The 19th edition of this important reference contains 9,135 listings 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, camps, clothing, education, foundations, independent living centers (by state), law, libraries, and travel. The second section addresses specific disabilities in turn--aging, blind & deaf, cognitive, dexterity, hearing, mobility, speech & language, and visual--with associations, media, and support groups identified for each. Indexing is by disability and subject, entries (in an alphabetical listing), and geographic location. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
