Author: Margaret Mort
Publisher: Croom Helm, Ltd.
Keywords: disabled, elderly, retraining
Number of Pages: 457
Published: 1985-01
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0709935323
ISBN-13: 9780709935322

Many elderly patients have long-term physical disabilities and in order for them to maintain a certain level of independence either in hospital or in the community, attention must be paid to devising programmes to overcome problems and enhance residual abilities. This book should be of interest to nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and carers for the elderly disabled.

Author: Peter Burke
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Keywords: children, disabled, sisters, brothers
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2003-12
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1843100436
ISBN-13: 9781843100430

Examining the overlooked subject of non-disabled siblings in families where there is a disabled child, Brothers and Sisters of Disabled Children details the experiences of these children and explores what it means to have a disabled brother or sister. Through family interviews and one-on-one meetings, Peter Burke records siblings’ views on issues ranging from the everyday social restrictions of their lives and the discrimination they face at school; the difficulties of finding their own identity in ’disabled’ families and competition for parental attention; through to their c

Authors:Ian Waterman, Janet A Bell,
Publisher: Lexis Nexis
Keywords: facilities, access, disabled
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 2003-05-03
List price: $84.95
ISBN-10: 0406964238
ISBN-13: 9780406964236

A practical and comprehensive guide to a service provider’s duties under Part III (2004) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Author: Ruth Bull
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Keywords: people, disabled, options, housing
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 1997-06
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 1853024546
ISBN-13: 9781853024542

This text looks at how occupational therapists can assist someone with a disability who seeks to live at home but who is blocked by the limitations of the building. Areas covered include user-centred services, multi-disciplinary co-operation, and effective planning of a new housing project.

Author: Donna Bernhardt Bainbridge
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: child, disabled, recreation
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 086656263X
ISBN-13: 9780866562638

This valuable book deals with the recreation activities for the disabled, including skiing, horseback riding, running, camping, water sports, and team sports. Experts examine competitive spirit, training, and the psychological benefits of recreational activities for the disabled child. Program development, evaluation, and instruction are discussed.

Authors:Bryna Siegel, Stuart Silverstein,
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: sibling, disabled, developmentally, growing
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2001-09
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 073820630X
ISBN-13: 9780738206301

A compassionate and accessible guide on living with and caring for a developmentally disabled sibling.

Author: Jan K. Mayall Dip PT/OT Guylaine Desharnais BSc
Publisher: Slack Incorporated
Keywords: disabled, adult, caregivers, professional, wheelchair, guide, positioning
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1995-01-15
List price: $40.95
ISBN-10: 1556422512
ISBN-13: 9781556422515

Trillium Lodge, Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. Second edition of a manual for physical therapists and other caregivers on the correct positioning of the human body in a wheelchair for extended periods. Previous edition 1990. Halftone illustrations.