books about: impaired     books:       Bridge to Sound With a 'Bionic' Ear3 reviews Cynthia Farley Periscope Pr, 2002 A must if you have a hearing loss Ms Farley, herself a user of a cochlear implant, brings together extensive literature on the implants, news of the latest technology, plus many many stories from people who went through the decision-process and opted for a cochlear implant. If you or a loved one might be helped to hear by an implant, you need this book to help in making an informed decision.             Signs of the Times4 reviews Edgar Shroyer Gallaudet University Press, 1982 Best sign language vocabulary book on the market! A very good book for reference for finding the best sign to use in a given situation as multiple signs are given for one English word. The book is ideal for students of Pidgen Sign English (aka PSE, CASE, or Siglish) and/or Manual Coded English (aka MCE or Sign English). The only limitation of this book is that it does NOT offer any explaination of American Sign Language (aka ASL) grammar ...             A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader: A Comprehensive Resource for Students, Teachers, and Librarians6 reviews Greenwood Press, 1999 provides the key to 5 star service "Comprehensive" starts the subtitle, and Comprehensive it is! Too many print-handicapped people are forced to stumble through the multi-layered service system, picking up clues almost by accident until they "strike gold" in the person of a skilled counselor or librarian. Here is a full set of Tools for Learning, along with a user's guide! Important for every visually impaired student and ...             Alandra's Lilacs: The Story of a Mother and Her Deaf Daughter3 reviews Tressa Bowers Gallaudet University Press, 1999 Awesome insight for all hearing parents of deaf children A great read for everyone interested in the challenges facing hearing parents of deaf children. Alandra's Lilacs was engaging to read and I did not put the book down until I was finished. This book really demonstrated that deafness only creates a new way to communicate and is not a disability. EXCELLENT!!!!             Flowers That Wow: Inspired Arrangements for the Floral-Impaired3 reviews Jonathan Fong Watson-Guptill, 2006 GREAT BOOK! I love "Flowers that Wow"! It is packed full of amazing floral ideas. The author includes very concise instructions on how to create amazing floral arrangements. This books gives you everything you need in simple and easy-to-follow steps to create unique and fun floral arrangements! And the style of writing and sense of humor have me re-reading the book over again!             RALLY CAPS7 reviews Stephen J. Cutler, Jodi Cutler Del Dottore PublishAmerica, 2007 Awesome read! This type of fiction is awesome for tween aged kids to read. Jodi Cutler Del Dottore is a talented author and I am looking forward to more inspiring stories written by her in the future.             Not Deaf Enough : Raising a Child Who Is Hard of Hearing With Hugs and Humor4 reviews Patricia Ann Morgan Candlish, P.A.M. Candlish Deaf, 1996 A great reference and learning tool about hearing problems. I have just finished reading this book. I have read it cover to cover twice and I will return to it from time to time when I'm working with hearing impaired clients. I have placed it on the shelf with my nursing journals and texts for future reference. I strongly recommend that Health care and education professionals read this book as it is a great reference and learning tool for anyone who works ...             A Man Without Words8 reviews Susan Schaller First Glance Books, 1996 Made me question long-accepted beliefs Like a lot of university educated folks, I heard in Psych 101 that once you hit your teens, your capacity to learn languages takes such a nosedive that if you haven't learned by then, you'll never be better than "Me Tarzan, you Jane" no matter how hard you try. I'm not ashamed of accepting this "language expiration date" -- there was no reason not to, and besides, it tracked with my own ...             Literacy and Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should Know4 reviews David A. Stewart, Bryan R. Clarke Gallaudet University Press, 2003 An excellent informational and guide volume David A. Stewart and Bryan R. Clarke are two dedicated teachers with years of experience working with deaf children. In Literacy And Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should Know, Stewart and Clarke effectively collaborate to create an instructional guide specifically appropriate for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children who want to do everything they can to ensure their hearing-impaired ...             Help, It's Broken!: A Fix-It Bible for the Repair-Impaired3 reviews Arianne Cohen Three Rivers Press, 2005 A must have for home and apartment owners! This book covers everything and the author has a great sense of humor throughout. It reads well and is the first home-repair book that is easy to understand             The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story2 reviews Rosalind Perman Blue Point Books, 2007 Inspirational and unforgettable reading. The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story is the true-life story of Jacob Bolotin, born blind to impoverished Jewish parents in Chicago in 1888. Determined to be of service to others, Bolotin had a dream of becoming a doctor. He sold brushes and typewriters door-to-door to raise money, earned his passage through the Chicago College of Medicine, graduated with honors at twenty-four, and keenly ...             