The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities

The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities

Grey House Publishing

2019

ISBN: 978-1682177778
Call #: REF 362.4 Complete 2019

So here’s the thing about the Internet: It’s obviously a great invention (thanks, Al Gore!) and very entertaining to surf and click in your free time, but if you are in need of concrete, comprehensive information, it can be limiting.  Think about it, if you need to locate a post-acute rehab facility in Massachusetts and you enter exactly that as a search term, you are likely to receive hits like the "Top Ten Facilities in Boston" and other entries for corporations who have paid to appear at the top of Google's results page. You are not necessarily seeing the best Massachusetts has to offer, and you are certainly not seeing every facility Massachusetts has to offer, no matter how many pages you scroll through. However, The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities, available for convenient browsing in print at the Worcester Public Library, does offer exactly such a list. This is why, dear readers, sometimes, even in the year 2020, print reference books trump the internet.

Also included in this one-stop shopping directory is a comprehensive annotated list of makers of all types of assistive devices ranging from wheelchairs to dressing aids; a compilation of foundations and funding organizations arranged by state; a list of resources for travelers with disabilities; the 2017 Disability Statistics Annual Report published by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics, illustrated with charts and graphics; directories of associations and publications categorized by disability, and much more.  And don't forget nearly every entry includes direct contact information and an accompanying website, thereby eliminating the need to rely on Google to point you in the right direction.

For reliable statistics, fully vetted directories of organizations and companies, or just figuring out where to start your search, consider visiting the 2^nd Floor of the Main Library, where a librarian is waiting to show you this helpful, time-saving resource guide for people with disabilities.
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