Extraordinary People With Disabilities

Author : Deborah Kent
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516260747
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary People with Disabilities written by Deborah Kent and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss that are an ideal companion for history, social science, language and geography studies. The Extroardinary People series is the perfect starter for students who want to know more about the people who shaped their world, focusing on the unique histories of people from every culture, and every walk of life.

Author : Joseph N. Straus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199830304
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Measures written by Joseph N. Straus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching disability as a cultural construction rather than a medical pathology, this book studies the impact of disability and concepts of disability on composers, performers, and listeners with disabilities, as well as on discourse about music and works of music themselves. For composers with disabilities--like Beethoven, Delius, and Schumann--awareness of the disability sharply inflects critical reception. For performers with disabilities--such as Itzhak Perlman and Evelyn Glennie--the performance of disability and the performance of music are deeply intertwined. For listeners with disabilities, extraordinary bodies and minds may give rise to new ways of making sense of music. In the stories that people tell about music, and in the stories that music itself tells, disability has long played a central but unrecognized role. Some of these stories are narratives of overcoming-the triumph of the human spirit over adversity-but others are more nuanced tales of accommodation and acceptance of life with a non-normative body or mind. In all of these ways, music both reflects and constructs disability.

Author : Rosemarie Garland Thomson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231544774
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Bodies written by Rosemarie Garland Thomson and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extraordinary Bodies is a cornerstone text of disability studies, establishing the field upon its publication in 1997. Framing disability as a minority discourse rather than a medical one, the book added depth to oppressive narratives and revealed novel, liberatory ones. Through her incisive readings of such texts as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Rebecca Harding Davis's Life in the Iron Mills, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson exposed the social forces driving representations of disability. She encouraged new ways of looking at texts and their depiction of the body and stretched the limits of what counted as a text, considering freak shows and other pop culture artifacts as reflections of community rites and fears. Garland-Thomson also elevated the status of African-American novels by Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde. Extraordinary Bodies laid the groundwork for an appreciation of disability culture and an inclusive new approach to the study of social marginalization.

Author : Deborah Kent
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780613544726
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary People With Disabilities written by Deborah Kent and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1997-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles seven dozen people throughout history with various physical or mental disabilities. Additional articles provide historical background on the disability rights movement.

Author : Megan C. Gannon
Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781627854849
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Special Saints for Special People written by Megan C. Gannon and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did You Know that Saint René Goupil, a trained surgeon and Jesuit missionary, was also completely deaf? Or that Saint Paulina, co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, lived her entire life with diabetes? Or that Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American woman canonized a saint, was visually impaired and badly scarred after battling smallpox? Growing up with cerebral palsy, Megan Gannon never imagined there were saints with disabilities! In this remarkable book, she introduces us to saints and holy people whose stories inspire us to remember that saints are human beings who experience many of the same joys and challenges that we face every day. No matter our life challenges and no matter the calling God has given us, Special Saints for Special People reminds us of the famous quote attributed to Saint Mother Teresa: "What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God." Book jacket.

Author : Alistair Edwards
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521434133
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Human-Computer Interaction written by Alistair Edwards and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1995-10-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the current status of developments in this field

Author : Terry Trueman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062216996
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stuck in Neutral written by Terry Trueman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "intense reading experience"* is a Printz Honor Book. Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle—he can't even move his eyes. For all Shawn's father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable to communicate his true feelings to his father, Shawn's life is in danger. To the world, Shawn's senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen—a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life. *Booklist starred review

Author : Nancy Henderson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1942952600
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Able! written by Nancy Henderson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when companies are outsourcing abroad, Habitat International, a Tennessee-based carpet manufacturer, has managed to achieve superior levels of productivity at home, often two to three times greater than its competition. Habitat's business has grown enormously, with much of its new business coming from work outsourced to them by competitors who could not come close to matching its productivity. Habitat's secret: they hire the people no one else will. At Habitat three of every four workers have a physical or mental disability. They earn normal wages and are cross-trained on every job. They work harder, with less supervision, lower turnover and an unparalleled level of loyalty. The challenges have been significant; the rewards extraordinary. This is Habitat's story. It's a powerful and moving tale of personal courage, deep commitment and challenging expectations. It's a story of success and personal triumph. It'll change the way you think about business … and the people around you.

Author : Dawn O. Braithwaite
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135675791
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Communication and People With Disabilities written by Dawn O. Braithwaite and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook represents the first comprehensive collection of research on communication and people with disabilities. The editors have brought together original contributions focusing on the identity, social, and relationship adjustments faced by people with disabilities and those with whom they relate. Essays report on topics across the communication spectrum--interpersonal and relationship issues, people with disabilities in organizational settings, disability and culture, media and technologies, communication issues as they impact specific types of disabilities--and establish a future agenda for communication and disability research. Each chapter provides a state-of-the-art literature review, practical applications of the material, and keywords and discussion questions to facilitate classroom use. In providing an outlet for current research on communication and disability issues, this unique collection contributes to the lives of people with and without disabilities, helping them to improve their own communication and relationships. Intended for readers in communication, psychology, sociology, rehabilitation, social work, special education, gerontology, and related disciplines, this handbook is certain to augment further theory and research, as well as offer insights for both personal and professional relationships.

Author : Karl H.E. Kroemer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203025245
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 'Extra-Ordinary' Ergonomics written by Karl H.E. Kroemer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small and big persons, disabled and elderly, expectant mothers and children. Everyone will fall into one of these categories at least once in their lifetime. In fact, demographics show that at least two of every five people vary from the norm in height, width, and weight at any given time. Yet customarily, designers design for adults of regular siz