Resource Library

Software Lab

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities has an extensive lending library offering journals, books, and videos.  Subjects include positive behavioral support, assistive technology, transition, employment, inclusion, and sensory impairment. Most materials are available for circulation. Reference materials can be viewed at the Center.  Library hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  You are welcome to come and browse.

Periodicals & Journals:

Videos:

Adapted Literature

The Sherlock Center’s DSI Program has adapted a variety of popular children’s literature using ‘Writing with Symbols’. Stories are presented using simplified language accompanied by pictures and/or symbols. These abridged versions are intended to help include a child with significant disabilities in the general education classroom. They are not meant as a substitute for the complete version of a story.

Copies of adapted literature are available for loan through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. Some titles are available in electronic format and can be downloaded directly from this website. Stories adapted to PowerPoint include sounds/music and allow a student to “click” along using a computer and mouse/switch. Additional formats may be made available upon request. Contact Sharon Terzian, sterzian@ric.edu or call (401) 456-4731 for information (leave a message if there is no answer).

Click HERE for a list of available titles and formats. We are continually adding to this list.

Story Boxes

Story Boxes are interactive kits developed by the DSI Program to aid the learning of young children (pre-school through early elementary) with dual sensory impairments. Each Story Box contains a copy of the book, touchable/interactive items related to the story, and suggested activities. Story Boxes are available for loan though the Sherlock Center Resource Libary to classroom teachers that have students with dual sensory impairments.

Current List of Story Boxes:

• Bonnie on the Beach
• Caps for Sale
• Clifford, the Big, Red Dog
• Millions of Cats
• The Runaway Bunny
• The Penny Pot
• A Cricket In Times Square
• Arthur's Halloween

• Children and Family Services 47 kb (PDF)
• Positive Behavioral Support 50.7 kb (PDF)
• Standards, Curriculum and Assessment 47.8 kb (PDF)
• Supported Employment 57.9 kb (PDF)
• Special Education 39.4 kb (PDF)
• School to Work 45.2 kb (PDF)
• Teacher Methodology 57.9 kb (PDF)
• Transition 57.9 kb (PDF)