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Skydive
by Kevin KerrHaving grown apart after a traumatic and defining moment in their youth, two brothers reconnect to fulfill a life-long ambition to go skydiving. Skydive explores the world of dreams and imagination: the universal human desire to push beyond our physical limitations and to fly.
The Crazy Man
by Pamela PorterA poem about Emaline, a small girl who has to cope with a permanent disability and a broken family, since her father suffers from a mental illness.
Keep Your Ear on the Ball
by Genevieve PetrilloFrom the book Jacket: Everybody wants to help Davey. "Let me open that." "Do you want to hold my hand?" Davey has one answer for all, "Thanks, but no thanks." Davey is blind-and he is perfectly capable of doing everything on his own. His well-meaning classmates stop offering help when they see how able Davey is. They respect his selfreliance-until he tries to play kickball. After several missed kicks and a trampled first baseman, no one wants Davey on his or her team. But by working together, the children figure out a way to offer help that respects Davey's unique abilities and his desire for freedom. In this seamless tale, based on a true story, the children realize that interdependence can be just as important and rewarding as independence.
Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I am?
by John PowellThere are many reasons for being afraid to tell others who we really are. We're often taught to put on an act when around other people. This book shows you how you can overcome the fear of revealing your true self to others.
Crossed Wires
by John E. Simpson<P>Crossed Wires, a highly original mystery novel, introduces readers to an unusual heroine, who is being stalked by a particularly chilling serial killer. Finley is tenacious, sympathetic, and attractive. What then makes her an unusual sleuth? Finley is deaf. And Finley and the murderer who hunts her inhabit, literally, a new world -almost a new dimension. They live an important part of their lives within the electronic bulletin boards accessed by their personal computers. <P>Finley, whose hearing impairment makes her vulnerable, has learned to live and rely upon faceless friends, especially Tracy and Jane, she knows only through her modem. She works as a researcher at CIAC, the National Crime Information and Analysis Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a very sophisticated clearing house for law enforcement agencies. Even without romance, life is pretty good for Finley, with a challenging job as an electronic detective and an apparently reliable set of friends, until one beautiful fall morning the ebullient Tracy is murdered - her throat slashed and her computer's memory wiped clean.
Brainstorms: Personal Accounts of Living with Seizures
by Steven C. SchachterThis fascinating book presents accounts of seizures and epilepsy written by adult patients in their own words. These personal, heartfelt passages realistically detail the feelings experienced before, during, and after a wide variety of seizures, and offer valuable insights to lay persons and professionals alike. Dr. Schachter first provides an overview of epilepsy and different seizure types from a medical perspective, and then presents a diverse collection of seizure descriptions written by patients. The book concludes with statements by some of these patients about what life with epilepsy is like, including the fear of having a seizure, the social and occupational problems encountered, and the psychological impact of the stigma still prevalent in our culture.
Looking Out For Sarah
by Glenna LangPerry a yellow labrador tells about a day in his life. Where he goes with his owner Sara to the park, to the post office, to a diner, and to a school where Sara tells about guide dogs. Perry also remembers the time Sara and him walked from Boston to New York to show what a Guide dog could do.<P><P> Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award
Don't Look at Me: A Child's Book about Feeling Different
by Doris SanfordSelf-hatred may be deeply ingrained in a child by the time he reaches school age. You may know a child who does not feel good about himself. This book might help. Picture descriptions present.
Adapted Aquatics Programming: A Professional Guide
by Monica Lepore G. William Gayle Shawn StevensThis text for aquatics instructors covers the various philosophies and issues relating to adapted aquatics programs; offers detailed information on skills and resources for adapted aquatics personnel; and discusses program enhancement, including model programs and how to modify fitness activities for participants with disabilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Retarded Kids Need to Play: A Manual for Parents and Other Teachers
by Cyntha C. Hirst Elaine MichaelisThis book is written for the parents of retarded children, and for any other person who will be involved with teaching sport skills and physical education to the retarded. It presents a program of physical education activities which will help the retarded child develop those physical education skills necessary for enjoyable living.
When Blind Eyes Pierce the Darkness: A Mother's Insights
by Peter A. AngelesWith courage and determination, a young Greek girl journeyed to America to carve out a new life. Not long after her arrival, Kalliope married - only to have her dreams and aspirations ravaged by a disease that took her sight. Yet Kalliope faced life head-on and lived it to the fullest. Now eighty-four, Kalliope's thoughts, fears, hopes and dreams have been recorded by her son, Peter, in hopes that her keen insights will add to our understanding of life's choices and challenges.
Walter
by David Cook[from inside flaps] "David Cook, the award-winning and widely acclaimed writer, demonstrates here his remarkable ability to blend drama, compassion, and even humor to tell the story of a rather special person. WALTER is one of Jesus' mistakes. Some call him "backward," some say he's "handicapped," and others just think of him as a joke. But as readers of this extraordinary novel are about to discover, WALTER is someone whom labels do not describe, a person to respect as well as like. Whether caring for his father's pigeons or working as a stock boy in Woolworths, life is not always easy for WALTER--his mother is frustrated with his handicap, his father is indifferent to his needs, and his co-workers ridicule and taunt him. Although WALTER is inarticulate, David Cook, with astonishing skill, speaks for him and describes his life in an unsentimental way while lending him a quiet dignity. Cook portrays WALTER as a caring, loving, growing man who learns to cope with life and its injustices, indifferences and ultimately death."
