From Disability to This-Ability (Paperback)

Stan Sobol

ISBN 13: 9798305085518

Published by Independently Published, 2024

About this Item

Paperback. With exemplary biographies of Angela Covadonga Bachiller, Andrea Bocelli, Jim Abbott, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Temple Grandin, Annie Jump Cannon, Frida Kahlo and Ray Charles, and an insightful introduction written by authors who overcame their own disabilities and handicaps, this book provides meaningful, practical guidance and resources for parents of children with disabilities, their teachers - and the children themselves - to understand how to transform a disability into "this-ability." Ultimately a challenge against ableism, the authors astutely observe everyone will benefit by the methodologies and examples of these remarkable men and women. No one feels sorry for these heroes: why should anyone, especially parents or teachers, feel sorry for their own children and students? TABLE OF CONTENTSForward, from the Authors: Who Feels Sorry for Us? Who Feels Sorry for Angela Covadonga Bachiller?Who Feels Sorry for Andrea Bocelli? Who Feels Sorry for Jim Abbott? Who Feels Sorry for Franklin D. Roosevelt? Who Feels Sorry for Thomas Edison? Who Feels Sorry for Temple Grandin? Who Feels Sorry for Annie Jump Cannon? Who Feels Sorry for Frida Kahlo? Who Feels Sorry for Ray Charles? Appendix: Disability - or This Ability? A Practical Resource Guide for Parents of Disabled and Handicapped Children 601. RESEARCH 2. TOWARD AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PLAN 3. EVALUATION AND INNOVATION 4. ADVOCACY 5. COUNSELING AND SUPPORT 6. MONITORING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION 7. SUPPORTIVE PARENTING 8. BUILDING COMMUNITY FROM DISABILITY TO THIS-ABILITY This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Disability to This-Ability (Paperback)
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798305085518
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

With exemplary biographies of Angela Covadonga Bachiller, Andrea Bocelli, Jim Abbott, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Temple Grandin, Annie Jump Cannon, Frida Kahlo and Ray Charles, and an insightful introduction written by authors who overcame their own disabilities and handicaps, this book provides meaningful, practical guidance and resources for parents of children with disabilities, their teachers - and the children themselves - to understand how to transform a disability into “this-ability.”

Ultimately a challenge against ableism, the authors astutely observe everyone will benefit by the methodologies and examples of these remarkable men and women. No one feels sorry for these heroes: why should anyone, especially parents or teachers, feel sorry for their own children and students?

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward, from the Authors: Who Feels Sorry for Us?
Who Feels Sorry for Angela Covadonga Bachiller?
Who Feels Sorry for Andrea Bocelli?
Who Feels Sorry for Jim Abbott?
Who Feels Sorry for Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Who Feels Sorry for Thomas Edison?
Who Feels Sorry for Temple Grandin?
Who Feels Sorry for Annie Jump Cannon?
Who Feels Sorry for Frida Kahlo?
Who Feels Sorry for Ray Charles?
Appendix: Disability - or This Ability? A Practical Resource Guide for Parents of Disabled and Handicapped Children 60
1. RESEARCH
2. TOWARD AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PLAN
3. EVALUATION AND INNOVATION
4. ADVOCACY
5. COUNSELING AND SUPPORT
6. MONITORING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
7. SUPPORTIVE PARENTING
8. BUILDING COMMUNITY
FROM DISABILITY TO THIS-ABILITY