Family Support Services
A Resource Center for Families and Schools

Family Support Services Resource Center for Families and Schools is a working partnership between The Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland State Department of Education. The purpose of this center is to provide the skills and knowledge that will enable families of children and youth with disabilities, ages 3 to 21, and professionals to function as equal partners in the educational decision making process and to assist families in accessing services for their children.

Family Support Services Resource Center for Families and Schools helps families and educators at MSB by:

• Providing support, information and resources on disabilities and community services.

• Assisting families to resolve concerns and make informed decisions regarding their child’s education.

• Increasing parent involvement and collaborative partnerships between families and professionals.

Family Support Services Center for Families and Schools promotes partnerships and parent involvement in special education by offering the following:

Training – Workshops and programs on understanding special education, transitioning from school into adult life and more.

Information – An information and referral center and a multi-media lending library.

Family Support Services Resource Library

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

All the Better to See You With
Andy and the Yellow Frisbee
Blueberry
A Cane in her Hand
Expressions of the Human Spirit
Helen Keller
A Picture Book of Helen Keller
I'm Deaf and It's OK
Jeremy's Dreidle
Kiss of God
Listen for the Bus
The World of Fingertips
My Brother Matthew
Night Search
Our Kids are Great!
See the Ocean
Seeing Things

BOOKS ON COMMUNICATION

Backyards and Butterflies
Breaking Barriers
Remarkable Conversations

BOOKS ON DEAFBLIND

Hand in Hand: The Essentials of Communications

DIRECTORIES

The Directory of County Offices
The Maryland Directory of Brain Injury Resources
Guide to Resources for Children and Youth with Visual Impairment

BOOKS ON DISABILITIES

The Child with Special Needs
Children with Autism
Children with Palsy: A Parent's Guide
Children with Disabilities
Children with Mental Retardation: A Parent's Guide
Developmental Disabilities Terminology
Does Your Child have Epilepsy?
The Gifts of Children with Special Needs
Sleep Better!
The Special Child: Source Book for Parents of Children with
Special Needs
Shared Moments
To Be Me
Your Child
Your Child Has a Disability

BOOKS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Can't Your Child See?
The Early Development of Children
Especially for Parents in Early Intervention Programs
Family Focus 1999
Get a Wiggle
It's more Than a Flashlight
Lessons With a Child Who is Blind
Move It!
Learning with Blind Children
Preschool Learning Activities for the Visually Impaired Child
Watch Me Grow!

BOOKS ON EDUCATION

Ants in his Pants: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education
Bridge to Braille
Movement Education
Language Literacy and Children
Negotiating the Education Maze
Promoting Acceptance of Children with Disabilities
The Prospector
Steps to Independence
Second Education: Teaching Visually Impaired Children

BOOKS ON FAMILY

Changed by a Child
Children with Visual Impairment: A Parent's Guide
I'll Love you Forever
On being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs
Grief Dancer
It isn't Fair
Planet of the Blind
Siblings of Children with Special Needs
Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability

BOOKS ON GENERAL EDUCATION

Bean Bag
Report: Inclusive Education MSDE
Vista Functional Notional Approach
You don't Have to be Blind to See

BOOKS ON TRANSITION

Planning Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with a Disability
It's Never Too Early
It's Never Too Late: A Booklet about Personal Futures Planning
Making Futures Happen
Read My Life
Transition Planning Affiliation Services

BOOKS ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

Beginning with Braille
Can't your Child See
A Guide to Understanding your Child's Eye Condition
Get Up and Go: Fun Ideas to help Visually Impaired Children to Move
Confidently
Look and Touch: Play Activities and Toys for Children with Visual Impairment
Major Review: Critical Visual Impairment in Children
Foundation of Braille Literacy
One Step at a Time
Paving the Way: A Guide for Mainstream Nursery and Playgroup Leaders caring for Visually Impaired Children

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

Mainstreaming the Visually Impaired
See it My Way
TLC My Way
Visual Impairment

VIDEOS

Assessment Techniques
Dreams: Spoken
Critical Vision Impairment
Juvenile Cataracts
It's all Part of the Job
Learning to See
Hand in Hand, It can be Done
Importance and Need for Social Skills
Clinician's View
Learning to Look
Management of RP in Prematurity
Protect Your Family
Retina Disorders
Sensory Defensiveness
The Seven Minute Lesson
Special Education
Teaching Social Skills o Visually Impaired Elementary Students
Teaching Social Skills to Visually Impaired Preschoolers
Teaching Social Skills to Teenagers and Young Adults
Textured Communication Symbols
Understanding Braille Literacy
Understanding Special Education: PECTA
We can do it Together

For more information on Family Support Services, contact:
Juli Miller
(410) 444-5000, ext. 245
JuliM@mdschblind.org