Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments
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For Parents Only - Library Resources

The family resource library offers to families being served by the center access to resource topics specific to their needs. For more information, please call our center or visit our library.

  • Advocacy - Resources for parents and caretakers taking a lead role in decisions regarding their child's education and community access
  • Child Development - Developmental information of the milestones for children in the early years
  • Children's Books - Stories for children on issues that require simple and delicate explanations regarding differences in people and disabilities
  • Children's Brailled Books - Variety of stories for preschoolers through elementary ages
  • Parenting - Materials on issues such as sleep, behavior, socialization, parenting tips
  • Parent Support - Resources that help parents in more challenging situations cope, understand, and move forward when raising a child with a visual impairment or other disability
  • Play - Information on ways that help encourage play in children and how parents and caretakers can take an active role in developing this social skill
  • Resources - Relating to various professionals and/or services that parents can access to receive the necessary support in raising and educating their child with a disability
  • School and Social Services - Materials that will help guide families in making educational and long-term decisions for their child with the focus on options for placement and determining what is best for their child
  • Siblings - Information to help brothers and sisters of a child with a disability understand their role and feel supported as a member of the family going through difficult times
  • Special Needs - Resources that are more specific to different disabilities and challenges surrounding those other than visual impairments
  • Vision and Blindness - Variety of material that discuss early intervention, education and raising a child with a visual impairment

Our Recommended Readings:

  • Children With Visual Impairments, A Parent's Guide - Special Needs Collection
  • Sleep Better! - V. Mark Durand
  • Changed By a Child - Barbara Guild
  • After The Tears - Robin Simons
  • In Touch - Jo Russell Brown (available thru DGC website)
  • Beyond The Stares - Delta Gamma Center Young Authors Group (available thru DGC website)
  • The Strong-Willed Child - James Dobson
  • In Celebration of Grandparents - Debra K. Chapuis (available thru DGC website)
  • Lemon Meringue Life - Christine M. Collins

For those living outside our service area, these selections and others can be found at your local bookstore or public library upon request.