Visually Impaired |
Scope: This guide will help visually impaired customers and their families locate books, periodicals, and audio/video materials in the Metropolitan Library System that will be of interest to them. There are also suggestions of Internet sites that may be of use. To aid in your search, log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance. To return to the Research Guide page, click here.
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| A. Introduction |
The following are sources of information for both the visually impaired individual and for his/her family members. Some materials are supportive of families who are adapting to a loved one's sudden or gradual loss of sight while others contain information to assist the person who is experiencing the onset of a visual problem.
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| B. Subject Headings and Shelf Numbers |
- Blind
- Blindness
- Blindness-Psychological aspects
- Visually handicapped
- Visually handicapped children
- Visually handicapped-Life skills guides
- Browse call numbers 362.41 and 617.712
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| C. Frequently Mentioned Texts |
- Can't Your Child See? A Guide for Parents and Professionals About Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired by E.P. Scott, J.E. Jan, R.D. Freeman
- Children With Visual Impairments: A Parents' Guide. Ed by M. Cay Holbrook
- Sight Unseen by Georgina Kleege
Books for Children:
- Do You Remember the Color Blue? And Other Questions Kids Ask About Blindness by Sally Hobart Alexander
- Listen for the Bus: David's Story by Patricia McMahon
- Living with Blindness by Patsy Westcott
- Mom Can't See Me by Sally Hobart Alexander
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| D. General References, e.g. Guides, Encyclopedia, or Dictionaries |
- The Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment by Jill Sardegna
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| E. Magazines or Newspapers |
- The Library System has a subscription to the EbscoHost database that you may use either from home (with you library card) or in the library to search for full text magazine articles about visual impairment.
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| F. Internet Resources |
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Healthfinder is a service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. One can use the search terms-visual impairment-or click on some of the links on the home page: http://www.healthfinder.gov/.
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On the National Eye Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health web site one can use search terms-family members-or other desired subjects or can click on some of the many sources of news and information given on the home page: http://www.nei.nih.gov/. The text size on this site can be changed from small to medium or large.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a page, FDA Information for Seniors, much of which is in large and well-spaced text: http://www.fda.gov/oc/seniors/.
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| G. Other Media, e.g. Video, Audio |
| The Library System has thousands of CDs, audio tapes, videos, and DVDs. Log on to www.metrolibrary.org and click on the first link on the left-hand side, Library Catalog and Renewals (CyberMars). One can search by Keyword, Author, Title, Subject, or Shelf No.; or click on the Advanced Keyword Search and use the Media, Audio Only tab with your keyword search. This can also be done from a remote location by logging on with your library card. |
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| H. For Further Research |
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
300 N.E. 18 th Street
Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73105
405.521.3514
800.523.0288 (In-State WATS)
TTY/TDD: 405.521.4672
http://www.library.state.ok.us/
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Prepared by S Bish |
Updated May 2007 |
