The Children’s Disability Support Collection includes books, other media, and games aimed at supporting children and pre-teens with disabilities as well as their parents, caregivers, and educators.
This Collection includes games and educational tools that are adapted for a wide range of disabilities, books for parents and children, and various other resources.
This Collection is kept at the FCL Farmington Hills location. FCL cardholders may place any item on hold for pickup at the FCL Farmington location.
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Our therapeutic toy collection includes toys and tools that are designed to encourage developmental skills and includes switch-adapted, accessible versions of favorite games.
This special collection of photo and illustrated cards is useful for working with children with cognitive, speech, or social disabilities.
These special bags contain a story and manipulatives for readers to touch and feel while listening to a story. Having a tactile experience can help boost attention span, comprehension, vocabulary, and the story experience.
Books to support parents, caregivers, and educators as well as stories depicting people with various disabilities.
Community Resources
- ASAN (Autistic Self Advocacy Network)
- ASAN Roadmap to Transition: A Handbook Autistic Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
- Autism Alliance of Michigan
- Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response & Education (AWAARE) Collaboration
- NOFAS (National Association on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
- MCFARES (Michigan Coalition for Fetal Alcohol Resources, Education, and Support
- CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- UCP (United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan)
- Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan
- NAD (National Association of the Deaf)
- American Council of the Blind
- Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library
- Michigan School Psychological Clinic
- University of Michigan Dyslexia Help
- International Dyslexia Association
- Michigan Alliance for Cultural Accessibility
- Michigan Dept of Education Family Matters Special Education Resources
- Help Me Grow Michigan
- Friendship Circle
- Family Connections of Michigan
- The Arc of Oakland County
- Oakland Family Services
- Exceptional Parent Online Magazine
- Parenting Special Needs Online Magazine
- Bloomfield Township Mental Health Resources