJunction: Outreach

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
• 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

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

Workforce Development Resources

Resources for job seekers to assist in finding jobs and social services in Wisconsin.