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The Diabetic Four Ingredient Cookbook
by Linda Coffee Emily CaleFrom the back cover: Diabetics and Health-minded People-Take Note! If you are trying to eat a healthier diet because of diabetes or just because you know it is the best decision for you, but you are struggling with limited time or energy . . . this cookbook is a lifesaver! This new large print edition, The Diabetic Four Ingredient Cookbook, is a practical kitchen tool for busy cooks who must or want to eat healthy. Over 150 new recipes have been added. Each simple recipe provides the nutritional analysis, along with the exchanges. There are also more than 180 recipes that are low in carbohydrates and easily located by the Low Carb next to the recipe name. This book is full of delicious, easy recipes!
Connie: The Three Legged Turtle
by Nancy NorthropConnie, a turtle with only three legs, teaches readers that the best thing they can do is always do their best even when it isn't easy or fun. Connie proves herself as a Handi and Abled friend saving the day in a terrible storm. And she does it with only three legs.
To Ride the Public's Buses: The Fight That Built a Movement
by Barrett Shaw Mary JohnsonHow could you go to school, or go on a date, or volunteer somewhere if the only trips deemed worth funding for you were medical trips? How could you get a job if you could only get three rides a week? If you were never on time? How could you raise a family, shop for food, get your kids to and from school or wherever, if all the rides were taken up with work trips (and this for a population with a 70% unemployment rate)? Most of all, you heard the oppressive, overbearing message that other people -- from the transit authority CEOs and systems managers down to the drivers -- could decide better than you -- and would decide -- what it was most worthwhile for you to be doing. You simply did not count. . . . Who could forget Edith Harris's death grip on a bus windshield wiper? Cathy Thomas and George Cooper throwing "blood" stained money at the Dallas transit board of directors? Mickey Rodriguez's gentle, giant frame quietly refusing to move? Mark Ball's and Bob and Renate Conrad's political raps? George Florum and Mel Conrardy showing neophytes like myself how you block a San Antonio bus? Dana Jackson's chant of "Can you hear us, on the inside?" echoing off the walls of the Los Angeles County Jail at midnight? In DC, the Preacher intoning "We will be back again, and again, and again ..." as the crowd drank it in? Jim Lundville's silent smile as he "wandered out" in front of a Phoenix bus? . . .
Mom, I'm All Right
by Kathleen SandeferThe mother of a fourteen-year-old suicide victim tells her heartrending story and offers advice and warnings to parents of teenagers. Not only is this book for parents or relatives who have experienced the agony of a teen suicide but also for every teacher, principal, pastor, Sunday School teacher, counselor anyone who works in any way with children from elementary school through high school. This book is a reading MUST for every parent who has a child on some type of long term prescribed medication for hyperactivity or any type learning disability, no matter how minor or severe. What the doctors DON'T (or WON'T) tell you is revealed in this shocking account.
Looking Ahead: Guide Dogs For The Blind
by Paula HarringtonHave you ever seen a handsome, intelligent dog wearing a leather harness and leading a blind person at a steady clip along a busy city street full of obstacles? That kind of training, trust and teamwork doesn't just happen It happens at Guide Dogs for the Blind of San Rafael, California. The story begins in 1941 in Los Gatos, ironically, a city named for cats. It is the story of determined, strong-minded pioneers who wanted a West Coast school that would train newly blinded servicemen who came home during and after World War II to achieve greater mobility and independence. It is the story of dogs--"Blondie," "Frank of Ledge Acres," "Abby," "Lee," "Dugan" and "Mozart"--of 4-H puppy raisers and adult volunteer puppy testers, of instructors and veterinarians. It is the story of the seven six-week-old yellow Labrador retriever puppies on the cover of this book. There are dogs everywhere on the Guide Dogs campus, and there are dogs everywhere in this book. They range from silly puppies who trip over their own paws to dignified adult Guide Dogs. This is a success story, one filled with courage, optimism, hope, humor and hard work, from dogs, instructors, staff, students and graduates alike. It is the story of a struggling school that started in a rented farm house with one trainer, two students and donated dogs, a school that today has graduated more than 6,000 teams of blind person and Guide Dog. It is the story of a group of graduates that includes people from all walks of life, from ranchers to college students, homemakers, attorneys and musicians.
