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In this book of compact essays, Peter Altschul, MS, explores topics ranging from psychology, sports, and diversity to family life, politics, and Christianity. Peruse this book and youll find persona……続きを見る

Elliot and Geoffrey are animals that are different. They each feel unimportant and have no friends. Once they meet, they realize the importance of dealing with their differences. They learn how to o……続きを見る

"Rainbow Living" is a charity that seeks to provide housing and support for people with disabilities. This book describes the events that prompted the formation of the charity. It is a story detaili……続きを見る

Marian asks us to see the interconnectedness of the Spirit within each and every individual. So often we view ourselves as well as others as separate and different. But no matter what their circumst……続きを見る

In Another Persons Shoes is about a child with a disability who would benefit by being treated the same way as any able-bodied child. The books purpose is to show other children that even though a c……続きを見る

This is the story of Judith Dent, a girl growing up in the middle of the last century, completely blind as well as autistic, at a time when few people had even heard of autism. Judy, in her own word……続きを見る

Wheelchairs, scooters, and sticks all things to do with mobility and access. My involvement in working with disability was purely by accident, and profit was my motive which you will read about in t……続きを見る

We are all on a journey. At this time, many of us baby boomers are on a journey of caring for our aging parents. Any life journey has its ups and downs. Many children never see this in their future.……続きを見る

Of the myriad of approaches to the treatment of autism spectrum disorders, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) has the most research support. It is not perfect, and its imperfection is highlighted by t……続きを見る

Shortly after Mom passed, I opened her tiny file on Eddies wrongful death case, she recalls. No one can imagine the pain I felt for Mom and for Eddie, and then it hit me that she must have lived in ……続きを見る

The book is a collection of stories that reflects the lives of disabled individuals across the globe. Each story is narrated by a courageous individual who refused to be defined and shaped by a labe……続きを見る

WHOS LOOKING OUT FOR AMERICA'S ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILDREN & THE ELDERLY? The court orders Professional Guardians to make critical decisions; this pragmatic guide explains how to make those decision……続きを見る

This book takes a first-hand look at the struggles of two women working to break through the glass ceiling. But at the height of their careers, they crash due to illness. The way they initially brok……続きを見る

Kent Christy offers his readers the moving story of his gradual loss of vision and the trauma and emotional turmoil this caused in his life. As he notes in his introduction, going totally blind is i……続きを見る

My Four worlds is an inspiring story, which anyone seeking ways to overcome the hardships in life, should read.It tells you about the everyday human experiences of life that may be relevant to anyon……続きを見る

A happy OMalley family of five sisters, one brother, father and mother, lived in a row house in Philadelphia. The smallest, youngest, and favorite of was Doris. However, her life changed dramaticall……続きを見る

In Beep, David Wanczyk illuminates the sport of blind baseball to show us a remarkable version of America’s pastime. With balls tricked out to squeal three times per second, and with bases that buzz……続きを見る

Many critical analyses of disability address important ‘macro’ concerns, but are often far removed from an interactional and micro-level focus. Written by leading scholars in the field, and containi……続きを見る

Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity looks at how disabilities are portrayed within the media and how individuals with disabilities are affected by their representation. The effect……続きを見る

This book will help prepare the reader to work across disabilities by providing knowledge and training grounded within the ecological framework in four principal areas. The four principal areas read……続きを見る

In Bodyminds Reimagined Sami Schalk traces how black women's speculative fiction complicates the understanding of bodymindsーthe intertwinement of the mental and the physicalーin the context of race……続きを見る

Cuando Judith Newman relató la historia sobre la forma en que Siri, el asistente personal electrónico de la Apple, le ayudó a Gus, su hijo autista, recibió una amplia atención por parte de los medio……続きを見る

Almost fifteen per cent of the world's population today experiences some form of mental or physical disability and society tries to accommodate their needs. But what was the situation in the Roman w……続きを見る

Efforts to reduce discrimination and increase diversity on campuses, coupled with shrinking budgets causing administrators to devote more resources toward recruiting and retaining students with disa……続きを見る

This book focuses on the clinical treatment of disability from French researchers in the fields of psychology, anthropology, psychiatry, and philosophy. It provides English-speaking readers with an ……続きを見る

This unprecedented, interdisciplinary collection focuses on gender, whiteness, and white privilege, and sheds light on this understudied subject matter in the context of clinical psychology, in both……続きを見る

Drawing on the work of George Lakoff, this book provides a detailed analysis of the organism metaphor, which draws an analogy between the national or social body and a physical body. With attention ……続きを見る

Gibt es eine vollkommene Familie? – So wenig es den vollkommenen Menschen gibt, so gibt es keine Familie, die nicht wenigstens einmal vom Leben gezeichnet den Boden unter den Füßen verliert und vor ……続きを見る

This book explores the economic situation of disabled people in developing countries focusing on rehabilitation and uses particpatory framework to community development. Although dealing specificall……続きを見る

Technology has attracted an increasing level of attention within studies of disability and disability rights. Many researchers and advocates have maintained skepticism towards technology out of the ……続きを見る