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By Peggy R. Wolfe. 2008
Author offers ideas and strategies for living with declining vision and provides examples from her own experience. Suggests ways to…
organize one's home and deal with financial and legal affairs. Encourages others to embrace technology to enjoy reading, writing, and using computers. Lists useful organizations and companies. 2008By Janelle B. Moore, Don Philpott. 2009
Guide for injured U.S. military veterans and their families provides information on medical treatment, rehabilitation, mental-health counseling, family support, and…
transitioning to civilian life. Details benefits, taxes, and legal issues and discusses bereavement. Includes resources and success stories. 2009By Candy Harrington, Candy B. Harrington, Charles Pannell. 2008
Author of Barrier-Free Travel (DB 61293) provides a guide to United States destinations for people with mobility problems. Details cities,…
national parks, historical attractions, and recreational opportunities under categories such as big city, the great outdoors, road trips, cruises, small towns, and family fun. Covers lodging. 2008By Michael A. Samuel. 2008
Retinal surgeon discusses the causes and diagnoses associated with the wet and dry forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Includes…
guidelines for treatment; suggests nutritional therapy, including sample meals; and presents tips for improving the quality of life while coping with AMD. 2008By Mary Allen, Mark Wilkinson, James C Folk, James Folk. 2006
Comprehensive guide to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Ophthalmologists Folk and Wilkinson describe the nature and symptoms of AMD, possible causes,…
and risk factors, including smoking and cardiovascular disease. They also discuss treatments and rehabilitation and recommend diet and lifestyle changes to help reduce chance and severity of onset. 2006By Candy Harrington, Charles Pannell. 2005
This edition of Barrier-Free Travel (DB 56626), revised after September 11, 2001, contains updates on access-related rules and regulations and…
airport security procedures that apply to wheelchair-users and slow walkers. Covers travel with wheeler kids, tips and tools for planning a trip, and expanded sections on cruises and resources. 2005By Glenna Wotton Atwood, Lila Green Hunnewell, Roxanne Moore Saucier. 2005
This update of the 1991 edition, RC 38067, reviews medication, surgery, nutrition, and physical therapy that improve the lives of…
those with Parkinson's disease. Includes information on social services, support groups, and other resources available to patients and their families. 2005By Lylas G. Mogk, Marja Mogk. 2003
Describes age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Revised edition includes scientific research, natural and medical treatments, and prevention therapies not yet available…
in 1999. Presents a five-star program designed to stop macular degeneration. Also provides nutritional recipes and information about online AMD communities, assistive computers and software, and optical aids. 2003Leading authority on spine and nerve surgery discusses various types of back problems and chronic, acute, and recurring pains, as…
well as possible solutions. Spinal health topics include bones, disks, joints, spurs, stenosis, osteoporosis, and spina bifida. Treatment areas cover noninvasive procedures, injections, surgery, and recovery. 2004By Anne L. Corn, L. Penny Rosenblum, Anne Lesley Corn. 2000
Presents multifaceted program addressing emotional and physical travel-related issues for young adults with visual impairments who may or may not…
have additional mild disabilities. Explores options such as paratransit, charity services, and bioptic driving and provides budgeting and route planning strategies to maximize independence. Includes case studies and activities. 2000By Gary Karp. 1999
A guide to help people with mobility disabilities enhance their quality of life and adapt more completely to wheelchair use.…
Karp, who lives fully despite his inability to walk, provides information on home access, intimacy issues, medical concerns, and selecting a wheelchair. Also discusses applicable politics and legislation. 1999By Bill Chapman, Bill G Chapman. 2001
By Marc Maurer. 2001
Nine personal accounts, edited by the president of the National Federation of the Blind, in which blind people explain the…
need to be perceived as ordinary human beings. Includes accounts by a scoutmaster who hikes the Grand Canyon and a college student who barters his ironing ability for rides. 2001By Mayo Clinic Staff, Helmut Buettner. 2002
By Alice Christensen. 1999
A beginning breathing, exercise, and meditation program for older adults and those with medical conditions or a sedentary lifestyle. Discusses…
nutrition, meditation, philosophy, and stress-reducing techniques. Lists routines that can be used in a wheelchair or bed. 1999By Andrew Potok. 2002
The author of Ordinary Daylight (RC 16674) portrays activists, technicians, health professionals, and others working to improve the everyday lives…
of people with disabilities through technological progress or advances in public policy and awareness. Potok discusses independence, quality of life, and dignity, relating these issues to his own experience with retinitis pigmentosa. 2002By Janeen R Adil, Janeen Adil. 1994
An avid gardener provides tips and techniques for adapting garden format and methods for people with limited mobility. Explains advantages…
of containers, raised beds, and vertical gardens. Chapters discuss appropriate tools; choosing vegetables, herbs, flowers, vines, and ornamentals; and starting children in gardening. 1994By Andrew Leibs, Bill O'Neil. 1999
Identifies resources available to the visually impaired student to facilitate reading. Lists appropriate agencies and publishers as well as producers…
of technology that assist the reader, including Internet addresses. For senior high and older readers. 1999By Resources for Rehabilitation Staff. 1999
This companion to A Woman's Guide to Coping with Disability (DB 45924) provides information to help men maintain their independence…
and cope with daily activities, despite physical challenges. Includes strategies for those with heart disease, diabetes, HIV, multiple sclerosis, prostate conditions, spinal cord injury, and stroke. Lists national organizations to contact. 1999The author, a paraplegic and ergonomics specialist, details the process of selecting a wheelchair for both new and experienced users.…
Takes into account costs, usage, and wheeling technique. Includes list of manufacturers