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The Library is located at the Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center.

Would you like to borrow a book?
Call the DSAHRC at:  (518) 438-1113

Email Diane E. Lang at:

Stop by the DSAHRC at: 1 Marcus Blvd., Suite 105, Albany, NY 12205

We would like to thank you the following organizaitons for their generous donations and contributions to the DSAHRC Library:

  • Community Foundation's Standish Family Fund
  • Barnes & Noble 

If you have any suggestions for additional books to be included in our library, or would like to donate a book to our library, please contact Diane E. Lang (518) 438-1113 or

 


  • Activities for a Diverse Classroom:  Connecting Students.  Katz, Sax and Fisher, 1998
  • Adolescents with Down Syndrome:  Toward a More Fulfilling Life.  Pueschel & Sustrova, 1997
  • American Sign Language Dictionary:  A Complete Signing Dictionary with Full Definitions & Different Signs for Different Meanings of the Same Word.  Costello, 1998
  • Another Season - A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son. Stallings & Cook, 1997
  • Assistive Technology:  A Resource for School, Work and Community.  Flippo, Inge & Barcus, 1995
  • Babies with Down Syndrome:  A New Parents’ Guide.  Karen Stray-Gundersen, 1986
  • Bad Place, The.  Dean R. Koontz, 1990.  Novel.
  • Beyond Separate Education:  Quality Education for All.  Lipsky and Gartner, 1989
  • Brothers & Sisters:  A Special Part of Exceptional Families.  Powell & Gallagher, 1993
  • Camille's Children:  Thirty One Miracles and Counting.  Camille Geraldi & Carol Burris, 1996
  • Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs.  Nancy M. Johnson-Martin, et al, 1991.
  • Celebrating and Caring for Your Baby With Special Needs:  Uplifting Tips and Advice to Help you Through the Early Months of this Stressful Time.  Diane Craver, 2004.
  • Children’s Psychological Testing:  A Guide for Nonpsychologists.  Wodrich and Kush, 1990
  • Child Who Never Grew, The.  Pearl S. Buck, 1950.
  • Choosing Naia:  A Family’s Journey.  Michael Zuckoff, 2002.
  • Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Teachers.  Kumin, 2001
  • Closing the Shop, Conversion from Sheltered to Integrated Work. Murphy & Rogan, 1995
  • Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents. Libby Kumin, Ph.d., CCC-SLP, 1994
  • Count Us In, Growing Up with Down Syndrome. Jason Kingsley & Mitchell Levitz, 1994
  • Creating an Inclusive School. Villa and Thousand, 1995
  • Creating Inclusive Classrooms.
  • Creativity and Collaborative Learning:  A Practical Guide to Empowering Students and Teachers.  Thousand, Villa & Nevin, 1994
  • Deciding What to Teach and How to Teach It:  Connecting Students Through Curriculum and Instruction.  Castagnera, Fisher, Rodifer and Sax, 1998
  • Delicate Threads:  Friendships Between Children With and Without Special Needs in Inclusive Settings. Debbie Staub, Ph.d., 1998
  • Developing Personal Safety Skills in Children with Disabilities.  Freda Briggs, 1995
  • Differences In Common:  Straight Talk on Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome and Life.  Marilyn Trainer, 1991
  • Disability and the Law:  Parents Talking to Parents (videotape).  Jointly produced by the New York Commission on Quality of Care and the New York State Bar Association, 2001
  • Discover the Possibilities:  A Curriculum for Teaching Parents About Integration.  PEAK Parent Center, 1988
  • Don’t Stop the Music (novel).  Robert Perske, 1986
  • Down Syndrome and the Health Care Professional (videotape).  National Down Syndrome Society.
  • Down Syndrome, A Promising Future, Together.  Hassold & Patterson, 1999
  • Down Syndrome:  Toward a Brighter Future.  Dr. Siegfried Pueschel, 2001
  • Down Syndrome, Living and Learning in the Community.  Nadel & Rosenthal, 1995
  • Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook:  A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.  Medlen, 2002
  • Dry All Night:  The Picture Book Technique That Stops Bedwetting.  Alison Mack & David Wilensky, 1990.
  • Dry Days, Wet Nights (A Concept Book).  Maribeth Boelts, Kathy Parkinson, 1996.
  • Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Professionals.  Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, 2003.
  • Early Intervention Dictionary:  A Multidisciplinary Guide to Terminology.  Jeanine G. Coleman, M.ED., 1993
  • Educating All Students in the Mainstream of Regular Education.  Stainback, Stainback and Forest, 1989
  • Emma’s Gifts:  A Story of Love, Hope and Possibility.   Endless Horizon Productions, 2003.  Video.
  • Expecting Adam:  A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic.  Martha Beck, 1999
  • Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Professionals.  Maryanne Bruni, BSc OT, 1998
