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Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life
by Linda K. OlsonLinda Olson and her husband, Dave Hodgens, were young doctors whose story had all the makings of a fairy tale. But then, while they were vacationing in Germany, a train hit their van, shattering their lives—and Linda’s body. When Linda saw Dave for the first time after losing her right arm and both of her legs, she told him she would understand if he left. His response: “I didn’t marry your arms or your legs. If you can do it, I can do it.” In order to protect their loved ones, they decided to hide the truth about what really happened on those train tracks, and they kept their secret for thirty-five years. As a triple amputee, Linda learned to walk with prostheses and change diapers and insert IVs with one hand. She finished her residency while pregnant and living on her own. And she and Dave went on to pursue their dream careers, raise two children, and travel the world. Inspiring and deeply moving, Gone asks readers to find not only courage but also laughter in the unexpected challenges we all face. The day of the accident, no one envied Linda and Dave. Today, many do.
Digitale Barrierefreiheit von Dokumenten: – mit einer Handlungsempfehlung – (BestMasters)
by Linda KaszubaIn einer zunehmend digitalen Welt ist Barrierefreiheit unerlässlich, um die gesellschaftliche Teilhabe für alle Menschen zu gewährleisten. Dieses Buch beleuchtet die rechtlichen Anforderungen und technischen Standards, insbesondere die Europäische Norm (EN) 301 549, für die barrierefreie Gestaltung digitaler Dokumente. Mit einer konkreten Handlungsempfehlung bietet die Arbeit eine praxisorientierte Anleitung für alle, die barrierefreie Dokumente erstellen, mit besonderem Fokus auf die rechtliche Kommunikation. Diese Anleitung erleichtert den Einstieg in die Anwendung technologischer Standards und unterstützt die Umsetzung rechtskonformer Barrierefreiheit in digitalen Medien. Abschließend gibt die Arbeit einen Ausblick auf die Chancen und Entwicklungen im Bereich Legal Tech, mit denen die digitale Barrierefreiheit und die Barrierefreiheit durch Legal-Tech-Tools weiter gefördert werden könnten. Diese Publikation richtet sich an alle, die Digitalisierung, Inklusion und rechtliche Compliance in ihrer Praxis vereinen möchten.
My Sister's Child
by Maggie Kirkman Linda KirkmanThis is the story of the cooperation of two sisters to produce Australia's first surrogate IVF baby. It provides an account of the emotional and legal difficulties encountered by the women and their two families, and their final victory over infertility. The sisters, Maggie and Linda Kirkman, tell their own stories of the pregnancy and birth, and of how they and their families have coped with this unusual situation. They reveal the difficulties and rewards, and the tangled legal situation surrounding Alice's status as Maggie and Sev's daughter.
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with OCD: Professional, Reassuring Advice for Raising a Happy, Well-adjusted Child
by Stephen Martin Victoria Costello Linda L. SimmonsIf you are the parent of one of the more than one million children with OCD, then you know what a confusing and disruptive disorder it can be. OCD can turn even simple tasks like homework and chores into almost impossible challenges. A child with OCD may feel stressed, worried, frustrated, frightened, and out of control.
For Hearing People Only
by Matthew S. Moore Linda LevitanThis best-seller answers some of the most common questions about Deaf culture, the Deaf community, and how Deaf people communicate and live. The simple and entertaining question-and-answer format makes this book a good introduction to Deafness and Deaf studies and would make a great gift for hearing friends and associates. Expanded edition.
For Hearing People Only (4th Edition): Vol. 1
by Matthew S. Moore Linda Levitan<p>In a handy question-and-answer format, <i>For Hearing People Only</i> addresses some of the most commonly asked questions about deaf people, their community and their language. The 4th edition has been expanded into two volumes—containing more content than ever! The <i>For Hearing People Only</i> 4th Edition is almost double the size as the previous edition! That means more questions, more answers and more content. It has been expanded into two volumes, and reflects changes in technology and telecommunications. <p>Concise, easy-to-read and designed for those with no prior background, <i>For Hearing People Only</i> makes a formidably complex subject accessible. Each chapter can be read as an independent unit. This is the first book of its kind—written especially for laypeople who are curious about deaf people, and would like to separate truth from stereotype, fact from misconception, reality from myth. <i>For Hearing People Only</i> makes a good introductory or supplemental text for Deaf studies or signing and interpreter students.
