The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities
2026 Edition
Careful research and compilation of the best data available has earned The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities the honor of being a repeat recipient of the National Mature Media Award and the National Health Information Award, as well as being a go-to resource among educators, librarians and the disability community.This completely updated 2026 edition of the award-winning Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities is an invaluable resource for all those living with a disability and those committed to empowering them. It offers thousands of ways for people with disabilities to succeed at work, in school, and in their community.
For nearly 30 years this informative resource guide has been the go-to resource for people with disabilities, detailing important contact information for thousands of:
- Independent Living Centers
- Rehabilitation Facilities
- State & Federal Agencies
- Associations
- Support Groups and much more
This one-stop resource also provides immediate access to the latest products and services available for people with disabilities such as:
- Periodicals & Books
- Assistive Devices
- Employment & Education Programs
- Camps and Travel Groups
This comprehensive resource opens with the following valuable front matter:
- An in-depth report on lost employment benefits for disabled workers
- A progress report from the National Council on Disability
- A detailed release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on labor force characteristics involving persons with a disability, using 2024 data
- User Guide and Key
- Glossary of Disability-Related Terms
This edition also includes Helpful Articles for the Disabled Population, an expanded Glossary of Terms, and a Resources section arranged by disability categories that make finding resources for a specific disability quick and easy.
Coverage continues with subject-specific listing sections (i.e. Arts, Assistive Devices, Camps, Vocational Programs), Rehabilitation Facilities, and disability-specific sections (i.e. Aging, Cognitive, Mobility, Speech). Each disability section includes a range of resources from Associations to Support Groups. The comprehensive Table of Contents guides readers through the 33 chapters and more than 100 subchapters contained in this rich resource.
Sure to save hours of Internet research time, The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities provides comprehensive, critical and immediate information in one source that can be accessed quickly and easily. This edition provides 8,968 descriptive listings, 22,405 key contacts, 8,141 phone numbers, 5,670 email addresses, and 7,987 websites.
Following the listing chapters is a 2025 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: a robust section of easy-to-read tables featuring the latest available data. The first part of the compendium features numbers of disabled individuals by both state and disability—hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, and self-care and independent-living disabilities—and the second part features individuals who are employed, broken down by the categories listed above.
This new 2026 edition also includes three indexes to provide quick and easy access to the listings contained in the Resource Guide:
- Subject Index: Alphabetically organizes directory listings by relevant alphabetical topics, i.e. autism, language disorders
- Geographic Index: Organizes listings alphabetically by state
- Entry & Publisher Index: Lists all directory listings alphabetically
Appropriate for both the professional and the lay-person, this title is an important addition to the collections of libraries large and small, public and academic, as well as resource libraries for employees across the range of disabilities-related professions.
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