  • For the Love of Matthew:  Growing Up with Down Syndrome.  Janice Credit Houska, 2002.
  • Foundations of Inclusive Education, The:  A Compendium of Articles on Effective Strategies to Achieve Inclusive Education (Second Edition).  Diane Lea Ryndak and Douglas Fisher, Editors, 2003
  • From Emotions to Advocacy:  The Special Education Survival Guide.  Pam & Pete Wright, 2002.
  • From the Heart:  On Being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs, Jayne D.B. Marsh, 1995
  • Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Professionals.  Winders, 1997
  • Honor Thy Son. Mystery/Suspense Novel, Lou Shaw, 1994
  • Ideas, Samples & Designs:  Helping All Students Learn Successfully in General Education.  Patti McVay & Heidi Wilson
  • Ideas, Samples & Designs II:  Best Practices for Inclusive Education.  Patti McVay etal.
  • Improving the Communication of People with Down Syndrome. Miller, Leddy & Leavitt, 1999
  • Inclusive High Schools:  Learning from Contemporary Classrooms.  Douglas Fisher, Caren Sax & Ian Pumpian, 1999.  
  • It’s Perfectly Normal:  Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual Health.  Robie Harris, 1994.
  • It’s So Amazing!  A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families.  Robie H. Harris, 1999.
  • Jewel.  Novel/Oprah's Book Club, Bret Lott, 1991
  • Juggling Down Syndrome:  A Health Journal.  Hopf, 2003
  • Laying Community Foundations for your Child with a Disability.  Linda J. Stengle, M.H.S., 1996
  • Learning Solution:  What to Do If Your Child Has Trouble with Schoolwork.  Naparstek, Ph.D, 1995  
  • Life As We Know It:  A Father, a Family and an Exceptional Child.  Michael Berube, 1996
  • Medical & Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents. Van Dyke, Mattheis, Eberly, & Williams, 1995
  • Medical Care in Down Syndrome:  A Preventive Medicine Approach.  Rogers and Coleman, 1992
  • Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Down Syndrome:  A Handbook for Teachers.  Bird and Buckley, Sarah Duffen Centre, 1994
  • Motor Skill Development of Children with Down Syndrome:  Instructional Manual.  Passarini
  • My Brother Matthew.  Children's Book, Mary Thompson, 1992
  • My Friend Isabelle.  Children’s Book, Eliza Woloson, 2003.
  • My Word Book:  Words and Tools for Writing and Spelling.  Dale, 2003
  • Nasty Girls, Thugs and Humans Like Us:  Social Relations Between Severely Disabled and Nondisabled Students in High School.  Murray-Seegert, 1989
  • New Language of Toys:  Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs:  A Guide for Parents and Teachers.  Schwartz and Miller, 1996
  • Nobody's Perfect:  Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs. Nancy B. Miller, Ph.d., 1994
  • On the Road to Autonomy:  Promoting Self-Competence in Children and Youth with Disabilities.  Powers, Singer, & Sowers, 1996
  • Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome:  Toward a Brighter Future, Revised Edition.  Siegfried M. Pueschel, Editor, 2001.
  • Perske Pencil Portraits 1971-1990. Martha Perske, 1998
  • Quick Guides to Inclusions 2:  Ideas for Educating Students with Disabilities. Michael F. Giangreco, 1998
  • Random House Websters’s American Sign Language Dictionary.  Elaine Costello, Ph.D, 1997.
  • Restructuring for Caring & Effective Education:  An Administrative Guide to Creating Heterogeneous Schools.  Villa, Thousand, Stainback & Stainback, 1992
  • Russ and the Almost Perfect Day.  Children’s Book.  Rickert, 2000
  • Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise.  Children’s Book.  Rickert, 1999
  • Russ and the Firehouse.  Children’s Book.  Rickert, 2000
  • Sexuality:  Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities.  Karin Melberg Schwier & Dave Hinsburger, 2000.
  • Show Me No Mercy:  A Compelling Story of Remarkable Courage.  Robert Perske, 1987
  • Sign Language ABC.  Children’s Book.  1985
  • Sign Language Fun.  Children’s Book.  1980
  • Sleep Better:  A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs.  V. Mark Durand, 1998
  • Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Teachers.  Patricia Logan Oelwein, 1995
  • Uncommon Fathers:  Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability.  Donald J. Meyer, 1995
  • Understanding Down Syndrome:  An Introduction for Parents. Cliff Cunningham, 1996
  • Veronica’s First Year.  Children’s Book, Jean Sasso Rheingrover, 1996.
  • View From Our Shoes:  Growing up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs. Donald J. Meyer, 1997
  • We'll Paint the Octopus Red.  Children's Book, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, 1998
  • What’s Wrong with Timmy?  Shriver, 2001
  • Young Person with Down Syndrome:  Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. Seigfried M. Pueschel, 1989

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