Parenting and Family
This little book packs a big punch for students with disabilities wondering how to navigate the college environment and come out on top. Practical advice from their peers answers questions from arriving on campus to classroom success strategies.
100 Things Every College Student with a Disability Ought to Know
High School/High Tech is a unique private/public collaborative readying high school students with disabilities for employment in companies that generate or utilize high technology.
Should you give your child with a disability a cell phone? Check out the pros and cons of giving your special needs kid this popular communication device.
Parenting children with disabilities can be an exceptionally rewarding experience characterized by challenges and triumphs. How can these parents avoid caregiver burnout?
Self-care: Why Parents of Children with Disabilities Must Nurture Themselves
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Special Needs High Schoolers: Free Postsecondary Guide
The Guidance and Career Counselor's Toolkit offers advice for students with disabilities looking to earn a post-secondary education. With coverage of physical and cognitive disabilities, parents of special needs children will gain much-needed information.
How to Handle Bullying of Children with Special Needs
Children with special needs are more often involved in bullying than their peers. Whether victim or perpetrator, school bullying impedes learning and stunts the development of a healthy self-esteem.
Back to School Supplies for Special Needs Children
Assistive technology items can make all the difference between success and failure for your special needs child. We help you discover what's available and what's right for back-to-school and anytime.
Book Review: Muscular Dystrophy: The Facts
Muscular dystrophy is explained in this comprehensive, compassionate book that covers the range of dystrophies, their treatment, therapy and more.
Gender Identity Development Among Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities can be seen by others as somehow gender neutral, leading to inappropriate self perceptions. Read about gender identity development and how you can help your special-needs child.
Book Review: Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight
Macular degeneration is examined from an emotional as well as a physical perspective in this comprehensive AMD book. Reducing risk, the latest treatments (including laser) and assistive technology are covered.
Helen Keller Biography Sheds New Light on Famous Woman
Helen Keller finally gets her due with this authoritative volume. Author Herrmann avoids sentimentality and gives readers a flesh-and-blood woman rendering the blind and deaf woman's achievements all the more remarkable.
Planning the Perfect Family Vacation for your Child with Special Needs
Children with disabilities require families to think through their vacation plans in different terms than most. The key to a good time centers on preparation and accessibility. Learn about special laws apply only to air travelers with disabilities