Audrey, could I please have Angelica's email address? I have several
questions to ask her.
                                Thanks--Susan

Audrey Gorman wrote:
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> Below is a message received by Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), who feel this is outside of their expertise.  Can anyone send information that will help?  Thanks!
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>  Dear sirs:
> My name is Angelica Hasbun , and I am the Online Volunteer for People
> With Disabilities Uganda. People With Disabilities Uganda is a national
> nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting awareness and
>
> services to people with disabilities. In March of 2000, PWD signed up
> with Netaid.org to begin working with online volunteers. To date we have
>
> over 200 volunteers in 41 countries and 6 continents! We have made great
>
> strides on many projects and look forward to more success in the future.
>
> One project that we are particularly excited about is the creation of a
> children's resource library. In our center in Kampala, we host several
> skills building programs for young children with disabilities. The
> disabilities we see include but are not limited to blindness,
> deafness, ambulatory ailments and developmental delays. Most are caused
> by war, disease or malnutrition.
> Because of prevailing attitudes in Uganda regarding disability, these
> children have no access to resources. By creating this library we hope
> to put these resources into the hands of these young children. By giving
>
> them access to information and encouragement,
> we believe we can help them learn to live with their disability, become
> independent and gain a stronger self confidence.
>
> We´re now in active search of software that would enable our kids to
> "check out" the books and take them home. Could you recommend s
> software for our library? Can you refer us to any other source of
> information that can help us design our lending system effectively for
> our kids?
> Thanks for your support in making life better for our kids! If you have
> any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
>
> Best Regards,
> Angelica Hasbun
> On- Line Volunteer
> People With Disabilities Uganda
> United Nations Volunteer Program