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Quality of Life for Handicapped People (Routledge Revivals)

by Roy I. Brown

First published in 1988, Quality of Life for Handicapped People examines developments and innovations in research and practice concerning the quality of life for those with disabilities. The book centres on the topic of rehabilitation education, with a particular focus on issues relating to quality of life, including what is meant by ‘quality of life’ and the measures and systems required to assess the variables involved. It highlights the significance of rehabilitation education in underlining the key issue of how individuals feel about themselves and how they perceive the services available to them for the purpose of rehabilitation. It considers the importance of environment and the improvement of environment in increasing quality of life, and examines a range of vocational and social programmes from a variety of perspectives. Quality of Life for Handicapped People will be of use to those with an interest in the history and development of rehabilitation education.

Quality of Life for Handicapped People (Routledge Revivals)

by Roy I. Brown

First published in 1988, Quality of Life for Handicapped People examines developments and innovations in research and practice concerning the quality of life for those with disabilities. The book centres on the topic of rehabilitation education, with a particular focus on issues relating to quality of life, including what is meant by ‘quality of life’ and the measures and systems required to assess the variables involved. It highlights the significance of rehabilitation education in underlining the key issue of how individuals feel about themselves and how they perceive the services available to them for the purpose of rehabilitation. It considers the importance of environment and the improvement of environment in increasing quality of life, and examines a range of vocational and social programmes from a variety of perspectives. Quality of Life for Handicapped People will be of use to those with an interest in the history and development of rehabilitation education.

The Hearing Impaired Child

by Mr Dan Goldstein Dan Goldstein

The Hearing Impaired Child introduces the background issues of hearing impairment then discusses specific aspects. These include causes of hearing loss, speech and language, personality and emotional development, and careers. Appendices provide checklists for language acquisition and reading and writing skills, lists of useful addresses, a helpful glossary and references for further reading.

The Hearing Impaired Child

by Mr Dan Goldstein Dan Goldstein

The Hearing Impaired Child introduces the background issues of hearing impairment then discusses specific aspects. These include causes of hearing loss, speech and language, personality and emotional development, and careers. Appendices provide checklists for language acquisition and reading and writing skills, lists of useful addresses, a helpful glossary and references for further reading.

Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf

by Oliver Sacks

'Seeing Voices is both a history of the deaf and an account of the development of an extraordinary and expressive language' Evening Standard Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices offers a way into a world that is, for many people, alien and unfamiliar - for to be profoundly deaf is not just to live in a world of silence, but also to live in a world where the visual is paramount. In this remarkable book, Oliver Sacks explores the consequences of this, including the different ways in which the deaf and the hearing impaired learn to categorize their respective worlds - and how they convey and communicate those experiences to others.

The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community

by Ceil Lucas

This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of socio-linguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as studies of sign language variation, language contact and change, and sign language policy. Established linguistic concerns with deaf language are reexamined and redefined, and several new issues of general importance to all sociolinguists are raised and explored. This is a book which interests all sociolinguists as well as deaf professionals, teachers of the deaf, sign language interpreters, and anyone else dealing on a day-to-day basis with the everyday language choices that deaf persons must make.This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of sociolinguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as: Studies of Sign Language VariationLanguage contact and ChangeSign Language PolicyLanguage AttitudesSign Language Discourse Analysis

Bibliopegia

by John Hannett W. S. Brassington

A part of the history of bookbinding collection-A series of reprint volumes, original monographs, and translations relating to the history of bookbinding. This volume includes a Bibliopegia of bookbinding in two parts- The ‘Books of the Ancients and History of the Art of Bookbinding’. and in part two, ‘The practical art of bookbinding’. This edition includes Brassington’s memoir of Hammett.

Bibliopegia: Or The Art Of Bookbinding, In All Its Branches (Cambridge Library Collection - History Of Printing, Publishing And Libraries Ser.)

by John Hannett W. S. Brassington

A part of the history of bookbinding collection-A series of reprint volumes, original monographs, and translations relating to the history of bookbinding. This volume includes a Bibliopegia of bookbinding in two parts- The ‘Books of the Ancients and History of the Art of Bookbinding’. and in part two, ‘The practical art of bookbinding’. This edition includes Brassington’s memoir of Hammett.

The Motor Impaired Child (Practical Integration In Education Ser.)

by Mrs Myra Tingle Myra Tingle

The Motor Impaired Child provides a wealth of information and practical guidance for teachers on both the social and educational implications of impairment. Issues covered include working with parents, physical disability in childhood, and the problems posed by limited mobility. Practical advice is given on the integration of impaired children in the classroom, and the final sections focus on how a motor impaired child may be helped through adolescence towards independent adulthood.

The Motor Impaired Child

by Mrs Myra Tingle Myra Tingle

The Motor Impaired Child provides a wealth of information and practical guidance for teachers on both the social and educational implications of impairment. Issues covered include working with parents, physical disability in childhood, and the problems posed by limited mobility. Practical advice is given on the integration of impaired children in the classroom, and the final sections focus on how a motor impaired child may be helped through adolescence towards independent adulthood.

Women And Disability: The Experience Of Physical Disability Among Women (PDF) (Women In Society Ser.)

by Susan Lonsdale

This book describes the experience of physical disability through detailed interviews with women of different ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds, and explores the impact of gender on the process of being or becoming disabled. It considers the significance of physical disability for a woman's self image and its impact on her sexuality, relationships, marriage and child-rearing. The extent to which inadequate provision for disability makes a woman dependent is also examined, as is the way in which women with disabilities have been rendered invisible.

Learning About Learning Disabilities

by Po-Zen Wong Bernice Y. L. Wong

This is the first textbook to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, and the information presented is up-to-date.Provides a balanced focus on both the conceptual and practical aspects of learning disabilities (LD)**The research covered is far more comprehensive and of greater depth than any other LD textbook**The work is distinctive in its treatment of such important areas as consultation skills and service delivery

Models For Mainstreaming For Visually Impaired Pupils (PDF): Studies of Current Practice With Guidelines for Service Development

by Jasmine Dawkins Royal National Institute for the Blind Staff

The desirability of integrating visually impaired children into the mainstream is now widely accepted. However, the quality of education which such children receive depends, to a certain extent, on where they happen to live.;This book is the outcome of a study, commissioned by the RNIB, of visual impairment services in various parts of the country and their impact on the children for whom they are designed. Written to inform and assist those who are concerned in educating visually impaired children, and who are currently reviewing or developing services, it contains a compendium of reference material on which they may draw to inform committee members in their decision making.;Section I analyzes the nature of provision which is currently made for visually impaired pupils in eight LEAs. Section II provides individual studies of 14 children with different types of visual impairment. Section III draws together the facts collected relating to various aspects of service provision and offers a commentary on their strengths and weaknesses. Section IV sets out guidelines for those who are providing for the needs of visually impaired children and covers a wide range to cater for the diverse circumstances in which the provision is made.

Universal Grammar and American Sign Language: Setting the Null Argument Parameters (Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics #13)

by D.C. Lillo-Martin

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE American Sign Language (ASL) is the visual-gestural language used by most of the deaf community in the United States and parts of Canada. On the surface, this language (as all signed languages) seems radically different from the spoken languages which have been used to formulate theories of linguistic princi­ ples and parameters. However, the position taken in this book is that when the surface effects of modality are stripped away, ASL will be seen to follow many of the patterns proposed as universals for human language. If these theoretical constructs are meant to hold for language in general, then they should hold for natural human language in any modality; and ifASL is such a natural human language, then it too must be accounted for by any adequate theory of Universal Grammar. For this rea­ son, the study of ASL can be vital for proposed theories of Universal Grammar. Recent work in several theoretical frameworks of syntax as well as phonology have argued that indeed, ASL is such a lan­ guage. I will assume then, that principles of Universal Gram­ mar, and principles that derive from it, are applicable to ASL, and in fact that ASL can serve as one of the languages which test Universal Grammar. There is an important distinction to be drawn, however, be­ tween what is called here 'American Sign Language', and other forms of manual communication.

The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook For Schools

by Harvey C. Parker

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook For Schools

by Harvey C. Parker

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Analysis of Arithmetic for Mathematics Teaching

by Gaea Leinhardt Ralph Putnam Rosemary A. Hattrup

This volume emerges from a partnership between the American Federation of Teachers and the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The partnership brought together researchers and expert teachers for intensive dialogue sessions focusing on what each community knows about effective mathematical learning and instruction. The chapters deal with the research on, and conceptual analysis of, specific arithmetic topics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions) or with overarching themes that pervade the early curriculum and constitute the links with the more advanced topics of mathematics (intuition, number sense, and estimation). Serving as a link between the communities of cognitive researchers and mathematics educators, the book capitalizes on the recent research successes of cognitive science and reviews the literature of the math education community as well.

Analysis of Arithmetic for Mathematics Teaching

by Gaea Leinhardt

This volume emerges from a partnership between the American Federation of Teachers and the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The partnership brought together researchers and expert teachers for intensive dialogue sessions focusing on what each community knows about effective mathematical learning and instruction. The chapters deal with the research on, and conceptual analysis of, specific arithmetic topics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions) or with overarching themes that pervade the early curriculum and constitute the links with the more advanced topics of mathematics (intuition, number sense, and estimation). Serving as a link between the communities of cognitive researchers and mathematics educators, the book capitalizes on the recent research successes of cognitive science and reviews the literature of the math education community as well.

Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak

by Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman's classic stories Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak are now together in one volume, with with a fantastically hilarious cover look from Sarah Horne!Rowena Batts is always in trouble. It probably has something to do with her quick temper – stuffing a frog into bully-boy Darryn Peck's mouth wasn't the best idea in the world. Neither was stealing his crazy cockatoo . . . But Rowena has a bigger problem. Her dad. Somehow she has to tell him that his revolting shirts and his horrific habit of bursting into song in public are even more disastrous than she is. And it's not easy talking your way out of trouble when you were born unable to speak.Rowena and her dad rock from one batty but bittersweet scenario to the next, across two stories in one book!

Blind And Partially Sighted Children In Britain: The Rnib Survey (PDF)

by Errol Walker Royal National Institute for the Blind Staff

Presenting the findings of the first ever nationwide survey of blind and partially sighted children in Britain, this survey took the form of detailed interviews with the parents of 285 visually impaired children aged three to 19 years. Volume 1 of the survey which dealt with adults was published in 1991. The findings provide an insight into the lives of families with a visually impaired child and the struggle they have to obtain information and advice about their child's condition. One of the findings to emerge is that more than half of these children have one or more additional disabilities such as impaired hearing or speech, physical handicaps or learning difficulties.

The Creatures Time Forgot: Photography and Disability Imagery (Routledge Revivals)

by David Hevey

First published in 1992, The Creatures Time Forgot examines the representation of disabled people – in advertising, particularly that produced by disability charities, and in the work of photographers such as Diane Arbus and Gary Winogrand. He shows how such images construct disabled people as ‘creatures,’ the tragic-but-brave objects of photographic gaze, or as the ‘’appy ‘andicapped’ of ‘positive imagery’ advertising. As a disabled photographer and writer, David Hevey has been a pioneer in challenging such visual representations of disabled people. His work advocates a move away from medical, charity or impairment-fixated imagery towards a visual equivalent of ‘Rights not Charity’. The book outlines David Hevey’s own photographic practice and includes wide-ranging selections from his work to create a visual form which reflects the new social presence of disabled people. This book will be of interest to students of media studies, cultural studies, and disability studies.

The Creatures Time Forgot: Photography and Disability Imagery (Routledge Revivals)

by David Hevey

First published in 1992, The Creatures Time Forgot examines the representation of disabled people – in advertising, particularly that produced by disability charities, and in the work of photographers such as Diane Arbus and Gary Winogrand. He shows how such images construct disabled people as ‘creatures,’ the tragic-but-brave objects of photographic gaze, or as the ‘’appy ‘andicapped’ of ‘positive imagery’ advertising. As a disabled photographer and writer, David Hevey has been a pioneer in challenging such visual representations of disabled people. His work advocates a move away from medical, charity or impairment-fixated imagery towards a visual equivalent of ‘Rights not Charity’. The book outlines David Hevey’s own photographic practice and includes wide-ranging selections from his work to create a visual form which reflects the new social presence of disabled people. This book will be of interest to students of media studies, cultural studies, and disability studies.

Images of Disability on Television (Routledge Revivals)

by Guy Cumberbatch Ralph Negrine

First published in 1992, Images of Disability on Television examines the frequency and nature of disability on British and American television and how it is perceived and presented by programme makers. Attitudes held by those closest to the issues – disabled people, their carers, and television producers and writers – are presented as the result of interviews and discussions. There is an increasingly strong sentiment that television has got it wrong as far as disability is concerned and does not play its proper role in allowing the non-disabled to understand fully the world of disabled people. This book provides information to promote greater understanding of the needs of the disabled people in television portrayal and opens up possibilities for a change in attitudes. It will be valuable reading for students, researchers and lecturers in the social sciences, communication studies, and media studies.

Images of Disability on Television (Routledge Revivals)

by Guy Cumberbatch Ralph Negrine

First published in 1992, Images of Disability on Television examines the frequency and nature of disability on British and American television and how it is perceived and presented by programme makers. Attitudes held by those closest to the issues – disabled people, their carers, and television producers and writers – are presented as the result of interviews and discussions. There is an increasingly strong sentiment that television has got it wrong as far as disability is concerned and does not play its proper role in allowing the non-disabled to understand fully the world of disabled people. This book provides information to promote greater understanding of the needs of the disabled people in television portrayal and opens up possibilities for a change in attitudes. It will be valuable reading for students, researchers and lecturers in the social sciences, communication studies, and media studies.

Sleep, Arousal, and Performance: a Tribute to Bob Wilkinson (PDF)

by Robert T Wilkinson Roger J Broughton Robert D Ogilvie

A scientific exploration of the quaint old notion that people's productivity and health are related to whether or not they got a good night's sleep. The 19 papers, from a May 1990 conference in Cambridge (marking the retirement of a pioneer researcher in the field) consider theoretical issues; physiology and information processing; performance, sleep deprivation, and mapping; clinical applications; and a synthesis. Most of the contributors are from psychology. (c) by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR.

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