Disabilities

Part 1
Seeing Voices
by Oliver Sacks
Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture.

Victimization of Persons with TBI or other Disabilities
by CDC
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, victimization occurs when '... a person suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, and/or financial harm.' Victimization can include physical violence, sexual violence, psychological or emotional abuse

Physical Activity for Women with Disabilities
by CDC
The importance of physical activity for women with disabilities cannot be overstated. Physical activity can prevent or delay many of the secondary conditions that often complicate disability, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes

Women with Disability
by CDC
As many as one in five women in the United States are living with disabilities. Disability is a broad term that encompasses a sizable range of conditions and diseases.

Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
The estimates of children who are awaiting adoption (legally free) indicate that anywhere between 30 - 50% have a developmental disability. However, these children are not a homogeneous group.

Parenting: Teens with Disabilities
by SAMHSA
How much is enough? Parents of teens with disabilities may wonder about the best way to help these youth through adolescence. Sticking points may include what to expect, when to do more, when to back off, and how to balance the needs of other family

Diabetes : Prognosis, Characteristics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Because the cells are very fragile, the procedure is fraught with problems. One of the biggest obstacles is the availability of fresh islet cells. There is a shortage of organ donors in the United States, and the supply of islet cells, like kidneys

Diabetes: Insulin Replacement, Oral Medications, Organ Transplants
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Before the availability of insulin, treatments for people with type 1 diabetes were unpleasant and often ineffective. A low-carbohydrate, semi-starvation diet and exercise were all doctors had to offer.

Types of Diabetes
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
People with type 1 diabetes, such as 56-year-old Paul Keister of Arlington, Va., must inject replacement insulin to control the levels of glucose in their blood. Frequent tests (several times a day) using blood obtained from finger pricks are required

Understanding Diabetes
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More than 16 million Americans have diabetes, a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Yet, 5 million of those people don't know they have it. An accurate diagnosis and good control of the disease are essential.

Amputees: Energy Requirements
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Some prosthetics research is aimed at providing active devices, which do part of the work of the amputated limb, as opposed to passive devices that are controlled by the residual limb. An amputee with prostheses expends two to three times more energy

Amputees: Sensory and Unavoidable Limb Loss, Prosthetic Materials
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Another danger with diabetes is a deadening of the nerves in the extremities. John F. Glass, a biologist with FDA's pacing and neurological devices branch, said there are now a variety of devices that measure sensory loss in the affected limbs.

Hope for Amputees: Preventing Amputation
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Bioengineers using new materials and high technology are forging artificial limbs that are more and more lifelike--in appearance and function. Many amputees are now able to put aside their wheelchairs for an active lifestyle.

A Memoir of Life in Death
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly : A Memoir of Life in Death (Vintage International)
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Through the frayed curtain at my window, a wan glow announces the break of day. My heels hurt, my head weighs a ton, and something like a giant invisible cocoon holds my whole body prisoner. My room emerges slowly from the gloom.

Dogs
A Matter of Dignity
by Andrew Potok
On a sunny day in early spring, Loie and I climb into one of the Seeing Eye's vans for the ten-minute drive from the elegant spread of the guide dog school to the center of Morristown. The Seeing Eye's main residence, its offices and kennels, are situated

Chapter One
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
by Martha Beck, Ph.D.
This is a tale about mothering a Down syndrome child that opts for sass over sap, and it's a book of heavenly visions and inexplicable phenomena that's as down-to-earth as anyone could ask for. This small masterpiece is Martha Beck's own story-of leaving

The Problem
Reading David: A Mother and Son's Journey Through the Labyrinth of Dyslexia
by Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D.
Dyslexia affects more than 40 million American children and adults. Reading David presents an intimate look at the child behind the label of dyslexia and the mother who was desperate to help him. Incorporating the direct and honest voice of her son

Chapter 1
Keeping Katherine : A Mother's Journey to Acceptance
by Susan Zimmermann
Our stories shape us. They give us our songs and our silence. When they are full of joy, they allow us to soar. When they are full of pain, they allow us to journey into the darkness of our souls where we meet ourselves, sometimes for the first time.

Should My Child Be Evaluated for Dyslexia?
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
I now want to gather together all the clues that combined will serve as an early-warning system for recognizing dyslexia. The clues will help you answer the question: Should my son or daughter (or I) be evaluated for dyslexia?

Part 1
What's Wrong with Timmy?
by Maria Shriver
All children ask questions that are difficult to answer. What then is the best response when a child points out that a disabled child or adult looks and acts different? How can a parent talk about differences while emphasizing the things all people have