Disability: social aspects Books

"I think your child may be autistic" Those words are probably the most devastating that many parents have ever heard. Hearing those words could easily destroy some families. Those words could easily have destroyed us as a family but as you read on you...

CRAIG RICHARDSON: A Life Worth Living, With DisabilitiesBorn in 1981, Craig Richardson was soon diagnosed with a chromosomal deletion, and its grim prognosis. Within a year, he had stopped breathing, and began having devastating seizures. In this...

Zinger Bug Zoe is about a little bug in her community, coping with Autism, and the frustration with her sensory challenges. She is helped by her family and a wonderful teacher who never gives up on her. It was written to help young children and adults...

Histoire De La Coiffure Des Femmes En France (1886) est un livre �����crit par Gabriel D'Eze qui explore l'�����volution de la coiffure f�����minine en France. Le livre commence par une analyse des coiffures des femmes de l'Antiquit����� et se poursuit...

Tom's parents felt a sense of relief when he was diagnosed with Asperger's at age four. It helped to explain his unique outlook and way of being in the world. But that was just the beginning. It led his journalist mother on a pathway toward understanding...

The Politics of Age and Disability in Contemporary Spanish Film examines the onscreen construction of adolescent, elderly, and disabled subjects in Spanish cinema from 1992 to the present. Applying a dual lens of film analysis and theory drawn from the...

Disability and Contemporary Performance presents a remarkable challenge to existing assumptions about disability and artistic practice. In particular, it explores where cultural knowledge about disability leaves off, and the lived experience of...

There has been a notable upsurge of interest in the body in empirical and theoretical study and debate. Contributions to this book move these debates forward by considering a range of bodies as active in their own construction in social and economic...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Heilpädagogik, Sonderpädagogik, Note: 1,0, Universität des Saarlandes, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit soll den Wandel des Begriffes „Behinderung" und den Umgang mit diesem Phänomen...

David Brindle of The Guardian writes in his Foreword to the book:"Thirty years is no time at all in the scheme of things. Yet it seems an altogether different era when you look back to the 1980s and reflect that we were still sending people...

This book is about children with dyspraxia: developmental co-ordination disorders (DCD) and what teachers and other professionals can do to promote their learning and their social inclusion in a mainstream setting. The author addresses issues which...

Learning through play is a well-established principle that underpins much educational practice, yet it is often overlooked in association with children with autistic spectrum disorders. This book considers the wide-ranging benefits of developing play and...

"The Broken Toy: A Story of a Fragile X Syndrome Child" is an inspirational account detailing the trials and triumphs of raising a special needs child. The goal is to help each and every parent with the courage, common sense, appropriate education, and...

""The World As I Have Found It: Sequel To Incidents In The Life Of A Blind Girl"" is a book written by Mary L. Day Arms, first published in 1878. It is a sequel to her earlier work, ""Incidents In The Life Of A Blind Girl."" The book is a memoir that...

Disability and New Media examines how digital design is triggering disability when it could be a solution. Video and animation now play a prominent role in the World Wide Web and new types of protocols have been developed to accommodate this increasing...

Disability But Not Disabled was written as a self-reliance tool and a self-help book for those with disabilities. It is concise in content and it lets us know that whatever situation we find ourselves in, we are not the only ones to have experienced it...

Pieces That Fit is a powerful story based on one woman's struggle to raise an autistic child. Karen's raw, emotional candor will move you throughout your reading experience. Karen began this journey during Autism Awareness month in April 2014, when she...

Everyday we hear stories of children in Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS. Magazines display individuals who have been disabled as a result of poor medical conditions associated with poverty in the developing world. Here in the United States...

Popular Paul Harvey exclaims; "Now you know the rest of the story!" In 1934 an astute editor of the READERS DIGEST wanted the story's beginning. He asked Don Donaldson to write a personal essay about his recovery of eyesight after 14 years of blindness...

This book specialists from different literary and filmic studies explore the conflicting theoretical grounds that characterize the ontology of vulnerability as either a state of passivity, victimhood, and helplessness and/or as forms of human and...

Performances in hospices and on beaches; cross-cultural myth making in Wales, New Zealand and the US; communal poetry among mental health system survivors: this book presents a senior practitioner/critic's exploration of arts-based research processes...

Moving away from clinical, medical or therapeutic perspectives on disability, this book explores disability in India as a social, cultural and political phenomenon, arguing that this `difference' should be accepted as a part of social diversity. It...

Lainey is the expert on how to work collaboratively to create long term societal inclusion." - Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft"This fantastic guide to structured negotiations provides valuable insights for...

Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, Wollega University, language: English, abstract: This research study assesses the factors that affect the self-employment of the persons with...

This book provides commonsense information and insights into the condition, and considers the: · key features of AD/HD and which warning signs to watch out for · educational implications for children diagnosed · pros and cons of using...

The range of educational options available to a child with Autism and Asperger syndrome is broad, but choosing the right path can often be a complex task for all involved. This book provides information and advice for professionals and parents making...

During his four-year battle to receive Social Security Disability Benefits, Jack Buck lost everything -- his home, savings, and worst of all...hope. In 2006 he won the battle and promised he would write a book helping those facing the same frustrations...

Sarah is ten years old. She tells the story of how her grown up friend is very sick and medicines don't seem to help her too much. Her foot is bandaged and she can't get around without the help of a wheelchair and crutches. Sarah is...

Eight years into our marriage, our youngest boy (who was then a bit past 3) was diagnosed as very autistic and severely retarded. Three months later our oldest boy (4 1/2) was diagnosed as high-functioning autistic. Word spread faster than I was ready...

Missing Hannah" is a small feeling book about a big problem facing many families. Sudden infant death, sometimes called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) causes a great deal of trauma. Facing the death of a child is always difficult for both children...

Twelve years ago Prince was an indoor cat. One day he got out and disappeared for 3 weeks. When he returned home he was dragging his hind legs. Immediately, his owner took him to the animal hospital. After many weeks the veterinarian made Prince...

Alexander Graham Bell and Edward Allen Fay's groundbreaking work on the marriages of the deaf is a must-read for anyone interested in social science or disability studies. The authors draw on extensive research to provide a detailed and insightful...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Individuum, Gruppe, Gesellschaft, Note: 2,7, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Seminararbeit möchte ich jene Herausforderungen und tägliche Probleme für...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Russland, Note: 1,0, Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit mit dem bewusst provokant gewählten Titel „Rote Exklusion? Politische Analyse zur...

"Mark has been given twice the gift of life, and this book delivers for both. So doing his teachings justice demands us to think with our hearts as much as our minds and move forward with a passionate and productive life." Tyler Hayden - Author - Livin'...

GETTING HIP is a personal account of one woman's recovery from a total hip replacement. From the painful arthritic deterioration of her joint, to making the difficult decision to have surgery at the relatively young age of 47, Sigrid Macdonald takes us...

This book sets out to understand how students with disabilities experience higher education and the transition to the workplace. It foregrounds the voices of students and graduates in order to explore identity, inclusion, participation and success of...

This is a collection of short stories that, when brought together, form the picture of a singular life: that of Terry Donegan and his black Irish luck.These are his memoirs-done his way. Told in an off-the-wall stream-of-consciousness writing style, the...

In this groundbreaking work, William Robson Scott shines a light on the experiences of deaf and mute individuals in Victorian England. Scott's thorough research and firsthand experience of the subject provide valuable insights into the challenges faced...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current state of services for the blind in the United States. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, including interviews with blind people and representatives of advocacy...