service of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped. All that is
needed is to establish an account which is free
to qualified borrowers. We wish to highlight the
NLS site which refers to Braille and Audio
Reading Download (BARD), the electronic
service which enables borrowers to download
electronic books at no cost. For more
information, interested individuals should go to
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/login//NLS.
Recommended Instructional Strategies
A perusal of the books which we have found
indicates that reading material on all aspects of
sexuality can be found in one or more sources.
The topics include the very basic facts about
sexuality and the sex-related changes that pre-
teens and teenagers will experience. Other topics
include the basic information on how both the
male and female reproductive systems function.
Additional areas covered include dating behavior,
setting boundaries, employing safer sex precau-
tions, answers to commonly asked questions, and
many other subjects germane to the topic.
We recommend that teachers use realistic
tangible models of the reproductive systems to
supplement the reading material. It goes without
saying that the descriptions included in the read-
ing material are not adequate for providing accu-
rate information for persons who cannot see pic-
tures. In addition, we recommend the use of real
objects such as condoms and feminine hygiene
products to supplement the reading material. We
refer the reader to our recently published articles
(Kapperman & Kelly, 2013; Kelly & Kapperman,
2012) for further instructional guidelines.
Assistive Technology is Required
It goes without saying that in order for the
students to take advantage of the very large
amount of information available in electronic for-
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