Resources
ACCESSIBLE PRINT MATERIALS
ACPS Parent Resource Center Special Book Collection
The Parent Resource Center’s Special Book Collection is available free to all families at any of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library's branches. The collection includes educational books for adults wanting to learn more about a specific disability, as well as, titles for younger readers that promote inclusion and the celebration of diversity.
The following link/catalog search takes you to directly to the list of all of the titles:
https://hestia.jmrl.org/findit/Tag/Home?lookfor=acps+parent+resource+center
You can sign up online for a free public library card and get instant access to all of JMRL’s
electronic resources and ebooks by using the following link:
https://hestia.jmrl.org/onlinecardregistration/
ACCESSIBLE ACTIVITIES AND RECREATIONAL AREAS
Below is a listing of activities and recreational areas in our community that are accessible to families with children with disabilities. While the resources are not exhaustive in nature, it has been developed by parents of children with disabilities for parents of children with disabilities. We encourage parents to assist us at the Parent Resource Center by working with us to inform families of any additions, changes, or even deletions to the listings.
You can communicate with the Parent Resource Center by simply clicking the form link below, and submitting your information directly and automatically for review.
Let other parents of children know of other accessible activities and recreational areas in our community by clicking the link above!
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (with Virtual Programming)
- Access Arts Charlottesville/Albemarle
- Adaptive Recreation – Charlottesville Parks and Recreation
- Autism Allies at UVA
- Best Buddies at UVA
- Enrichment Alliance
- Jefferson Madison Regional Library (JMRL) System
- Special Olympics Area 3
- STAR – Supporting Transformative Autism Research at UVA
- Young Life – Capernaum