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  • Joel: An Unexpected Hero

    by Jane Butcher ...
    Series series Adventures
    Rebecca loves her younger brother Joel, but sometimes she finds it hard to look after him – Joel has Down’s syndrome. One day, when Rebecca and Joel discover a ring of toadstools used by elves, they find themselves transported into a magical world in which Joel is the hero. Soon Rebecca discovers that her brother possesses very special qualities that she had not noticed before… Eons ago when the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Song Without Words

    Discovering My Deafness Halfway through Life

    by Gerald Shea ...
    Series series Merloyd Lawrence Novels
    A "fascinating memoir" of living with partial deafness that offers new insight into the nature of language ( Booklist).Much has been written about the profoundly deaf, but the lives of the nearly thirty million partially deaf people in the United States today remain hidden. Song without Words tells the astonishing story of a man who, at the age of thirty-four, discovered that he had been unable to ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Solitary Courage

    Mona Winberg and the Triumph over Disability

    by Mona Winberg ...
    Solitary Courage is the story of a mother’s tough-love determination, her severely disabled daughter’s astonishing triumphs, and a documentary record of the political battles, organizational conflicts, and human struggles that citizens with disabilities face and fight every day of their lives.Mona Winberg became a pioneer of independent living, and emerged a leading advocate for citizens with ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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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  • In Dog We Trust (EPUB)

    Stories About Guide Dogs

    by Members and Friends of Guide Dog Users of Canada, Paul A. Bennett (Editor), Penny Leclair (Editor) ...
    It is awe-inspiring to witness the relationship between a blind person and their loyal, hard-working, intelligent, and loving guide dogs. Of course, every guide dog and blind person is different, so their relationships are all different. This short illustrated book recounts twenty-one heart-felt stories about the relationships between blind people and their guide dogs. Some are funny, some are sad ... Read more

    $5.53 USD

  • Managing with Asperger Syndrome

    by Malcolm Johnson ...
    This insider account provides much-needed information about a subject of increasing interest: people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) working in management positions. Johnson draws on his personal experiences to explain how elements such as the working environment, managing staff, group dynamics and office politics can have a profound influence on work performance. He provides useful examples and ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Dis/ability Studies

    Theorising disablism and ableism

    by Dan Goodley ...
    In this ground-breaking new work, Dan Goodley makes the case for a novel, distinct, intellectual, and political project – dis/ability studies – an orientation that might encourage us to think again about the phenomena of disability and ability.Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary areas, including sociology, psychology, education, policy and cultural studies, this much needed text takes the most ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Life as Jamie Knows It

    An Exceptional Child Grows Up

    by Michael Berube ...
    The story of Jamie Bérubé’s journey to adulthood and a meditation on disability in American lifePublished in 1996, Life as We Know It introduced Jamie Bérubé to the world as a sweet, bright, gregarious little boy who loves the Beatles, pizza, and making lists. When he is asked in his preschool class what he would like to be when he grows up, he responds with one word: big. At four, he is like many ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Our Better Angels

    Stories of Disability in Life, Science, and Literature

    by J. David Smith ...
    Do children and adults with disabilities enrich our lives? Far more than most people imagine.Our Better Angels is a testament to the value of individuals with disabilities and the value that society could derive from being more welcoming to and inclusive of them. The reward is the powerful humanizing influence that they can have on others-even some of the most hardened people among us.Colorful, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Phallacies

    Historical Intersections of Disability and Masculinity

    Edited by Kathleen M. Brian, James W. Trent, Jr. ...
    Phallacies: Historical Intersections of Disability and Masculinity is a collection of essays that focuses on disabled men who negotiate their masculinity as well as their disability. The chapters cover a broad range of topics: institutional structures that define what it means to be a man with a disability; the place of women in situations where masculinity and disability are constructed; men with ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • The Disabled Child's Participation Rights

    by Anne-Marie Callus, Ruth Farrugia ...
    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the only UN treaty to date in which the people who are its target, that is disabled people, were actively involved in its drafting and the only one which requires the active participation of disabled people in its implementation. This does not, of course, automatically guarantee the direct participation of all disabled ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Dignity & Inclusion

    Making it work for children with complex health care needs

    Edited by Jeanne Carlin, Amanda Allard, Jan Delamore ...
    This publication will help all service providers to ensure that disabled children and young people with additional support needs can access services and lead a life as part of their local community, focusing on children who require clinical procedures, children who require moving and handling and children who need intimate care as part of their personal support.Drawing on and including examples of ... Read more

    $40.99 USD