Univ. of California, Los Angeles. Discusses our reactions to and beliefs about disabilities. Features awareness activities that show practical ways to improve personal, professional, and community relationships. For the professional and general reader. Softcover.
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Nancy B. Miller is a social worker and anthropologist who has worked with children with disabilities and their families form more than 30 years. One of Dr. Miller's major interests has been the influence of American culture on attitudes about disabilities. She has been on the UCLA faculty for more than 25 years and has developed and taught courses in developmental disabilities in the School of Social Welfare, was Social work Training Coordinator with the University Affiliated Program, which provides interdisciplinary training in disabilitites for graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines, and was Social Work and Clinical Research Coordinator in the UCLA Department of Pediatrics Early Intervention Program. She was a consultant for UCLA Child Care Services for 20 years.
Dr. Miller is the author of Nobody's Perfect : Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs, which received a Child Magazine Best Parenting Book Award for Excellence in Family Issues.
... this well-organized and thoroughly readable book will serve as a ready resource... -- Richard Luecking, president, TransCen, Inc.
This eminently readable but extraordinarily comprehensive volume is an important step forward... -- Mark R. Donovan, Executive Director, Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
This is a must-read book for the family and friends of persons with disabilities. -- Suzanne Mintz, president and co-founder, National Family Caregivers Association
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