Books in Library  Catalog (print and ebooks)

search: (disabilities OR disabled) AND encyclopedias

ebook:  Encyclopedia of disability 
    Albrecht, Gary L.

search by individual disability, as subject keyword:

e.g., autism

The autism encyclopedia 
    Neisworth, John T.

dyslexia

Dyslexia 
    Clark, Arda Darakjian, 1956-

Other sources for reliable overview and background information

 

Library Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library

These are ALL encyclopedia-type articles

Is the disability associated with learning? Try

ERIC. Advice: use the Thesaurs first, to make sure you are using the correct search term AND to give you related topics you may not have thought of.

 

Sources for local resources

ipl.org

infomine.ucr.edu

 

Both of these websites will give you organization websites, which in turn will list local agencies -- non-profit, governmental, etc. Look for organizations, not companies.

For example, Autism Society has a page on California resources here: http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/state-resources/california.html

 

Compiling a bibliography, filmography, webliography

 

You should already have written down some of the USEFUL books and websites that you've come across. To find more, try this as a Google search: autism bibliography inurl:org OR autism (films OR movies) inurl:org