A. Over 1,000 libraries: 922 in the USA; and, 120 in 25 other countries;
B. In hard copy reproduction by purchase from ERIC.

II. What is ERIC? ERIC stands for Educational Resources Information Center. ERIC is supported by the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute of Education.

III. ERIC's Homepage. The ERIC homepage tells you:

A. How to search for documents,
B. How to order documents,
C. How to download documents,
D. How to use online delivery services,
E. How to order printed documents,
F. How to pay for documents and national/international shipping.

IV. "disabilities." Articles, documents, reports, etc., about children and youth with disabilities being served in various educational, recreational, hospital, institutional, community, and other settings will be found by going to the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. The key word to start your Internet ERIC search is "disabilities."

V. ERIC's Availability. Current ERIC Resource Collection Libraries include:

COUNTRIES (118 libraries in 27 nations): Australia, 26; Belgium, 1; Canada, 46; Denmark, 1; England, 4; Finland, 1; France, 1; Germany, 2; Hong Kong, 1; Israel, 1; Italy, 1; Japan, 1; Lebanon, 1; Malaysia, 2; Mexico, 4; Namibia, 1; Netherlands, 2; New Zealand, 2; Norway, 1; Papua New Guinea, 1; The Philippines, 1; Qatar, 1; Republic of Singapore, 1; South Africa, 1; Sweden, 2; Switzerland, 2; United Arab Emirates, 1.
OUTLYING TERRITORIES: 10 libraries in 3 territories: Guam, 1; Puerto Rico, 7; Virgin Islands, 2).
UNITED STATES: 922 in the USA in 50 states.

WRITE:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education,
Council for Exceptional Children,
1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20191-1589, USA.
TOLL-FREE 800/328-0272
TOLL-CALL 703/264-9474
TTY 703/264-9449
WEBSITE http://ericec.org

ACCESS ERIC:
Educational Resources Information Center
2277 Research Boulevard, 71, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
TOLL-FREE 1-800/538-3742 or 1-800/424-1616 or 1-800/328-0272.
TOLL-CALL IN AREA 301/519-5789
EMAIL acceric@inet.ed.gov
FAX 301/519-6760
EMAIL ericec@cec.sped.org
WEBSITE http://ericec.org

INTERNET:
ERIC Internet ericec@inet.ed.gov
ERIC Information and Technology Askeric@ericir.syr.edu or

WEBSITES:
ERIC http://www.ed.gov
ERIC Disabilities and Gifted Education at http://ericec.org
ERIC Documents Reproduction Service at http://www.edrs.com; service@edrs.com
and
ERIC Directory of ERIC Resource Collections at http://www.ed.gov/BASISDB/EROD/eric/SF
The Directory of ERIC Resource Collections lists more than 1,000 organizations that provide individuals with access to the ERIC database and related resources. It is designed to help users quickly locate organizations that offer ERIC resources and
related services within a geographically short distance. The Directory for list the U.S. or in other countries.

ERIC DISABILITIES:
Ms. Nandini Ganesh, Acquisition Coordinator
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
1920 Association Drive,
Reston, Virginia 20191-1589 USA
TEL 1-800/328-0272 -- TTY 703/264-9449
ACQUISITION 703/264-9472 -- EMAIL ericacq@cec.sped.org
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International

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