For Hearing People Only: Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About the Deaf Community, Its Culture, and the "Deaf Reality" (newly revised and expanded)
by Matthew S. Moore Linda LevitanA question and answer book to those questions that the general public wants to know about Deafness, the Deaf culture, and what it is like to be Deaf in America.
For Hearing People Only: Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Deaf Community, Its Culture, and the "Deaf Reality" (Third Edition)
by Matthew S. Moore Linda LevitanHere, in a handy question-and-answer format, are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about deaf people, their community, and their language. Concise, easy-to-read, designed for those with no prior background, For Hearing People Only makes a formidably complex subject accessible. Each chapter can be read as an independent unit. This is the first book of its kind-written especially for laymen who are curious about deaf people.
Teaching Age-Appropriate Purposeful Skills: Street Crossings for Travelers Who Are Visually Impaired
by Linda Myers Wendy SchiffersIt helps travelers lower the inherent risk in crossing streets. Travelers who learn and apply this information will be safer and better able to travel independently in familiar and unfamiliar areas with less need for mobility instruction in the future.
The Apple Tree: Raising Five Kids with Disabilities and Remaining Sane
by Linda PetersenHer story begins not with her children but with her own childhood spent traveling the country in the backseat of her parents' car (her perpetually restless dad had post-traumatic stress disorder from WWII), often with very little money and few provisions. Where someone else might have seen deprivation and isolation, Petersen viewed her unusual childhood with a sense of wonder and gratitude. After marrying young and giving birth to a son who was legally blind (and who went on to earn a PhD on full scholarship), Petersen and her husband adopted four more special needs children and fostered many others. Each child has their own special story about overcoming tremendous physical and emotional difficulties in order to be able to succeed and enjoy life. Her honesty, wit, and terrific storytelling make this a book you want to read rather than one you feel you should read.
Autism and Blindness: Research and Reflections
by Linda PringThis book has brought together leading international experts to explore the similarities and the differences between autism and blindness. Current research with children as well as adults is described comparing early psychological development from a range of perspectives such as language, memory, thought and feelings as well as providing critical reviews of educational and intervention programmes. New developments in the field have sparked debate that is well represented here and touches on a variety of issues ranging from musical talent to the basis of 'connectedness' to others. The readership will be drawn from many fields reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and will include researchers and practitioners in psychology and psychiatry as well as educationalists, therapists, classroom teachers and parents.
Group Work With Persons With Disabilities
by Sheri Bauman Linda R. ShawThis one-of-a-kind manual provides direction for leading groups of people with disabilities or groups that have members with disabilities. Viewing disability as a single aspect of a multifaceted person, Drs. Bauman and Shaw share their insight and expertise and emphasize practical skill building and training for facilitating task, psychoeducational, counseling, family, and psychotherapy groups across various settings. Topics examined in Part I include common themes in groups that focus on disability; various group formats, including groups using technological platforms; issues of diversity that exist simultaneously with ability; group composition; ethical concerns; and training considerations and logistical accommodations. Part II focuses on group counseling with clients experiencing sensory, psychiatric, cognitive, and physical disabilities as well as chronic medical conditions. A list of resources, support information, and group exercises completes the book. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org
The Development of Social Skills by Blind and Visually Impaired Students: Exploratory Studies and Strategies
by Sharon Zell Sacks Linda S. Kekelis Robert J. Gaylord-RossThe book, using an ethnographic approach, outlines the theoretical background of social-skills development, presents case studies and suggests guidelines for helping Blind and Visually Impaired children shape those encounters into satisfying ones.
The Other Child: The Exceptional Siblings of Special Needs Children
by Linda ScotsonIn The Other Child, Linda Scotson looks at the impact on a child at the arrival of a handicapped sibling. Lili, Linda Scotson&’s daughter, was only two when Doran was born, and she has been Doran&’s companion, motivator, carer—in fact, sister extraordinaire. In helping Doran, she has had to cope with other problems—with the loss of her father, ill health, and her own minor neurological difficulties. But she has done so with courage and determination. What do siblings lose, growing up with a brother or sister with brain injury—and what do they gain? How does the hostility and indifference of the outside world affect these children&’s lives? Becoming &“carers&” themselves, do they miss out on parental care from weary and overstretched parents? How do they reach an understanding, often when very young, of what their injured sibling can and cannot do? Shining through these stories is the love, the humor, and the constancy with which these children approach their very difficult family position—many of them, in adulthood, continuing to care for the handicapped companion of their childhood. By drawing attention to these children, Linda Scotson not only pays tribute to their qualities but also shows how unjust the system is towards those parents struggling to keep their brain-injured child within the family. She argues for a greater network of support systems for the healthy siblings and a greater understanding of the new home treatment programs for injured children—programs in which the whole family, as a team, can participate. This will be an invaluable book for parents of brain-injured children, and for all those professionally involved in the care of such families.
