Independent Living for Physically Disabled People

Independent Living for Physically Disabled People
Author: Nancy M. Crewe
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2001
Genre: People with disabilities
ISBN: 0595177972

Independent Living for Physically Disabled People was the first book to provide a comprehensive picture of the philosophy and services of independent living in the United States. It provided a beacon, usable by rehabilitation professionals and consumers, who were striving to create a path to full community integration. In the years since its publication, the independent living movement has flourished, centers have been built, and many consumers have assumed their right to make decisions regarding their own lives. Still, the foundation provided by the authors of this book continues to be useful and relevant in the new millennium. Authors, including Gerben DeJong, Lex Frieden, Denise Tate, Frank Bowe, Raymond Lifchez, Irving Zola, and Susan Stoddard describe such topics as the independent living paradigm, legislation and community organization, diverse program models, supportive environments, technology, key IL services, program evaluation, and prospects for the future.

Building Transitional Programs for Students with Disabilities

Building Transitional Programs for Students with Disabilities
Author: Christy Mahanay-Castro
Publisher: R & L Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781607099994

This book serves as a guide for parents, students, teachers and school administrators to build programs to assist students with disabilities to successfully transition from school to adult living.

Vacation & Travel Guide

Vacation & Travel Guide
Author: Rand McNally and Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1978
Genre: Puerto Rico
ISBN:

Covers 2,000 points of interest, U.S., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.

System Kids

System Kids
Author: Lauren J. Silver
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1469622602

System Kids considers the daily lives of adolescent mothers as they negotiate the child welfare system to meet the needs of their children and themselves. Often categorized as dependent and delinquent, these young women routinely become wards of the state as they move across the legal and social borders of a fragmented urban bureaucracy. Combining critical policy study and ethnography, and drawing on current scholarship as well as her own experience as a welfare program manager, Lauren Silver demonstrates how social welfare "silos" construct the lives of youth as disconnected, reinforcing unforgiving policies and imposing demands on women the system was intended to help. As clients of a supervised independent living program, they are expected to make the transition into independent adulthood, but Silver finds a vast divide between these expectations and the young women's lived reality. Digging beneath the bureaucratic layers of urban America and bringing to light the daily experiences of young mothers and the caseworkers who assist them, System Kids illuminates the ignored work and personal ingenuity of clients and caseworkers alike. Ultimately reflecting on how her own understanding of the young women has changed in the years since she worked in the same social welfare program that is the focus of the book, Silver emphasizes the importance of empathy in research and in the formation of welfare policies.

Independent Living Program

Independent Living Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care
Author: Virginia Bell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781878812353

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care shows how easily you can make a difference in the life of a family member or client in your care. Here's the help you've been looking for: families will gain a renewed sense of hope, nursing facility staff will find simple applications for resident care, adult day center staff can enrich programming and attract more volunteers, and individuals with emerging Alzheimer's disease will gain valuable insights. Learn new ways to solve problems, encourage positive behavior, and improve communications. Make every day consistently reassuring, enjoyable, and secure.

Labor Code

Labor Code
Author: Texas
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2006
Genre: Labor laws and legislation
ISBN: