Family Issues
Disabilities - Books
Public libraries can provide these books from their own collections or through Interlibrary Loan.
Accessible Gardening for People With Physical Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools, & Plants. 1995. Adil, Janeen R. Adil.
Ways to enjoy gardening even when mobility is a problem.
Computer and Web Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring
Today�s Assistive Technology. 2000. Alliance for Technology Access.
For people with disabilities, a user friendly resource guide which outlines programs, publications, and vendors to enhance their use of technology.
Easy Things to Make to Make Things Easy: Simple Do-It-Yourself Home Modifications for Older People and Others With Physical Limitations. 1997. Greenstein, Doreen Brenner.
Cost-effective and easy adjustments to make in the home to allow the physically disabled to live independently.
Job-Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities. 2001. Bolles, Richard Nelson.
A companion to What Color is Your Parachute? highlighting the specific challenges faced by people with disabilities.
A Kid Just Like Me: A Father and Son Overcome the Challenges of ADD and Learning Disabilities. 2001. Roseman, B.
A father and a son with ADD and learning disabilities describe in concrete terms a system that helps each cope with learning to read. A positive hope-filled approach.
Living With Hearing Loss: The Sourcebook for Deafness and Hearing Disorders. 2000. Turkington, Carol.
Information on types and causes of hearing loss and ways to cope with it.
The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parents of Children and Adolescents with
Learning Disabilities. 1998. Silver, L.B.
Addresses a wide range of issues connected to learning disabilities such as
medication, social problems, state and federal regulations, as well as college options. Lists resources and organizations.
Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life. 2002. Reeve, Christopher.
Memoir devoted to hope and life with disabilities.
School Survival Guide for Kids with LD. 1993. Cummings, R. Woods, G. L. Fisher & P. Esperland.
Effective suggestions to enable a child to be his own advocate. Easy to read for parent and child (third grade level) to improve organization, reading, spelling and classroom performance.
To Read or Not to Read: Answers to All Your Questions about Dyslexia. 1999. Hurford, D.M.
Uses stories of well-known dyslexics to illustrate the nature of the problem and to suggest adjustments to educational programs to meet individual needs. Includes list of institutions which work with dyslexics.