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Resources

Aged

• 55+ Resource Guide

Blind

• New York State Talking Book and Braille Library
• NYS Talking Book Catalog  

Disabilities

• Access for All: Serving People with Disabilities ppt (RCLS Workshop 2009) [permission granted by The Self-Advocacy Association of NYS, Inc. Hawthorne, NY]
• ALA / ASCLA
• The Association of Special Cooperative Library Agencies
• Professional Tools:  Library Accessibility – What You Need to Know Tip Sheets:  ( for example:  mental illness, multiple disabilities,  assistive technology, etc. )
• Disability Awareness: Etiquette ppt (RCLS Workshop 2009) [permission granted by Independent Living Inc. Newburgh, NY]
• Disability Etiquette:  Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
• Disability Resources
• Reaching Out and Around the Table: Serving People With Disabilities ppt - a presentation by Rebecca Oling from the RCLS Outreach Roundtable 9/28/10
• Ten Commandments of Etiquette [permission granted by the Self-Advocacy Association of NYS, Inc., Hawthorne, NY]

Educationally Disadvantaged

• NYS Adult Literacy Grant    NYS Family Literacy Grant
• Core ESL Collection for Small to Medium-sized Libraries
• ESL 2012 Survey (Excel)
• Literacy and Adult Education Resources
  

Ethnic or Minority Groups

• Communication Skills for Library Staff: Emphasizing the Multicultural Experience
• How to Build Rapport with Multicultural Clients  by  Dr. Nara Venditti
• Foreign Language 2012 Survey (Excel)

Institutionalized

Professional Tools

•  Library Accessibility – What You Need to Know

Unemployed

• 2008 Employment Resources Guide
• Job Seeker Resources (RCLS workshop 2009)
• Public Library One Stop Center Partnership  (A joint webinar on successful partnerships between public libraries and One Stop Employment Centers across the State.)
  Webinar viewing instructions - Left hand menu: select "Recorded Sessions" To view the NYSL & DOL February 4, 2010 webinar, select "Public Libraries & One Stops"  select "View" Use Password: LIB2010  

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