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Choosing a School for a Child With Special Needs
by Ruth BirnbaumIf you are considering placing a child with special needs at a new school, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Should you choose a special school, or a special unit within a mainstream school? What will be the involvement of therapists? Maybe home schooling would be best? Whether the child has autism, dyslexia or any other special educational, emotional or behavioural difficulty, this book will help you find the school that suits the child best. From drawing up a list of possibilities and setting up a school visit, to asking the right questions and recording your opinions in order to make an informed decision, Choosing a School for a Child with Special Needs will guide you through this complex and stressful process with confidence and ease. Whether you are a parent seeking a special school, a professional researching a school, or a teacher recommending what to look for in a school, this book is a must-have reference for anyone taking school placement seriously.
Fuzzy Buzzy Groups for Children with Developmental and Sensory Processing Difficulties
by Lindsay Munro Fiona BrownleeChildren with sensory and cognitive difficulties can struggle to interact with their peers, be easily distracted, and have problems coping with change. Fuzzy Buzzy Groups for Children with Developmental and Sensory Processing Difficulties has been devised to address the needs of children with sensory processing difficulties and development delay in specialist and inclusive settings. This easy-to-follow resource will enable professionals to engage with children in a relaxed and fun way that explores sensory experiences. It contains everything you need to run a Fuzzy Buzzy group: from advice for choosing sensory food and drink and criteria for selecting suitable children, to tips for involving parents in the group and sourcing sensory materials. The authors guide you step-by-step through how to carry out a session, and include photocopiable forms and checklists as well as a sing-along CD containing music to use with the group. This resource will help children not just to explore sensory experiences, but also to learn to share, take turns, listen, interact with their peers and improve their self-esteem. The eight-session programme is ideally suited to children aged 2-5, although this can be adapted to suit individual needs, and is perfect for early years' practitioners, teachers, teaching assistants, family respite carers and other professionals working with young children.
Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
by David B. Wiegan<p>In the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author's extensive experience and real success. <p>The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential. Job success is possible, but it requires a system based on a business model based on proven economics, rather than the traditional social services model. By employing a step-by-step procedure for gaining insight into the client, analyzing market opportunities, matching the client to a job, and supporting the client after placement, service providers can help individuals make a successful transition into good community-based employment. <p><i>Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities</i> will be essential reading for profit and non-profit rehabilitation service organizations, private job development businesses, government funding agencies, special education job placement programs, transition specialists, and families of persons with developmental disabilities.</p>
Bringing Up a Challenging Child at Home
by Jane GregoryChrissy is Jane Gregory's oldest child, an attractive girl with a tremendous sense of fun. She also exhibits behaviour which other people find challenging - screaming fits, stripping off her clothes, violent outbursts and self-mutilation. It was apparent from an early age that Chrissy had a learning disability, and subsequently as an adult she was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder and autism. In Bringing Up a Challenging Child at Home, Jane Gregory describes her life with Chrissy candidly and pragmatically. She relates her struggles to cope with Chrissy's difficult behaviour, the effects on the rest of the family, and her attempts to understand the reasons behind it. Offering practical advice for other parents, she explains how she got the right support and effective treatment. Her story provides professionals as well as parents with a unique insight into what it is like to bring up a complex and challenging child.
Gender and Disability: Women's Experiences in the Middle East
by Lina Abu-HabibWomen with disabilities face a double discrimination, both in terms of gender and also of their particular disability. For many women their most punishing disability is the attitude taken to them by society. This book examines the situation of women with various types of disability in the Middle Eastern context, and describes the evolution of Oxfam's perspective on working with disabled women. It provides a general overview of the concept of disability and includes several case studies from the Lebanon, Yemen, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Each chapter looks at specific aspects of the issue, and personal histories from disabled women and members of organizations for disabled people provide gripping testimony.
