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Persons with Disabilities (English)
The "Persons with Disabilities" collection provides a comprehensive selection of 16 books and resources focused on the experiences, rights, and advocacy of individuals with disabilities. It includes fiction, non-fiction, and educational materials that explore various aspects of living with disabilities, promoting understanding, inclusion, and empowerment. Readers will find stories of personal resilience, guides to accessibility, and discussions on policy and societal change. This collection is ideal for anyone interested in disability awareness, rights, and representation.
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This collection contains: 16 books
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A Disability History of the United States (English)
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present...
Hope Unseen: The Story of the U. S. Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer (English)
The inspiring, unflinching true story of "blind" faith, as Major Scotty Smiley awakes in a...
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success (English)
One in six children encounter significant problems while learning to read; some one million...
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness (English)
A thoughtful, nuanced portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths...
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me - A Graphic Memoir (English)
Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship between "crazy" and "creative" in this graphic...
Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence (English)
John Hockenberry's Moving Violations is one of the most entertaining, provocative, unexpected,...
No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement (English)
People with disabilities forging the newest and last human rights movement of the century.
Nothing about Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment (English)
James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is...
Open Your Eyes: Deaf Studies Talking (English)
This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies,...
Picturing Disability: Beggar, Freak, Citizen, and Other Photographic Rhetoric (English)
Midget, feeble-minded, crippled, lame, and insane: these terms and the historical photographs...
Riding the Bus with My Sister (English)
In the ten years since Rachel Simon first invited the world to board the bus with her and her...
Staring: How We Look (English)
Drawing on examples from art, media, fashion, history and memoir, cultural critic Rosemarie...
The New Disability History: American Perspectives (English)
Disability has always been a preoccupation of American society and culture. From antebellum...
The Story of Intellectual Disability: An Evolution of Meaning, Understanding, and Public Perception (English)
Accessible, engaging, and filled with contributions by the country's most celebrated disability...
Waist-High in the World: A Life among the Nondisabled (English)
In a blend of intimate memoir and passionate advocacy, Nancy Mairs takes on the subject woven...