When The Blizzard Blows
by Kenneth JerniganThis is the seventh book in the Kernel Book Series. In these books, people who are blind share incidents from their lives and tell how they coped with them. Some are serious; some are humorous; all are thought-provoking. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Standing on One Foot
by Kenneth JerniganThis is book six of the Kernel Series. The ways of overcoming challenges that face individuals who want a normal life in spite of blindness is revealed in these short true-to-life stories.
As The Twig Is Bent
by Kenneth Jernigan"Table of Contents To Park Or Not To Park What Lynden Has To Hear How Different It Might Have Been How Different It Is Do You Want To Go To The Store, Ted? Partially Sighted, Really Blind Advice From A Seven-Year-Old A Matter Of Attitude A Purchasing Alliance They Didn't Want Me To Go To School Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury Sight Unseen To Light A Candle With Mathematics Supremacy." Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
What Color is the Sun
by Kenneth JerniganA Kernel Book, this has life stories from 14 blind people.
The Fibromyalgia Help Book: Practical Guide To Living Better With Fibromyalgia
by Jenny Fransen I. John RussellFibromyalgia: the most common cause of widespread pain. Over 5 million Americans - mostly women - suffer from fibromyalgia, an invisible disorder that causes chronic muscle pain, fatigue, memory problems, lack of concentration, and numerous secondary symptoms. Recent research is finally revealing what causes this mysterious condition and is developing more effective treatment. The Fibromyalgia Help Book is a how-to guide that gives people with fibromyalgia practical tools for effectively managing the syndrome. Recommended for fibromyalgia patients, medical professionals who treat fibromyalgia, those seeking to understand fibromyalgia sufferers, and FMS support groups.
A Singular View: The Art of Seeing With One Eye
by Frank B. BradyExcellent resource for those with monocular vision. This is perhaps the single best source of information for those who have lost sight in one eye, as well as for anyone who must lend support to, or who simply wants to better understand the unique challenges and opportunities of, those facing life with a "singular view."
A Different Kind of Health: Finding Well-Being Despite Illness
by Blair JusticeIn this book, Blair Justice, Ph.D., a Professor of Psychology, draws on his own research as well as other findings from both scientific and spiritual literature to present the ways that such people can "get out of themselves" and transcend pain and distress. In doing so, they find a core health deeper than the physical. Along with telling the moving stories of people with this different kind of health, the book gives evidence on how those with chronic illness or physical impairment, though "sick" by medical standards, can experience themselves as "well, " based on the deeper sense of well-being they achieve. Dr. Justice, who is among the "sick but well himself, clearly explains a wide spectrum of useful health-related findings, including how the sick but well get beyond their illness and pain by identifying with something bigger than themselves and their problem; what five ways there are to find a subjective health and an abiding sense that life is good despite pain and illness; how getting rid of old conflicts, hurts, and anger relieves physical pain; why subjective health - one's own sense of well-being despite physical infirmity - is a more powerful predictor of longevity and quality of life than are physical examinations by a doctor and laboratory tests; how finding some benefit or value in adversity positively affects the cardiovascular and immune systems as well as makes life better; and why religion is protective for the chronically ill and injured by reducing the risks of becoming disabled.
Footprints of Hope: VCFS (Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome)
by Raymond G. TannerThis book is a compilation of stories from Australia, France, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Along with other information about VCFS, it also tells Raymond Tanner's life story with VCFS (he was diagnosed with VCFS at age 43 and is now 54), the death of his son James 18 years ago from VCFS, his second son who is 16, and his trials and tribulations in growing up with the Syndrome.
Kids' Skills: Playful and Practical Solution-finding with Children
by Ben FurmanWorking with children to convert problems into skills. Well-known Finnish psychotherapist and TV presenter, Ben Furman, shares the Kids' Skills model for working with children that is influencing parents, teachers, counsellors and policy makers around the world. This is a playful and practical approach to solving difficulties faced by children where practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. This method invites children to become active participants in skill-building and solution-finding. A book buzzing with ideas, stories and suggestions. - Converting problems into skills. - Agreeing on the skill to learn - Naming the skill and choosing a power creature - Gathering supporters and building confidence - Planning the celebration and going public - Practising the skill and creating reminders
Another Eyesight: Multi-Sensory Design in Context
by Julia Ionides Peter HowellThis book provides an overview and some in-depth information about the many ways of creating multi-sensory access for blind and partially sighted people to art, nature and historical sites.