Disability, Criminal Justice and Law: Reconsidering Court Diversion (Social Justice)
by Linda SteeleThrough theoretical and empirical examination of legal frameworks for court diversion, this book interrogates law’s complicity in the debilitation of disabled people. In a post-deinstitutionalisation era, diverting disabled people from criminal justice systems and into mental health and disability services is considered therapeutic, humane and socially just. Yet, by drawing on Foucauldian theory of biopolitics, critical legal and political theory and critical disability theory, Steele argues that court diversion continues disability oppression. It can facilitate criminalisation, control and punishment of disabled people who are not sentenced and might not even be convicted of any criminal offences. On a broader level, court diversion contributes to the longstanding phenomenon of disability-specific coercive intervention, legitimates prison incarceration and shores up the boundaries of foundational legal concepts at the core of jurisdiction, legal personhood and sovereignty. Steele shows that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cannot respond to the complexities of court diversion, suggesting the CRPD is of limited use in contesting carceral control and legal and settler colonial violence. The book not only offers new ways to understand relationships between disability, criminal justice and law; it also proposes theoretical and practical strategies that contribute to the development of a wider re-imagining of a more progressive and just socio-legal order. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of disability law, criminal law, medical law, socio-legal studies, disability studies, social work and criminology. It will also be of interest to disability, prisoner and social justice activists.
Service Dogs (Dog Heroes)
by Linda TagliaferroThe tornado was coming, but Betty who is deaf couldn't hear it. Her dog Tykie, however, knew what was on the way. He touched Betty's leg and raced to the window. Betty followed. When she saw the funnel cloud, she grabbed Tykie and dashed into a closet. Seconds later, the tornado hit. It destroyed the front of Betty's house, but she and her dog were safe. Tykie had saved her life. Look inside to find out more about Tykie and the heroic deeds of other service dogs.
TTouch Magic Cards for Dogs and Cats
by Linda Tellington-JonesThis little booklet, actually a series of cards that can be used to teach and remind you of the way to do each of the different TTouches are a handy reference for any dog owner who wants to learn TTouch. This series of massages using pressure and small circular motions also seems to be quite effective on humans. Discusses pressure, proper techniques, gives directions to seventeen different TTouches, and discusses the benefits of each ttouch. Good for anyone interested in massage or just ways to make your relationship with your pets or friends a bit closer. Also available from Bookshare: Ttouch Tips for Dogs by Linda Tellington Jones.
Let Us Be Brave: An Alaska Story of Special Olympians Uniting to Survive
by Linda ThompsonA dramatic bush plane crash in coastal Alaska leaves the pilot injured. The passengers, a team of Special Olympic Athletes, must fend for themselves to survive. An Alaska storm first threatens to overwhelm them during the night as they care for their unconscious pilot. Each must confront the challenges of survival in the wilderness, while transcending their limitations. Forced to overcome their habits of dependency and help each other, the group finds courage in the Olympic oath: "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
Behind These Hands
by Linda Vigen Phillips"A richly woven, unforgettable symphony of feelings and words" –Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)Piano prodigy Claire Fairchild, 14, has always known music would be her life. So when she has the opportunity to enter a prestigious contest, she goes all in—until she realizes she’s also competing against Juan, a close childhood friend and one of the most talented musicians she knows. It doesn’t help that her thoughts about him are turning romantic.When Claire and her family receive a devastating blow from Batten disease, her world enters a tailspin. Claire decides her musical goals no longer seem relevant.She can’t reconcile the joy that music would bring to her life while her brothers succumb to an early and ugly death. Her decision puts everything at risk: her friendship with Juan, her parents’ expectations, and her own happiness.After Claire accompanies a friend on a school newspaper assignment, she meets a centenarian with a surprising musical past and only one regret in life. Claire knows something in her life has to change before it’s too late, but she’s not sure she has the courage to take the next step.
