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IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities at North York Central Library >> Toronto Public Library website for the IBBY Collection at North York Central Library, maintained by TPL staff. IBBY booklists to be published on the website (forthcoming). IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities >> More information about the international project from the IBBY Worldwide website. Toronto Star: Toronto world hub for books for youth with disabilities >> Toronto Star article about the IBBY Collection at NYCL, including interviews with librarians Leigh Turina and Sharon Moynes. PROJECT PUBLICATIONS Dineen, C. (2014). Deafness and Hearing Loss. [booklist]. Toronto, ON: Toronto Public Library. Annotated list of resources for and about children and teens with deafness and hearing loss, including tips for reading with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Dineen, C. (2014). Print Disabilities. [booklist]. Toronto, ON: Toronto Public Library. Annotated list of resources for and about children and teens with print disabilties, including tips for promoting literacy in children with print disabilities. Dineen, C. (2014). Books to Build Empathy: Ages 7-12 [booklist]. Toronto, ON: Toronto Public Library. Annotated list of middle childhood resources for and about physical and developmental disabilities to encourage inclusive behaviour and understanding. Dineen, C. (2014). Books to Build Empathy: Teens [booklist]. Toronto, ON: Toronto Public Library Annotated list of young adult resources for and about physical and developmental disabilities to encourage inclusive behaviour and understanding. Has been used by a youth charity in California to inform reading selections. |
PRACTICUM STUDENT
North York Central Library (NYCL), Toronto Public Library (TPL) PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS Eva Athanasiu, Practicum Student, U of T (2014) Cynthia Dempster, Practicum Student, U of T (2015) Leigh Turina, Children's Librarian & IBBY Collections Librarian, NYCL Sharon Moynes, Manager, Readers, Youth & Children's Services, NYCL 06/2014 - 07/2014 Worked with NYCL's IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, a multicultural reference collection for and about children and teens with physical and developmental disabilities PROJECT SKILLS
branches and on library website (forthcoming), focusing on: 1. Deafness and Hearing Loss 2. Print Disabilities 3. Books to Build Empathy: Ages 7-12 4. Books to Build Empathy: Teens
and disabilities, as well as the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Braille workshop, a Lego competition, class visits, and other Summer Reading Club activities
CONFERENCE PARTICPATION Moynes, S. & Turina, L. (2015). Creating tactile and textile books to multiply access and inclusion. [presentation]. Toronto, ON: OLA Super Conference. Presented outcomes and challenges of delivering a tactile book-making workshop for children alongside TPL librarians and fellow iSchool practicum students, Eva Athanasiu and Cynthia Dempster, at the 2015 Ontario Library Association Super Conference. |
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Booklists, curriculum report, and workshop report available upon request. Contact >>