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Parent Resource
The Parent Resource Room located in the Alice Cogswell Center at the Ohio School for the Deaf is a warm, inviting room with a variety of resources. An observation window looks into preschool classroom. A comfortable sofa provides a place to read, chat or think. Oak bookshelves are filled with books, dictionaries, videotapes, CD Roms and other resources.
Books
 The Parent Resource Room includes books about parenting infants, toddlers, school age and teenage children. Parenting books include topics about discipline, toilet training, health and education. A large number of books focus on raising a deaf child. A collection of sign language dictionaries are available for parents to compare and consult. There are also children's books with sign language printed beside the English.
Videotapes
Videotapes can be previewed in the Parent Resource Room and checked out to review at
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Computer
 A computer is in the room for parents' use. The computer has Internet access for research, participating in listserves and chatrooms, and communicating with other parents. There are also several American Sign Language CD Roms in the room parents can use. The Parent Resource Room also has several CD Roms for children with American Sign Language stories and games that can be previewed and borrowed.
The Parent Resource Room is located in the Alice Cogswell Center at the Ohio School for the Deaf. It is available for the use of any parent of a Deaf child. The room can be used to meet with another parent or professional, to research a parenting topic or to sit quietly for a few minutes. The room is furnished with a cozy love set, a TV with a VCR for previewing videotapes, and an extensive collection of books and videotapes which be borrowed. A computer with Internet access is available to parents for finding information about parenting and deafness and to participate on parenting and deafness related chat rooms and listserves.
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