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  • The Blind Advantage

    How Going Blind Made Me a Stronger Principal and How Including Children with Disabilities Made Our School Better for Everyone

    The Blind Advantage provides insight into the challenges, possibilities, and practicalities of including students with disabilities—and into the mind and heart of an inspired and determined leader.“You should get out of education.”That was the advice first-year teacher Bill Henderson received when he discovered he was gradually losing his vision. Instead, Henderson persevered and became principal ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Crip Authorship

    Disability as Method

    Edited by Mara Mills, Rebecca Sanchez ...
    An expansive volume presenting crip approaches to writing, research, and publishing.Crip Authorship: Disability as Method is an expansive volume presenting the multidisciplinary methods brought into being by disability studies and activism. Mara Mills and Rebecca Sanchez have convened leading scholars, artists, and activists to explore the ways disability shapes authorship, transforming cultural ... Read more

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  • A Collaborative Approach to Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

    by JoAnn M. Rae ...
    Series series Evidence-Based Instruction in Special Education
    A Collaborative Approach to Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities is designed to inform aspiring special education teachers, special education teams, transition planning specialists and school administrators about the complex process of transition planning and to meet the transition requirements of special education legislation. The framework the author outlines is specially designed ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Ableist Rhetoric

    How We Know, Value, and See Disability

    Series series RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
    Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, ableism remains undertheorized and underexposed. In this book, James L. Cherney takes a ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • A Blind Child's Pathway to Learning

    Developing Cognition Without Sight

    Our intention in writing this book is to provide three distinct but closely related groups with insight into the factors required to help a blind child attain his/her maximum level of cognitive abilities. The first group consists of parents who face the day to day reality of helping their blind child deal with the challenges imposed by the lack of sight. The second group consists of beginning and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Research in Deaf Education

    Contexts, Challenges, and Considerations

    Series series Perspectives on Deafness
    Edited by Stephanie W. Cawthon and Carrie Lou Garberoglio, Research in Deaf Education: Contexts, Challenges, and Considerations is a showcase of insight and experience from a seasoned group of researchers across the field of deaf education. Research in Deaf Education begins with foundational chapters in research design, history, researcher positionality, community engagement, and ethics to ground ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Babies with CVI: Nurturing Visual Abilities and Development in Early Childhood

    Nurturing Visual Abilities and Development

    Babies with CVI: Nurturing Visual Abilities and Development in Early Childhood is a guide through the history and best practices related to the treatment of CVI in children from birth to 36 months. This book is based on the author's nearly five-decade career working with families in homes and classrooms. Understanding and knowledge about effective interventions to address the visual skills of ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Developing Educationally Meaningful and Legally Sound IEPs

    Series series Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
    The purpose of this book is to assist readers to use better practices when developing educationally meaningful and legally sound Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Beginning with the history and purpose of IEPs, this book examines the context and reasons IEPs were first created. The core chapters address better practices in conducting assessments, developing present levels of academic ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment

    Assessment in adapted physical education is not a simple task. Variables in assessment instruments and in the administration and interpretation of tests can sometimes generate more questions than answers.That’s why special education and adapted physical activity teachers have come to rely on Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment.Now in its second edition, this is the one of the ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giiving

    A Christmas Story

    Illustrated by Susan F. Cornelison ...
    Series Book 7 - Howard B. Wigglebottom
    Howard learns to be grateful for what he has and to value non-material things. At Christmas time, he learns the true spirit of the holidays and finds happiness by giving instead of getting. Tips and lessons are included. Teacher and counselor approved. The seventh book in the award winning Howard B. Wigglebottom series. Print a poster at www.wedolisten.org. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Understanding Special Education

    An Examination of the Responsibilities through Case Studies

    In increasing numbers, general education teachers are faced with the task of educating students with disabilities in their classrooms, and many beginning teachers are not prepared for the diverse classroom that awaits them. The cases in this book are written from the viewpoint of general education teachers, with the goal of providing them with the information and tools to improve their ability to ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • I Don’t Want to Walk Again

    Bongathini Mbatha became disabled when he was a student and his disability nearly ruined his life plans. After his disability, he followed a different career path but later assessed his life and discovered he was not happy about not reaching his initial goal. This marked a turning point in his life.In I Don’t Want to Walk Again, he talks openly about changing his attitude towards disability, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disability and Motor Behavior

    A Handbook of Research

    Edited by Ali S. Brian, Pamela S. Beach ...
    Series series Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
    Disability and Motor Behavior: A Handbook of Research provides the first focused review of research and scholarship pertaining to individuals with disabilities across motor behavior-related disciplines (e.g., motor learning, motor control, motor development). The book consists of 15 chapters that highlight current research trends, future research directions, and practical implications spanning ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Discourse of Disability in Communication Education