Broken Vessels: Essays
by Andre DubusBroken Vessels, Andre Dubus's first collection of essays, was written between 1977 and 1990. During this period, Dubus hit his peak as an essayist, survived an accident that almost destroyed his will to write, and went on to regain and exceed his earlier power as a writer. Reading this book is almost as rich an experience as meeting a fascinating person: you'll learn the best way to scramble eggs, why baseball is a transcendental experience, the risks and rewards of idealistic poverty, and what it's like to see ghosts. Dubus writes as a Catholic, and most of his essays speak explicitly of the sacramental nature of his everyday experiences. Particularly effective are the essays describing Dubus's struggle to recover from a traffic accident that occurred after he stopped to help stranded motorists on a roadside in 1986. "Lights of the Long Night" is among the best of these, containing the kind of writing that makes you close the book immediately, knowing you've seen so deeply into a person's soul that you have to sit with what you've learned and wait for some sense of how to respond before you're entitled to keep turning the pages.
The Making Of Blind Men
by Robert A. Scott<P>The disability of blindness is a learned social role. The various attitudes and patterns of behavior that characterize people who are blind are not inherent in their condition but, rather, are acquired through ordinary processes of social learning. The Making of Blind Men is intended as a systematic and integrated overview of the blindness problem in America. <P> Dr. Scott chronicles which aspects of this problem are being dealt with by organizations for the blind and the effectiveness of this intervention system. He details the potential consequences of blind people becoming clients of blindness agencies by pointing out that many of the attitudes, behavior patterns, and qualities of character that have been assumed to be given to blind people by their condition are, in fact, products of socialization. As the self-concepts of blind men are generated by the same processes of socialization that shape us all, <P>Dr. Scott puts forth the challenge of reforming the organized intervention system by critically evaluating the validity of blindness workers' assumptions about blindness and the blind. It is felt that an enlightened work force can then render the socialization process of the blind into a rational and deliberate force for positive change.
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights
by Erik Parens Adrienne AschAs prenatal tests proliferate, the medical and broader communities perceive that such testing is a logical extension of good prenatal care--it helps parents have healthy babies. But prenatal tests have been criticized by the disability rights community, which contends that advances in science should be directed at improving their lives, not preventing them. <p><p>Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. In these essays, people on both sides of the issue engage in an honest and occasionally painful debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. <p><p>The contributors include both people who live with and people who theorize about disabilities, scholars from the social sciences and humanities, medical geneticists, genetic counselors, physicians, and lawyers. Although the essayists don't arrive at a consensus over the disability community's objections to prenatal testing and its consequences, they do offer recommendations for ameliorating some of the problems associated with the practice.
A.D.D. & Romance
by Jonathan Scott HalverstadtThis book examines what it is like to have ADD and be in a relationship.
Decreasing Behaviors Of Persons With Severe Retardation And Autism
by Richard M. FoxxThis widely used manual shows how to increase desirable behaviors by using techniques such as shaping, prompting, fading, modeling, backward chaining, and graduated guidance. It offers specific guidelines for arranging and managing the learning environment as well as standards for evaluating and maintaining success. Exercises, review questions, and numerous examples are included. The book is written for special educators, aides, residential staff, and those responsible for designing or evaluating behavioral programs. Often adopted as a supplementary college text.
How I Would Help the World
by Helen Keller Ray SilvermanHelen Keller's life was deeply changed when she began to read the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg in braille. Referring to him as "one of the noblest champions true Christianity has ever known," she said, "Swedenborg's message has been my greatest incitement to overcome limitations." Certainly, Helen Keller did much to help the world. But she felt she could help the world most by sharing with others the inspiration that came to her through reading Swedenborg's books. "Were I but capable," she said, "of interpreting to others one-half of the stimulating thoughts and noble sentiments that are buried in Swedenborg's writings, I should help them more than I am ever likely to in any other way. It would be such a joy to me if I might be the instrument of bringing Swedenborg to a world that is spiritually deaf and blind." Her essay, How I Would Help the World, is her attempt to do this. It is accompanied by an introduction by scholar Ray Silverman elucidating Helen Keller's spiritual process. This glimpse into the spiritual life of Helen Keller provides inspiration for those who may have wondered how she was able to find the strength and courage to overcome her triple handicap. Pictures of Helen Keller and direct quotations from the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg accompany her poignant words.
My Religion
by Helen KellerHere is a mind kept singularly pure from childhood; here is a religious experience unhampered by the blindness of any sectarianism; here is a spiritual insight, a gift of perception, undulled by absorption in the things of sense life. Here is one in whom the Lord worked a miracle, and Helen Keller declares to us "One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see."
P.S. Your Not Listening
by Eleanor CraigNo school would take these children. Some were violent. Others were withdrawn. All were deeply disturbed. When Eleanor Craig took on the assignment to teach a class of special children who had been declared "unteachable" by others, she knew it wouldn't be easy. How do you teach long division to a child who believes that the banana in his lunchbox is alive and trying to escape? How do you maintain control when one of your students has locked you in the custodian's closet? How do you convince a child that people are not for hurting when he is constantly battered and rejected at home? During the year in which she taught a "transitional class" of acutely disturbed children, Eleanor Craig grappled with such problems each bewildering and exhausting day. P.S. Your Not Listening is the deeply-felt and often touching account of Mrs. Craig's attempts to reach her five exceptional pupils. Having no guidelines but her own empathy and resourcefulness, Mrs. Craig tries to reach the center of the children's chaotic world and to gain their trust. Gradually, she begins to establish human contact. Gradually, the children become more responsive. But the setbacks are many and the progress painfully slow. Eddie can only speak through aggression. Kevin's shoes tap out his anger. Violent fights flare up between Eddie and Douglas: Julie hides under her desk while Jonathan calls into his inkwell for help and Kevin urges Douglas to kill Eddie. Yet in the lulls between such destructive outbursts, Mrs. Craig perceives a real, if hesitant, sense of community emerging in the classroom. There are moments of celebration, as on the day that Jonathan, who believed he was a ghost and not a real boy, exclaims, "Doesn't it feel funny to wake up in the morning and say 'Who am I?' Doesn't it feel funny to wake up in the morning and be a human being?" P.S. Your Not Listening is ultimately not so much a book about education as a book about love.
Special
by Donna GetzingerSpecial is based on Getzinger's own experiences as the younger sister of a Learning Disabled boy. This story is very close to her heart, and she hopes that everyone who reads this book will learn to love and accept the unique-ness of people like her brother the way that she has.
Inclusive Lesson Plans Throughout the Year
by Cynthia Simpson Diana Nabors Laverne Warner Sharon LynchInclusive Lesson Plans Throughout the Year has over 150 lesson plans for teachers who have children with special needs in their early childhood classrooms. Perfect for both beginning teachers and veteran teachers, Inclusive Lesson Plans Throughout the Year helps new teachers develop plans for each day and provides veteran teachers with new ideas and approaches to add spark to their classroom teaching. The first chapter provides information on planning for children's needs, best practices, the learning environment, and planning instructions. The lesson plans in the subsequent chapters are organized by theme and follow a typical school year, offering teachers a plan appropriate for all children.Each lesson plan is complete with learning objectives, the lesson, a review, materials list, directions for preparation, an assessment component, extension activities to connect the lesson to different areas of the curriculum, and adaptations or modifications for children with a variety of special needs.Each lesson plan has accommodations or modifications for children with: * Autism Spectrum Disorder * Speech and language impairments * Visual impairments* Hearing impairments* Orthopedic impairments * ADHD* Cognitive and/or developmental delays * Emotional disturbances
Inclusive Literacy Lessons for Early Childhood
by Pam Schiller Clarissa WillisBest-selling, award-winning authors Pam Schiller and Clarissa Willis have teamed up to create this collection of 100 literacy lessons, designed to introduce children ages 3-6 to a variety of literacy concepts and build important literacy skills. Each of these simple, fun lessons offers adaptations for children with special needs, including:*Visual impairments br>*Hearing impairments br>*Cognitive challenges br>*Motor delays br>*Speech/language delays br>*Emotional/behavior issues br>*The first page of each two-page lesson features a learning objective, a literacy activity, extension activities, a daily reflection, and vocabulary. The second page has adaptations specific to the literacy lesson for children with special needs.A great grab-and-use book for preschool teachers!
Teaching Infants, Todders & Twos with Special Needs
by Clarissa WillisPlacing children with special needs in environments that include typically developing peers has become commonplace as continuing research confirms that all children benefit and learn from each other as well as from their teachers. Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos with Special Needs is written for all teachers and directors who work with infants, toddlers, and twos, including special educators and educators working with typically developing children. This book specifically addresses the needs of children with developmental delays, as well as children at risk for developing special needs. Each chapter in Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos with Special Needs includes information about how young children learn. The strategies and adaptations in each chapter are easy to use and apply to all children. Examples are presented for managing the physical environment and for teaching skills that will enhance the overall development of infants, toddlers, and twos with special needs.
Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Clarissa WillisWhat do you do when a three-year-old with autism falls on the floor kicking and screaming? How do you communicate with a child who looks away and flaps his hands? Who can help if you suspect a child in your class has autism? Preschool can be overwhelming for a child with autism. Autism affects how a child communicates, behaves, and relates to others. Teachers need to know what they can do to help children with autism reach their full potential. Teaching Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder is a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world. Each chapter offers specific strategies for teachers to use, including setting up a proactive preschool environment, helping children learn life skills, managing behavior, helping children with autism communicate, encouraging children with autism to play, helping them to get along with others, and working with families. Teaching Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder helps teachers connect with all children in meaningful ways, allowing children with autism to learn and grow. Updated with new DSM-5 information.