A Diamond in the Darkness
by Veni RajThen one day Bahá'í teachers came to his village with a Great Message and things began to happen not only for the village but for Liaz as well. This true and inspiring story, generously illustrated by Tushar Kanti-Paul, will be enjoyed by children, youth and adults, as well.
The Silver Bridle
by Caroline AkrillGrace Darling's acting career is managed from a corner table in a Soho Cafe. When she is sent for an audition for a starring role in a television serial she has no idea that the main requirement is riding ability and that her co-star is a horse. Can Grace bluff her way through the audition? Can she overcome the hostility of the fierce young man known in the business as The King of the Horsemasters? And most of all, when it comes to the crunch, can she really act?
I Use a Wheelchair
by AltheaJust because I have to use a wheelchair to get about, does not mean that I am stupid or silly. My legs may not wrk, but my brain works just as well as anyone else's of my age. it makes me mad when people ignore me and tal about me as if I wasn't there. I am there. me and my wheelchair.
Emma V.I.P
by Sheila HockenSequel to Emma and I. Sheila talks about her life after being able to see again, about learning and relearning to read print, about seeing snow for the first time, and about the other things, including the pitfalls and joys of regaining vision. She also talks about the birth of her daughter Kerensa, and of three additions to the family, of her dreams of owning a cattery and kennels, and of Don's and her fears that Kerensa may be blind. The story is interwoven with stories of Emma, in retirement, of the publication of Emma and I, and of the new pups in the family, Bracken and Buttons.
Please Reply!
by Dandi Daley MackallAs fifteen-year-old Jamie becomes involved in the swim team and Special Olympics coaching, as part of her effort to fit in and be normal, she tries to remember to talk to God.
Holiness in Hidden Places
by Joni Eareckson TadaThrough a series of devotions, Joni helps us to focus on the every day situations that show us "Holiness in Hidden Places."
Turn My Mourning Into Dancing: MOVING THROUGH HARD TIMES WITH HOPE
by Henri NouwenWith touching examples drawn from his own experience and the lives of those he has served as a pastor, Henri Nouwen articulates five specific "movements" that provide both a model for living through grief and a summary of the gifts our suffering can bring us. In five simple but eloquent chapters, he shows how our hard times can move us.
Disability, Difference, Discrimination: Perspectives on Justice in Bioethics and Public Policy
by Anita Silvers Mary Mahowald David WassermanThree philosophers and a physician address the impact of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act on what we think, personally and socially, about disability. The essays take differing positions on how justice for people with disabilities may be secured while addressing the ways in which the law has altered philosophical assumptions about people with disabilities. Themes include dependence, independence, and interdependence; normalcy and deviancy; fairness in allocating benefits and burdens; intrinsic or instrumental value; and Kantian concerns for human dignity and utilitarian concerns for aggregate welfare. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing
by Constance Risjord Library Of Congress National Library Service for the Blind Physically Handicapped StaffThe courses leading to certification as a braille transcriber or proofreader have been administered by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) under a contract with and on behalf of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS).
Blind Justice: Jacobus ten-Broek and the Vision of Equality
by Floyd Matson<P>This is the long-awaited biography of Dr. Jacobus ten-Broek, legal scholar, UC Berkeley professor, and leader of the blind movement until his death in 1968. <P>Dr. Floyd Matson was a long-time collaborator with Dr. ten-Broek, authoring several books together, and perhaps the man who is most familiar with ten-Broek's work, and his life alive today. Dr. ten-Broek, pupil of Dr. Newel Perry, teacher at the California School for the Blind, was present at the creation of the National Federation of the Blind in 1940, and was its spiritual, intellectual, and political leader until ten-Broek's death in 1968. <P>This is a must-read for all those interested in the man at the center of a movement for over 30 years, whose legacy and inspiration is still felt today among blind activists around the world.
