Reflections on Growing Up Disabled

The book offers firsthand accounts of the experiences and perceptions of disabled persons, as well as the views of parents of disabled children. Entries include the following titles: "Reflections of Disabled Children" (J. Umbreit and D. Baker); "The Handicap That Had No Name" (D. Brown); "Orthopedically Disabled: Determination on Wheels" (D. Lattin); "I'm a Person, Not a Wheelchair! Problems of Disabled Adolescents" (M. Winter and D. DeSimone); "Plunged into the Mainstream" (S. Hofmann); "Loss of Hearing: Coping with a New Reality" (Z. Coleman); "The Deaf: Handicapped by Public Ignorance" (L. Jacobs); "Blindness; Disability or Nuisance?" (K. Jernigan); "Parents and Professionals: Irrational Assumptions in Their Communications" (B. Greer and B. Galtelli); and "Parents, Practices, and Attitudes: The Distance Traveled" (K. Morton). (SW)