Not Good at Talking: Stammering As a Spur to Success
by Tim NewarkA guide to transforming a perceived handicap into a strength.
And The Journey Begins
by Cyril Axelrod<P>This life story of deafblind priest, Father Cyril Axelrod, makes compelling reading. A man of such spirituality, humanity, gentleness, compassion, humour, leadership and vision, he has worked tirelessly for others throughout his life and has become a worldwide ambassador for deaf and deafblind people. <P>He gives a remarkably poignant and tender account of his childhood as the profoundly Deaf child of an orthodox Jewish family in South Africa. He describes the wrenching spiritual journey that follows in his twenties and led him eventually to become a Catholic priest in order to serve deaf people. He tells too of his own painful transition from deafness to deafblindess as his sight deteriorates in middle age as a result of Usher syndrome. <P>Despite this, his remarkable pastoral work continues, using over eight different indigenous sign languages, in countries as varied as South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Australia, USA, China, Singapore, Macau, Ireland, and finally Britain. His work and his love for deaf and deafblind people transcends colour, creed and faith and has been recognised throughout the world. <P>This is the story of a remarkable man.
Russell Is Extra Special: A Book About Autism for Children
by Charles A. AmentaFor ages 4-8. Explaining autism to children can be a difficult task. This heart-warming portrayal of an autistic boy and his family will help children and their parents understand this serious developmental disorder. An introduction for parents and a list of resources supply further information. In addition, as they enjoy and identify with the family photographs so similar to their own, children will develop greater sympathy for those who may be different from themselves.
Medical, Psychosocial and Vocational Aspects of Disability (Second Edition)
by Martin G. Brodwin Fernando A. Tellez Sandra K. BrodwinThis book is a textbook for students and a reference book for practicing counselors and other helping professionals. The intended audience includes rehabilitation counselors in both public and private sectors, rehabilitation educators and their students (undergraduate and graduate programs), vocational experts, work evaluators, counselors in a variety of settings, and other helping professionals.
Medical Psychosocial And Vocational Aspects Of Disability
by Elliott FitzpatrickThe text contains 33 chapters on selected topics in medicine and rehabilitation. The chapters fall within the following major categories: Rehabilitation Medicine, Common Medical Conditions, Sensory Organ Conditions, Brain and Spinal Cord Conditions, Neuromuscular and Joint Conditions, Psychosocial Conditions, Developmental Conditions, Assistive Technology and Reconstructive Repair, and Genetics. The text also contains an Appendix of Medical Terminology and a detailed Index. The text provides a discussion at the end of each chapter, along with a brief case summary to illustrate how the information is relevant to the person/client. The intent of the authors is to present medical and psychosocial information and make the information relevant to the rehabilitation process for person with disabilities. Although the text is used in a variety of settings, the resource was initially developed and revised every five years specifically for the student in the rehabilitation counseling training programs at major universities around the country. The lead author, Dr. Marty Brodwin, was a long time rehabilitation educator (recently retired) at California State University at Los Angeles.
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft
by Mary Hopkins-BestAdvice for parents and others involved with international or domestic adoption of a toddler with or without other special needs.
Lend Me An Ear
by Martha HoffmanLend Me an ear is a remarkable book that helps one to evaluate the temperament of dogs- specifically shelter castaways for the purpose of training as hearing dogs. The book delves into temperaments that work and do not work along with providing instruction on how to train various skills needed for the dog to alert its partner.
The Night Search
by Kate ChamberlinFrom the book jacket: Heather, who is blind, resists using her white cane until one night while camping her puppy wanders off. Heather tries to find the puppy. She finds a stick which helps, but she realizes that her white cane is a very valuable helper. This is a good book to use with the reluctant cane user, and for inservicing students showing the importance of the cane.
The Night Search
by Kate ChamberlinHeather, who is blind, resists using her white cane until she tries to find her puppy outdoors at night, an experience that helps her accept her cane as a valuable helper.
A Basic Reader for College Writers
by Janet M. Goldstein Christopher G. Hayes David I. DanielsAlthough this is designed to be a textbook, many readers will enjoy the essays, which are written by a range of authors that includes Jane Brody, John Kellmayer, Ben Fong-Torres, and Mary E. Mebane. The topics of these thirty-two essays cover throwing away food, overcoming alcoholism, learning from Japanese prisons, and baseball.