Talking Books: Pioneering and Beyond
by Marilyn Lundell MajeskaAlthough libraries had been finding ways to serve blind patrons as early as the late nineteenth century, the passage of the Pratt-Smoot Act in 1931 was a game-changer. Congress appropriated funds to provide books for blind adults, and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped was established. The five decades after Pratt-Smoot saw many technological developments in recording machines and techniques, some coming hand in hand with innovations in the music industry: from record players, to reel-to-reel tapes, to cassette players. Inevitably, the "talking books" program would always be a compromise between the best possible product and the limitations of what was practical and economically feasible. Author Majeska synthesizes information from interviews and old files to compile a detailed history of talking books from 1932 to 1988--before computers changed the whole scene.
College and Career Success for Students with Learning Disabilities
by Roslyn DolberThis book offers advice for choosing a college and getting accepted, facing the challenges of coursework, and assessing job options.
Silent Night
by Sue Thomas<P>Some people may have considered Sue Thomas's deafness a liability. The FBI considered it an asset.... <P>Growing up in northeastern Ohio, Sue Thomas was like any other toddler. But one evening while watching television with her family, suddenly she couldn't hear the sound of the program. The next morning Sue didn't respond to anyone's voice. Her parents rushed her to their family doctor. He delivered devastating news: eighteen month-old Sue had experienced a sudden and total hearing loss. <P>Sue's parents made a lifelong commitment to help her live as normal a life as possible in the hearing world. With professional assistance, Sue learned to speak and lip read. When school presented challenges, Sue worked harder, eventually earning a B. S. degree and completing graduate work in political science and international relations. <P>A door opened at the FBI for Sue to begin a training program for deaf people to classify fingerprints. But when agents realized Sue's uncanny ability to read lips, they approached her about undercover surveillance. Sue excelled at her job, exceeding her family's expectations. <P>Yet something still seemed to be missing in her life. Refocusing her goals on helping others, today Sue is a motivational speaker with a deeper purpose who appears regularly before civic, professional, and church groups. Silent Night tells her inspiring story.
A Man's Stature
by Henry Viscardi Bernard M. BaruchThe autobiography of Henry Viscardi, a man who grew up in the 1930s with physically disabled legs and a short stature. Through hard work and determination, Henry obtains educational, job, and personal success. Fitted with prostetic legs at age 25, Henry goes on to heading an organization to help people with disabilities obtain jobs.
Disabilities Awareness (Merit Badge Series)
by Boy Scouts of America StaffBoy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series: Disabilities Awareness.
Assistive Technologies In The Library
by Barbara T. Mates William R. Reed IvThis sensitively written and practical guidebook will be an indispensable resource for ensuring that a library’s offerings are accessible to everyone.
Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body
by Jivana HeymanThis daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice--and makes it truly accessible to everyone, in every body, at any age, and in any state of health.Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But many of us feel discouraged to practice because we see young, slim, flexible, well, and able-bodied people dominating yoga spaces. Yet, yoga is truly a practice for all--conferring enormous benefits to our overall well-being as our bodies change, age, and navigate various health challenges. Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, views yoga as a basic human right--saying we all deserve to practice it in whatever state we find our body or mind. Accessible Yoga offers a simple, clear, and wonderfully adaptable practice for all people regardless of ability, health, and body type. Heyman has spent over twenty years sharing yoga with people of all abilities and backgrounds, and in this book, he shares his knowledge by breaking down complex yoga poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques, and yoga teachings into clearly understandable and practical tools we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges.
A Different Kind of Perfect: Writings by Parents on Raising a Child with Special Needs
by Neil Nicoll Bernadette Thomas Cindy DowlingEvery parent dreams of having a happy, healthy child. What happens when these dreams are shattered by a physical or cognitive disability? A Different Kind of Perfect offers comfort, consolation, and wisdom from parents who have been there--and are finding their way through.The writings collected here are grouped into chapters reflecting the progressive stages of many parents' emotional journeys, starting with grief, denial, and anger and moving towards acceptance, empowerment, laughter, and even joy. Each chapter opens with an introduction by Neil Nicoll, a child and family psychologist who specializes in development disorders.