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The founder of the Famous People Players, a professional theatre company comprising people who are developmentally handicapped, recounts their struggle…
to find a permanent home for the troupe. She tells of the successes and failures of her efforts in the political and corporate world, as well as the support of people such as Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, and Phil Collins. 1996.Flink, the leader of Eye to Eye--a national mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues--enlarges our understanding of…
the learning process and offers innovative strategies for parenting, teaching, and supporting the 20 percent of students with learning disabilities. A fighter who has helped thousands of children adapt to their specific learning issues, Flink understands the needs and experiences of these children firsthand. He, too, has dyslexia and ADHD. Focusing on how to arm students who think and learn differently with essential skills, including meta-cognition and self-advocacy, Flink offers real, hard advice, providing the tools to address specific problems they face--from building self-esteem and reconstructing the learning environment to getting proper diagnoses and discovering their inner gifts. With his easy, hands-on "Step-by-Step Launchpad to Empowerment," parents can take immediate steps to improve their children's lives. 2014.The survival of Jan Little
By John Man. 1986
The harrowing experiences of a woman who endured almost lethal psychological and physical abuse during her married life, homesteading in…
the Amazon jungle. Despite being blind and deaf, and separated from civilization, she survived for three months on her own after her husband and daughter died of fever. 1986.The new disability history: American perspectives (The history of disability series #6)
By Paul K Longmore, Lauri Umansky. 2001
Fourteen essays examine disability in the social context of American history. Several discuss attitudes towards deafness and blindness specifically, including…
Kim Nielsen's "Helen Keller and the politics of civic fitness." The collection ends with Richard K. Scotch's historical overview of "American disability policy in the twentieth century". c2001.The last taboo: a survival guide to mental health care in Canada
By Julia Nunes, Scott Simmie. 2001
Scott Simmie recounts his own battle with a serious mental disorder while Julia Nunes provides a caregiver and supporter's perspective.…
Includes real stories of other Canadians and their opinions on the successes and failures of the health care system. They offer coping strategies for consumers, family members, friends, and employers, and demonstrate how we can all contribute to the recovery of a person with a mental illness. 2001.The learning mystique: a critical look at "learning disabilities"
By Gerald Coles. 1987
The author points out that the theory of neurological dysfunction absolves society, the family and the schools of responsibility for…
many children's learning problems. He believes that the start of many learning difficulties lie in individual attributes and social relationships. c1987.Choosing a wheelchair: a guide for optimal independence
By Gary Karp. 1998
The 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. c1998.Business and social etiquette with disabled people: a guide to getting along with persons who have impairments of mobility, vision, hearing, or speech
By Chalda Maloff, Susan Macduff Wood. 1988
After interviewing 100s of people who have lived with impairments for at least 3 years, the authors offer suggestions on…
how people with disabilities wish to be treated in both business and social situations. 1988.Un pari pour la joie: l'Arche de Jean Vanier : un message actuel ((Points. Point-virgule, ISSN 0751-8080 ; 37))
By Bill Clarke, Claire De Miribel. 1985
"T'est la vie"
By Philippe Laborit. 1988
Sans yeux et sans mains
By Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Un soldat français, dans le désert de Lybie, après la bataille d'El-Alamein. Une grenade éclate dans ses mains. L'accident le…
laisse presque mort. Il vivra, mais il n'a plus d'yeux et plus de mains. Ce livre est son histoire, une longue confidence, franche, abrupte, pudique. 1985.Ton silence m'appelle (Collection Jeunesse de la foi ; #7)
By Jean Vanier. 1974
Les textes de ce recueil insistent sur les dimensions d'amour, de compassion et de communion inscrites dans le coeur humain…
qu'interpellent les déshérités de ce monde. Fondateur de foyers pour handicapés mentaux adultes, l'auteur poursuit à travers le monde son oeuvre de sensibilisation à la détresse des faibles et des laissés pour compte de la civilisation moderne axée sur l'efficacité. 1974.The ultimate guide to sex and disability: for all of us who live with disabilities, chronic pain, and illness
By Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, Fran Odette. 2003
Guide drawn from authors' professional and personal experiences and from an informal survey of people living with various disabilities. Topics…
include sexual health, self-esteem, communication, and debunking myths. Explicit descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. Explicit strong language. 2003.A history of an Ontario grassroots disability rights movement, and their unfinished campaign to achieve a barrier-free province for persons…
with physical, mental and/or sensory disabilities, through the enactment of strong new legislation -- the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA). Also provides a thorough description of the legislation which this movement secured in 2001, why it ended up being so disappointing, and the ODA movement's strategies to get the legislation implemented from late 2001 to 2003. It concludes with a look to the future when the ODA movement will seek to get Ontario's new government, elected in October 2003, to substantially strengthen this legislation. 2003.Two lives: an autobiography of one man's two lives
By Peter Marshall. 1963
Un enfant à découvrir: [au-delà de la déficience physique ou intellectuelle] (Collection Parents)
By Francine Ferland. 2001
The story of my life
By Helen Keller. 1988
At the age of 20, deaf/blind Helen Keller wrote this account of her education, which turned a neglected, ignorant child…
into a thinking, responsive person. Followed by "Midstream : my later life". (Reissue). 1998.Teens with physical disabilities: real-life stories of meeting the challenges
By Glenn Alan Cheney. 1995
Eight teenagers describe the impact their physical disabilities have made on their lives. Three of the youths use wheelchairs because…
of injuries. Others deal with blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and rheumatoid arthritis. For junior and senior high school. 1995.The baby challenge: a handbook on pregnancy for women with a physical disability
By Mukti Jain Campion. 1990