    Narrative-Based Research for Social Change

    This book examines the ways in which communicative practices influence the lives of students and faculty with disabilities in higher education. Offering their own experiences as teachers and students, the authors use qualitative research methods, mainly narrative and autoethnography, to highlight the intersections among communication, disability, diversity, and critical communication pedagogy. ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Place, Being, Resonance

    A Critical Ecohermeneutic Approach to Education

    Series Book 18 - Critical Qualitative Research
    How do we begin to move beyond a use-relation with «natural resources» towards resonance with a deeply interrelated ecology? Place, Being, Resonance brings insights from the hermeneutic tradition, ecopoetics and indigenous epistemologies of place to bear on education in a world of ecological emergency. An ecohermeneutic pedagogy draws on both critical and lyrical ways of thinking to make a free ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • What Do You Use To Help Your Body?

    Maggie Explores the World of Disabilities

    by Jewel Kats ...
    Illustrated by Richa Kinra ...
    Series series Growing With Love
    Who are the people with disabilities in your neighborhood? Maggie and Momma love going for walks. During every outing, Maggie learns about something new. Today's no different! Momma has arranged for Maggie to meet lots of people in her neighborhood. They all have different jobs. They all come from different cultures. They all use different things to help their bodies. Maggie doesn't just stop to ... Read more

    $4.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • College for Students with Disabilities

    We Do Belong

    Sharing the personal stories of individuals with disabilities who describe both the challenges and successes of their time in higher education, and with a major section on the findings of broad ranging research into the experiences of such students, the book explores the current situation, what works, and how things can be improved."You are not college material" or "you don't belong in college" ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Needle Arts with Vision Loss: How To Enjoy Making Braided Rugs Without Sight

    Series series Needle Arts With Vision Loss
    "Needle Arts with Vision Loss" is a book series on adaptive blind techniques in braided rugs, needle felting, machine sewing, ribbon work and beading. "How To Enjoy Making Braided Rugs Without Sight" is the first book in the series. The methods have proven successful for Shireen's students over many years. She encourages her students to ask themselves, “How can I make this work safely?” instead of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Getting Ready for College Begins in Third Grade

    Working Toward an Independent Future for Your Blind/Visually Impaired Child

    Series series Critical Concerns in Blindness
    All parents hope for an independent future for their blind/visually impaired child. To turn that hope into a reality, parents need to understand the scope of skill development that must be addressed, along with the importance of equal expectations for the child's development, proper training, and opportunity to practice and develop skills. But what if expectations are low, training in blindness ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Die Effektivitaet der Sprachfoerderung ein- und mehrsprachiger Kinder in vorschulischen Einrichtungen

    Eine kontrollierte Interventionsstudie zur Evaluierung des Sprachfoerderkonzeptes «Language Route»

    by Detta Schütz ...
    Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Fragestellung, ob die Sprachfördermaßnahmen, die in Kindertageseinrichtungen durchgeführt werden, nachweisbare Effekte auf die Sprachentwicklung der geförderten Kinder haben. Es werden zunächst verschiedene Evaluationsstudien vorgestellt, die diesbezüglich zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen kommen. Auf dieser Grundlage entwickelt die Autorin Kriterien, die eine ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • New Literacies and Teacher Learning

    Professional Development and the Digital Turn

    Series Book 74 - New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies
    New Literacies and Teacher Learning examines the complexities of teacher professional development today in relation to new literacies and digital technologies, set within the wider context of strong demands for teachers to be innovative and to improve students’ learning outcomes. Contributors hail from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Finland, Mexico, Norway, and the U.S., and work in a broad range ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • The 'd' Monologues

    Series series Oberon Modern Playwrights
    These performance texts were written exclusively for performers identifying as Deaf, disabled or neuro-divergent.This unique collection of fictional dramatic monologues was written specifically for D/deaf and disabled performers (the 'd' of the title), informed by lived experience. But the 'd' could just as easily refer to difference, diversity, defiance, determination, desirability and a host of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Religioese Frueherziehung in Judentum, Islam und Christentum

    Series Book 18 - ROI – Reihe fuer Osnabruecker Islamstudien
    Wie und wo findet religiöse Früherziehung statt? Welche Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede bestehen hier unter den abrahamischen Religionen? Der Band bietet einen Einblick in Theorie und Praxis des breiten und heterogenen Feldes religiöser Früherziehung, vermittelt Hintergrundwissen und Grundlagen, schaut in die Familien, in die Kindertagesstätten und in die Gemeinden und zeigt erstes ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Invisible Conversations

    How to Use Communication to Support Those with Invisible Disabilities

    Imagine dealing with a challenge, such as chronic pain, panic attacks, or complex PTSD. How might you struggle to live your life without the assistance needed to complete daily tasks? Now, imagine that you are an adolescent juggling all of these stressors.In Invisible Conversations: How to Use Communication to Support Those with Invisible Disabilities, author Alexandra Guillot answers these ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus