http://www.nald.ca/mcl/mcl.htm - Movement for Canadian Literacy

http://novel.nifi.gov/forums.html - National Institute for Literacy (U.S.) information on subscribing to the Literacy and Homelessness listserv, which is like a free conference and bulletin board.

http://www.torque.net/~schalp/homepage.html - St. Christopher House Adult Literacy Program in Toronto.

Consumer/Survivor Issues

Beaton, Robert. Report on Literacy at Queen Street Mental Health Center Unpublished report. July, 1995. Contact: Robert Beaton, Adult Basic Education Unit, Toronto Board of Education, Greenwood Centre, 24 Mountjoy Avenue, Room 232, Toronto, Canada M4J 1J6. Telephone: (416) 393-1995.

Centre for Independent Living in Toronto. The Literacy Book - Options for Teaching Literacy to People with Disabilities. Toronto: CIL, 1991. ISBN 1 - 895676-05-3.

The Canadian Mental Health Association. Metro Toronto Branch: 970 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 205, Toronto, Ontario M6A 3B6. Telephone: 416 - 789 - 7957. Fax: 416 - 789-9079. E-mail: cmhator@io.org. CMHA Home Page: http//www.io.org/cmhator/

Davidson, Howard. A Handbookfor Instructors of Students being Treated for Mental Disorders. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1993. This book includes excellent information on learning and medications. It is currently out of print, but available through libraries, including Alpha Ontario.

Writers from PARC, Kiss Me You Mad Fool. Toronto: Parkdale Activity and Recreation Center, 1991. ISBN 0-9694886-0-2. To order, contact: PARC, 1499B Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada. Telephone:(416) 537-2593.


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