The 18th edition of this long-standing reference contains 9,015 entries citing contact information and a brief description of organizations, resources, and services pertaining to both common disabilities and rare conditions. Arrangement is in two sections, the first of which deals with general topics such as assistive devices, associations, camps, clothing, foundations, independent living centers (by state), law, media, and travel. The second section addresses specific disabilities in turn: aging, blind & deaf, cognitive, dexterity, hearing, mobility, speech & language, and visual--with associations, camps, resources, and support groups identified for each. Indexing is by disability and subject, entries (in an alphabetical listing), and geographic location (state). Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
