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What time is the 9: a journey to a meaningful life, disability and all
By Lucinda Hage. 2014
Unable to have her own child and anxious to adopt, Lucinda is overjoyed when a newborn baby is granted to…
her and her husband. Devastation follows when the baby, Paul, is diagnosed with a serious genetic disorder that means he will be intellectually challenged and require medical intervention for the rest of his life. Lucinda’s already-tenuous marriage disintegrates, and she becomes a single mother caring for a difficult and fragile child. With exceptional resilience, tenacity, faith, and very hard work, she makes a successful life not just for herself but for her son. Summer camp changes Paul’s life, and Lucinda finds a new partner and love. The reader cheers for Paul as he struggles to take his rightful place in society, and for his mother as she works ceaselessly to make that possible. 2014.This book gives you the advance information you need to plan a safe, comfortable and fun trip. It's packed with…
tips and insights from the authors' years of first-hand experience visiting Disney while dealing with disabilities and special needs. It also includes extensive input gathered from other Disney guests with a wide variety of conditions. Well researched, it has the most in-depth descriptions of any book of the physical "feel" and the emotional impact of attractions. Learn how to get your needs met in the parks, resorts & restaurants, details on handling medication & medical equipment, dietary needs, transportation, wheelchair use in the parks & resorts, and much more. 2007.Viens la mort, on va danser
By Patrick Segal. 1979
Dans son fauteuil roulant, il partait à la découverte des autres et de lui-même. Aujourd'hui, au-delà d'une guérison dont il…
n'aurait que faire, la vie l'a enfin saisi et l'emporte. 1979.Veiled threat: the hidden power of the women of Afghanistan
By Sally Armstrong. 2002
Denied schooling, employment and adequate health care and confined to their homes unless accompanied by a male relative, the women…
of Afghanistan struggled to survive under the Taliban regime. The author describes the ways these women and girls rebelled against the Taliban. 2002.Upstairs in the crazy house: the life of a psychiatric survivor
By Pat Capponi. 1992
Pat Capponi, a former resident of Channan Court, a boarding house for ex-psychiatric patients in Toronto, describes the isolation and…
poverty that awaits discharged psychiatric patients who lack adequate support systems. c1992.Une école pour tous: l'intégration des élèves handicapés ou en difficulté ((Collection Intervenir).)
By Richard Leonard, Germain Duclos. 2013
Malgré les progrès réalisés pour favoriser l'insertion sociale de ces élèves et la diminution substantielle des classes dites spécialisées ,…
plusieurs défis subsistent afin d'assurer l'inclusion du plus grand nombre d'élèves dans les écoles québécoises. En effet, les changements structurels et pédagogiques nécessaires s'annoncent difficiles dans un contexte contradictoire où l'on semble prôner l'inclusion tout en exigeant la même réussite scolaire traditionnelle pour tous les enfants. Les auteurs s'attardent notamment à la façon de contourner les obstacles des apprenants et aux ressources pouvant être mobilisées pour diminuer les exclusions et permettre aux enfants handicapés ou en difficulté d'apprendre et de s'épanouir davantage. 2013.Un miracle de l'amour: la renaissance d'un enfant autistique
By Barry Neil Kaufman, Luc Bernard Lalanne, Marie-Thérèse Kerzoncuf-Kolakowski. 1985
"Votre fils est autistique. C'est irrécupérable!" Barry et Suzi décident de percer, seuls, sans aucune aide professionnelle, le mur de…
cette forteresse qui coupe leur fils du monde. 1985. Titre uniforme: Son rise.Un choc de religions: la longue guerre de l'islam et de la chrétienté, 622-2007
By Jean-Paul Roux. 2007
Bataille de Poitiers, croisades, prise de Constantinople, guerre d'Algérie: il y a ce conflit armé qui a commencé en l'année…
632. Il n'y a pas d'année, pas de semaine peut-être sans que du sang soit versé par des chrétiens ou par des musulmans. Ne vaut-il pas la peine de le rappeler, de montrer à nos contemporains que les événements qui occupent l'actualité, qui les bouleversent, s'inscrivent dans une longue série de 1375 ans d'événements tout aussi spectaculaires ; que de plus petits faits dont on ne parle guère qu'un jour ou deux ont eu, tous les jours, leurs équivalents pendant 1375 ans ? 2007.Truth & beauty: a friendship
By Ann Patchett. 2005
Author reminisces about her long-term friendship with Lucy Grealy, whom she met in college at Sarah Lawrence and who wrote…
"Autobiography of a Face", describing her battle with facial cancer. Patchett describes their relationship until Grealy's 2002 death from a heroin overdose. 2004.Tous intouchables?
By Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, Jean Vanier, Laurent De Cherisey, Vivianne Perret. 2012
"Philippe Pozzo di Borgo dont le livre Le second souffle inspira le scénario du film Intouchables, Jean Vanier, fondateur des…
communautés de L'Arche pour une vie partagée avec des personnes en situation de handicap mental, et Laurent de Cherisey, directeur général de l'association Simon de Cyrène, communauté de vie partagée entre personnes cérébro-lésées (traumatismes crâniens, AVC...) et valides, témoignent de leur bouleversante expérience et nous interpellent : Tous ceux qui souffrent d'une fragilité, d'un handicap quel qu'il soit, ne sont pas uniquement à accueillir au sein de notre société. À rebours de toutes nos représentations ordinaires, ils sont eux-mêmes des acteurs essentiels à notre vie ensemble. Il ne s'agit pas là de leur seule dignité, mais de celle de chacun d'entre nous. " -- 4e de couv.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 way of the Sufi
By Idries Shah. 1980
The trouble with Islam: a wake-up call for honesty and change
By Irshad Manji. 2003
Irshad Manji considers herself a Muslim, but is at issue with many of its cornerstones: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism, and…
an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, superior, manifesto of God. In an open letter to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, she asks pointed questions such as: "Who is the real colonizer of Muslims -- America or Arabia? Why are we squandering the talents of women, fully half of God's creation?" Manji offers a vision of how Islam can undergo a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas, reviving Islam's lost tradition of independent thought. 2003.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.The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason, 1798 to modern times
By Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
This absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam during the nineteenth and early…
twentieth centuries offers a game-changing assessment of the Middle East. Beginning his account in 1798, de Bellaigue demonstrates how the Middle East has long welcomed modern ideals and practices, including the adoption of modern medicine, the emergence of women from seclusion, and the development of democracy. With trenchant political and historical insight, de Bellaigue further shows how the violence of an infinitesimally small minority is in fact the tragic blowback from that modernization. This revolutionary argument, which completely refutes the misconception that Muslims live in a benighted state of backwardness, reveals the folly of Westerners demanding modernity from their Islamic neighbors. 2017.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.