Abnormal Child Psychology: A Developmental Perspective
by Linda WilmshurstAbnormal Child Psychology: A Developmental Perspectiveis intended for undergraduate and Masters-level students enrolled in courses in Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology. Written from a developmental perspective, the book is organized around five prominent and recurring themes: the course of normal development proceeds in an orderly and predictable direction; maladaptive behaviors represent deviations from the normal path; maladaptive behavior is represented by a continuum of severity (symptoms, syndromes, disorders) based on the degree to which behaviors deviate from the norm; individual, interpersonal, contextual and cultural factors interact in a reciprocal way to influence normal development and abnormal deviations; theoretical input from diverse perspectives can guide our understanding of underlying processes that precipitate and maintain behaviors and the different developmental pathways that might result. The text provides students with a learning model which incorporates three essential cornerstones, which are pivotal to understanding child and adolescent psychopathology: the K3 paradigm that consists of knowledge of developmental expectations, knowledge of the sources of influence, and knowledge of the theoretical models. Each chapter opens with a case illustration to highlight the themes of the material that follows. The chapters conclude with a Summary Review, Glossary of New Terms and a Set of Review Questions.
Perkins: The Cat Who Was More Than a Friend
by Linda YeatmanAlthough David is blind, he knows his beloved cat Perkins better than anyone else in the family; but when Perkins is accidentally exchanged for a similar cat, no one wants to believe David.
The A-Z of Special Educational Needs (John Catt A-Z series)
by Neil Maslen Lindsay Cooper-SmithThe A-Z of Special Educational Needs is a treasure trove of advice and guidance for SENCos, teachers, support staff and leaders, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet.'As teachers we all know pupils learn at different rates and require different levels and types of support at different points in their education in order to succeed. Skilful assessment allows teachers to ascertain what children know, what their barriers might be and what they need to learn next. Adapting teaching in a responsive way to this knowledge, by providing targeted support to pupils who are struggling, is likely to increase pupil success.' Neil Maslen & Lindsay Cooper-Smith
The A-Z of Special Educational Needs (John Catt A-Z series)
by Neil Maslen Lindsay Cooper-SmithThe A-Z of Special Educational Needs is a treasure trove of advice and guidance for SENCos, teachers, support staff and leaders, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet.'As teachers we all know pupils learn at different rates and require different levels and types of support at different points in their education in order to succeed. Skilful assessment allows teachers to ascertain what children know, what their barriers might be and what they need to learn next. Adapting teaching in a responsive way to this knowledge, by providing targeted support to pupils who are struggling, is likely to increase pupil success.' Neil Maslen & Lindsay Cooper-Smith
Farther Than the Moon
by Lindsay LackeyFrom award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with disabilities, perfect for fans of We Dream of Space and Song for a Whale.All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His dreams feel like they're finally coming true when he's accepted to the highly-competitive Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program – if only he could bring his little brother, Robbie, with him.Ever since their dad left, Houston and Robbie have been inseparable. It's hard to tell where Houston's love of space ends and where Robbie's begins. But Robbie's cerebral palsy and epilepsy mean he needs medical attention at home, so Houston must take this giant leap for the two of them all on his own.At camp, Houston is quickly drawn into the orbit of new friends, cosmic adventures, and a long-lost grandfather. But as Houston struggles to meet the program's rigorous demands, he’s forced to reckon with the truth that Robbie may never be able to visit space like the brothers have always hoped. But Houston is determined to honor Robbie’s dream, even if it seems like an impossible mission. So, like a good astronaut, he dares to make a new plan — one that shoots for the stars.Called "a remarkable and heartfelt story that is as fun and gripping as it is profoundly moving" by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart, this is a captivating read for aspiring astronauts and scientists, and a perfect holiday gift.
Empowerment and Black Deaf Persons (Early Papers in Deaf Studies #1)
by Lindsay Moeletsi DunnEmpowerment and Black Deaf Persons is a collection of papers from a 1990 conference that brought together an audience of mostly Black Deaf and hearing people to address three themes: leadership and advocacy, the dynamics and dilemmas of being multiply marginalized, and issues related to language and community. Scholars, students, and community members will find this volume invaluable for understanding the origins and evolution of Black Deaf Studies. Lindsay Dunn, co-chair of the original conference, contributes a new foreword, offering contemporary insights and reflections. This is the inaugural volume in the Early Papers in Deaf Studies series, which will consist of reissued works originally published by the Gallaudet University College for Continuing Education but long out of print. The aim of this series is to restore these foundational papers to the scholarly community. Empowerment and Black Deaf Persons is available in both print and open digital formats, ensuring broad access to this important contribution to the literature.