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  • Environmental Contexts and Disability

    Edited by Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara Altman ...
    Series Book 8 - Research in Social Science and Disability
    Physical structure, economic expectation or social relationship norms developed within various cultures can either restrict or support the participation of individuals with disabilities in society. The influence of environmental factors can vary significantly according to context, characteristics or by action difficulty. The objective of this volume is to identify and address environmental issues ... Read more

    $147.59 USD

  • Factors in Studying Employment for Persons with Disability

    How the Picture can Change

    Edited by Barbara Altman ...
    Series Book 10 - Research in Social Science and Disability
    The current literature regarding employment among persons with disabilities produces research results dependent on definitions of work disability, the discipline within which research takes places, the model or paradigm of disability in which the research is framed, the methodology and measures used and the cultural context in which employment occurs.This volume seeks to address those factors ... Read more

    $126.29 USD

  • Disability and Intersecting Statuses

    Edited by Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara Altman ...
    Series Book 7 - Research in Social Science and Disability
    Disability can be either an ascribed status or an achieved status and its combination with other statuses will affect the person's social experiences. The term intersectionality has been used most often to discuss the ways in which the dual and simultaneous statuses of 'black' and "female' exist as facets of social structure and culture, interact in both those spheres, and affect individuals in ... Read more

    $147.59 USD

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    Coming Out Asperger explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a diagnosis of a 'hidden disability,' and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of Asperger Syndrome (AS) today, and include individuals on the autism spectrum, parents and professionals. The ... Read more

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  • Negotiating Disability

    Disclosure and Higher Education

    by Stephanie L. Kerschbaum, Laura T. Eisenman, James M. Jones ...
    Series series Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability
    Disability is not always central to claims about diversity and inclusion in higher education, but should be. This collection reveals the pervasiveness of disability issues and considerations within many higher education populations and settings, from classrooms to physical environments to policy impacts on students, faculty, administrators, and staff. While disclosing one’s disability and ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Child with Spina Bifida

    by Elizabeth M. Anderson, Bernie Spain ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability
    First published in 1977, this book focuses on the disability of spina bifida in children. Children with the condition frequently suffer with severe physical handicaps such as lower limb paralysis and incontinence, as well as intellectual impairment. It can be difficult for the families of these multiply handicapped children and they often require the help of professionals from many disciplines. In ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Essential Works Of Helen Keller

    by Helen Keller ...
    The most known novels of Keller in one collection with an active table of contents.Works include:The Story of My LifeThe World I Live In ... Read more

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  • Dani's Story

    A Journey from Neglect to Love

    by Diane Lierow, Bernie Lierow, Kay West ...
    The story that captivated a nation?how a horribly neglected little girl was rescued by her loving adoptive parentsIn July 2005, a six-year-old girl named Danielle was removed from her Florida home after authorities found her living in bug-ridden squalor, subjected to horrific neglect and so damaged by her own mother that recovery seemed hopeless. But hope was waiting for Dani?and help. In October ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In a Different Key

    The Story of Autism

    by John Donvan, Caren Zucker ...
    PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST •NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Sweeping in scope but with intimate personal stories, this is a deeply moving book about the history, science, and human drama of autism.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker“Remarkable . . . A riveting tale about how a seemingly rare childhood disorder became a salient fixture in our cultural landscape.”—< ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • A Girl and Five Brave Horses (Rediscovered Books)

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    by Sonora Carver ...
    A Girl and Five Brave Horses is the story of Sonora Carver and was the basis for the movie Wild Hearts Can't be Broken. Carver answered the following want ad: Wanted: Attractive young woman who can swim and dive. Likes horses, desires to travel. See Dr. W. F. Carver, Savannah Hotel. From there she became the first woman to jump from forty and sixty feet into a pool of water with diving horses ... Read more

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  • A Disability History of the United States

    by Kim E. Nielsen ...
    Series Book 2 - ReVisioning History
    The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the presentDisability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Little Red Chair

    by Alan A. Malizia ...
    This autobiography was inspired by a mothers wish. Something in the life of her child she felt was necessary to be documented. To fulfill that wish it was written.It is a story about one persons life. A life that we all share in our own way. One filled with surprises, challenges, fears, disappointment, sadness, loss, victory, joy, peace and happiness. All those things of life that steer our ... Read more

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