Disability category: 614 books
I See a Voice
Deafness, Language and the Senses--A Philosophical History
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
A groundbreaking study of deafness, by a philosopher who combines the scientific erudition of Oliver Sacks with the historical flair of Simon Schama.
There is nothing more personal than the human voice, traditionally considered the expression of the innermost self. But what of those who have...
by Graeme McCreath
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
As a blind person I have written this book to help bring all blind Canadians into the twenty-first century as full participating citizens. My recommendations can change our status from second-class charity recipients to full contributing members of society.This book provides a comprehensive...
by Luigi D'Alonzo
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Intenzionalità e competenza. Un binomio inscindibile per governare l’evento educativo promuovendo, anche nel disabile, itinerari maieutici funzionali alle sue potenzialità. Il potere di decidere, di volere o di non volere appartiene all’essenza della persona, che ha il bisogno insopprimibile...
by Accaparlante
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 2, 2017
La rivista HP-Accaparlante nasce all’interno del Centro Documentazione Handicap di Bologna. L’Associazione CDH è un centro di documentazione sul tema dell’handicap, del disagio sociale, del volontariato e del terzo settore esistente dal 1981.
La trisomie 21
Perspective historique sur son diagnostic et sa compréhension
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Bilan historique et génétique du syndrome de Down.
La trisomie 21, habituellement nommée syndrome de Down, mais qui en toute équité historique devrait s’appeler syndrome de Seguin-Down-Lejeune, est le mieux connu et un des plus fréquents syndromes génétiques congénitaux du handicap...
Golden Years
Three Tales for a Winter's Evening
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2002
Murder? Love and marriage? Conflict to the bitter end? Spiritual redemption? Comedy? Suicide? Tragedy? Joy?
GOLDEN YEARS has it all and then some.
But the unique, the surprising, thing is its about seniors.
Seniors? Theyve been off the map for years, havent they? Why bother?
But...
Special Children, Special Risks
The Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
How does one investigate a child maltreatment case when the victim is blind, mute, deaf, mentally retarded, or confined to an institution? Special Children, Special Risks presents analysis, recommendations, and related research from social work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and education essential...
An Ambulance with Wings
Learning to Trust God Through the Journey of Isaac: a Special Needs Child
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
An Ambulance With Wings is a story of faith and how God works through ordinary people.The story begins with a couple who lived without thinking of God or His purpose. As their story unfolds, through the birth of their son, God finds them in a neonatal intensive care unit.Within minutes after Isaacs...
by Poppy O'Guin Steele
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
What happens to someone who can't hear the music in a City of Music? A city where Deaf means something is broken and needs to be fixed? Where the home of the great Johnny Cash has never heard of Beethoven's Nightmare? The Deaf children in the City of Music are screaming to be heard. The moral behind...
Breaking It Down and Connecting the Dots
Creating Common Ground Where Contention Rules
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
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 personal stories, political analysis, and satire. Youll laugh, youll cry, youll think. You might find connections...
Anti-Discriminatory Practice
Equality, Diversity and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Addressing the common concepts and issues across the various forms of discrimination, this core text from one of Palgrave’s best-selling authors explores the reasons why the development of anti-discriminatory practice is so vital and examines the steps that need to be taken towards constructing...
by Kate, M. Foley
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
First published in 1919 by the California State Library. The lectures cover: The Psychology of Blindness, The Blind Child and Its Develoment, The Re-Education of the Blind Adult, The Attiture of the Public Toward the Blind, and Prevention of Blindness and Conservation of Vision in Adults and Children. ...
by Nicole Hennig
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Best Podcasts: People with Disabilities is an annotated guide to some of the very best podcasts by and for people with disabilities. It describes and recommends 24 podcasts — 12 about physical disabilities and 12 about neurodiversity and mental health issues. In the "How to Listen" chapter, podcast...
Preemie Voices
Young men and women born very prematurely describe their lives, challenges and achievements
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
The birth of a very premature baby is a shock for parents. The immediate anxiety about whether their infant will survive quickly leads to concerns about their child’s future quality of life. In this inspiring and informative book, young people who were born weighing less than two pounds, three ounces...