Chelsea: The Story of a Signal Dog2 reviews Paul Ogden Little, Brown and Company, 1992 Touching, warm, educational If you love dogs and the help they give humans, you will love this book. It speaks of independence gained living with a trained canine, the dedication of the trainers of these dogs and humans, and has some humor. It speaks of the importance of recognizing these dogs as working dogs and not pets, and of allowing them the access they are legally entitled to. I couldn't put it down and wanted ...             Speechreading: A Way to Improve Understanding3 reviews Harriet Kaplan Gallaudet Univ Pr, 1985 Improve your ability to read lips, Oral Method This book is intended to help in Oral Transliteration. I read this text for an OT course several years ago, and I still find myself using some of the principles regularly. This book, I am sure, would help in any OT professional use or OT certification. I never had a chance to take that certification exam, but I bet it wouldn't hurt. I feel that it would help anyone who communicates with ...             All of Us Together: The Story of Inclusion at Kinzie School2 reviews Jeri Banks Gallaudet University Press, 1994 Kinzie grad would suggest you get this. I graduated from Kinzie Elementary school (Chicago, IL) in 1990 and for one year/one class, I had Jeri Banks for a teacher. Sometime after graduating in 1990, Banks became the principal. She created an environment where deaf students and hearing students interacted with each other even to the point of having hearing students take sign language classes. Though I haven't read this book yet I was a ...             American Sign Language Green Books, A Teacher's Resource Text on Grammar and Culture (American Sign Language ...2 reviews Charlotte Baker-Shenk Gallaudet University Press, 1991 Excellent Resource for Teachers & Serious Students This book is designed for a teacher as part of the "Green Books" American Sign Language series; however, it is a very useful guide to ASL Grammar and Culture for anyone studying American Sign Language seriously (I, myself, am not a teacher, but have a copy of the book). I was introduced to the book when I first began learning sign language, and it was very confusing to me. I would have ...             With Open Arms: Creating School Communities of Support for Kids with Social Challenges Using Circle of ...3 reviews Mary Schlieder; M.S. Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2007 Awesome teaching tool! This book is written by the 2007 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. She is an awesome teacher who works with some of the most challenging students. This book is a hands-on book to help teachers in developing a support group for youth with Asbergers, ADHD, students of other cultures trying to fit in, or just kids that may feel "different", etc. Excellent resource.             The Telecommunication Relay Service (Trs) Handbook: Empowering the Hearing and Speech Impaired3 reviews Franklin H. Silverman Aegis Publishing Group, Ltd., 1998 A wonderful overview of relay for the first time consumer. I have been involved with relay for the last 15 years and this is the first book I have encountered that provides a broad perspective on how to use relay for the first time consumer. The book gently encourages anyone who is not able to use their phone, due to a hearing loss or a speech disability to explore relay as an option to allow communciation via the phone. I strongly encourage everyone ...             Calendar: Everyday exposure to experiences for enjoyment2 reviews Nancy Smith Educational Services Center for the Visually Impaired, 1991 ATTENTION WORKING WOMEN: READ THIS BOOK! Taxing Women is a must-read for working women across America. Any woman who works while raising a family knows how hard it is to balance all of life's responsibilities. However, few women know how the tax system makes it even harder. Taxing Women explains how the system operating today was created by males with a 50's mentality (think Pleasantville or Ozzie and Harriet). His well researched ...             Case About Amy Cl (Health Society And Policy)2 reviews Robert C. Smith Temple University Press, 1996 A Time Odyssey A Case about Amy by R.C. Smith. 1996. Temple University Press. 322 pages. Smith takes a reader on a time odyssey (1976-1982) to witness a struggle of the Deaf parents of a Deaf daughter, Amy Rowley, and a hearing son endured through the maze of an education and court systems in their quest towards an equal opportunity for Amy enrolled in a public school. His book, which took Smith about 12 ...             Deaf Children in Public Schools: Placement, Context, and Consequences (Gallaudet Sociolinguistics)2 reviews Claire Ramsey Gallaudet University Press, 1997 The Importance of Context Like Sadler I find Ramsey's book an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Unlike Sadler I do not find any blaming of educators as "do-gooders" The problem,as outlined by Ramsey, is that the education of deaf children is incredibly complex. The gift of this book is that the author is a complex thinker who understands not only the ...              search for books activities, american, arrangements, challenges, communities, comprehensive, consequences, creating, empowering, enjoyment, everyday, experiences, extracurricular, floral-impaired, gallaudet, impaired, inclusion, learning, librarians, literacy, placement, repair-impaired, resource, sight-impaired, sociolinguistics, speechreading, students, telecommunication, together, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD) we recommend Awesome read! home  impressum - about us