Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill (HL) (House of Lords Bills, 2006-07 14)
Caring for a Disabled Child (Straightforward Guides, #15)
by Abigail Knight
This is an incredibly moving account of tragedy and its aftermath, as told by Gill Hicks, survivor of the London bombings in July 2005. Gill was the last person to be pulled alive from the wreckage of the tube train at Russell Square underground station. Unidentifiable on arrival in hospital, having sustained horrific injuries which led to both of her legs being amputated, Gill was labelled as ‘One Unknown’ on her wristband and life hung in the balance for several days. She was saved by the dedi...
A raccoon bite on the arm doesn’t seem that serious, but it soon becomes a life-or-death medical crisis for Melissa Loomis. After days of treatment for recurring infection, it becomes obvious that her arm must be amputated. Dr. Ajay Seth, the son of immigrant parents from India and a local orthopaedic surgeon in private practice, performs his first-ever amputation procedure. In the months that follow, divine intervention, combined with Melissa’s determination and Dr. Seth’s disciplined commitmen...
Deaf-Ability - Not Disability
by Wendy McCracken and Hilary Sutherland
This book was written by a severely deaf mother of a profoundly deaf son and a teacher of the deaf/educational audiologist. Their aim was to offer practical, unbiased information to parents of hearing impaired children. This is counterbalanced by case-studies which offer an insight into the meaning of deafness to families and individuals. Deaf-ability seeks to underline the ability, potential and individualism of each child.
Getting the educational provision you need for your special needs child can feel like an uphill struggle. This book offers clear guidance on how authorities such as Local Education Authorities, schools, the National Health Service and the Government function, what the law entitles your child to, and how you can fight most effectively for the education they need.Basing the book on her own experience of bringing up two sons with special educational needs, Ellen Power describes how she worked with...
How I Became a Human Being (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)
by Mark O'Brien and Gillian Kendall
In September 1955, six-year-old Mark O'Brien moved his arms and legs for the last time. He came out of a 30-day coma to find himself in an iron lung, the machine in which he would live for much of the rest of his life. This volume is O'Brien's account of his struggles to lead an independent life despite a lifelong disability. He describes growing up without the use of his limbs, his adolescence struggling with physical rehabilitation and suffering the bureaucracy of hospitals and institutions, a...
Hearcare
by Margaret R Thomas, Jocelyn Ancheta, and Inc Staff Metro Deaf Senior Citizen
Born with a rare genetic mutation, Rebecca Alexander has been losing her sight and hearing since childhood, a loss she was told would be complete by age 30. Then, at 18, a fall from a window left her body shattered. None of us knows how we would face such devastation. What Rebecca did was rise to every challenge. Rebecca's extraordinary story is by turns harrowing, funny, and inspiring -- and an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest.
