Disabled Books

This is a guide for physicians on caring for children with special needs. It would best be described as spotty. At times the amount of detail significantly exceeds what is truly known; at other times there is much less detail than one might expect. The book would have profitted from a broader range of authors. Some chapters are very good indeed but I was disappointed that this was not uniformly true!

If I remember correctly, this anthology won a Lambda nomination and it deserved it. It really helps you to work, or ride, in the paths of disabled gay men. Contributors were born with disabilities and later acquired them. The writers discuss finding lovers, whether they want able-bodied or disabled partners, having sex with disabled bodies, prejudice from gays and straights. I must admit that sometimes contributors seemed self-loathing in wanting to ignore their disabilities or wanting to keep away from other disabled individuals. Still, I admire their courage in opening the eyes of many.

Too often in anthologies covering double minorities, the editors are so quick to get contributions that they'll take works that fail to talk of both identities. Here each contributor speaks of both. No one speaks on disability alone or sexuality alone. Moreover, most articles discuss boyhood; those interested in GBT youth matters may especially take note.

I had too big problems with this book. First, the contributors were overrepresented among middle-class and white writers. Some contributors had Spanish names, but the intersection of race, sexuality, and disability rarely came up. Even the title rings of this homogeneity. If you say "crips," to many the answer would be "the rival gang of bloods," not "a word that disabled people may try to reclaim." Further, the editing made all the voices sound the same. Yes, you hear divergent stories, but sometimes it felt like the same writer could have penned them.

Cole Porter became a paraplegic due to a riding accident. Derek Jarman went blind because of AIDS. Arthur Rimbaud may have lost his leg. There are many gay disabled men and we haven't heard enough from them. I thank these authors for helping to start, or continue, that discussion.

I found this on Amazon quite by accident, doing the family name search thing; Joseph and Ruth Ragona were my parents (I'm the youngest of their four children). While the article is informative it also doesn't begin to cover the magnitude of pain, frustration and grief my family went through; the irony of it all is just days after the court issued the order to allow my mother's feeding tube to be removed, she died of an infection resulting from bed sores--Christmas Day, no less, a week from when the tube was to be removed.

Why am I posting this review? Just to add a bit of perspective to the article from someone who lived through it.

It is okay to get the point across, and my daughter actually loves this book. If you don't plan to medicate your ADHD child, bear in mind that in this book, the nice Dr. gives the little boy a pill to make it all better. I think it is a little corny as well, but still worth the money and it did explain to my daughter about ADHD in a child-friendly, simple way that was easy for her to understand.

This 8th edition could easily be replaced with the 7th edition for a lot less money. The chapters contain basically the same information AND the 7th edition comes with a cd with strategies and the 8th edition does not have any extras. This is a paperback book and for the money, you would be better off saving it and getting the 7th edition.

I had to do all my own research as I have no family. I chose a school using this book as a guide and it turned out to be a huge mistake. They had no resources available at all! Now I don't have the werewithall to transfer somewhere else so I will end up flunking out without resources! Beware. It may have been more the school's fault than Peterson's, but beware just the same. PS. The wrong stock photo is up for this edition.

I am a person with a disability who holds both an undergraduate and masters degree. These guide books are among the most misleading things I have ever come across. They continue insisting that college accommodations are only available at certain institutions---completely ignoring reality which says they are actually available everywhere.

I entered and successfully completed both my degrees only because I came in already knowing my legal rights and responsibilities. I always recognized that I still would receive accommodations in college, but also that the college environment is covered by a different set of laws than my public school special education classes.

Because all colleges are required to admit otherwise qualified students with a disability and make reasonable accommodations in academics and facilities, these guides are nothing more than a slick con-job for (primarily) gullible parents who aren't up to date on either the law or their child's obligation (if they weren't already doing it!) to be a self-advocate for their own accommodations at college.

In the post-secondary environment, the disability office (regardless of size/staff) is not going to come after students for their initial registration for services or the each semester's re-registration to receive accommodations in specific classes. It is also the student's responsibility to talk with the professor about the accommodations they will need in the class.

It breaks my heart to receive letters from people continuing to make dangerous assumptions, but as long as the books remain in print, I realize errors will repeat. Readers initially might not know better, but I've got to wonder about the conscience of the authors--how can they honestly sleep at night after publishing blatantly inaccurate falsehoods which well-intentioned people attempt taking to heart in the absence of correct information?

What next, a guide to colleges with gravity and/or running water?

If you are considering buying this book then you are likely a parent with a child with a learning disability. I am a parent of a child with a learning disability. I have found that I MUST advocate for my child. Entering College as a Freshman is another life transition. These life transitions can be so very difficult for these students. What makes this book valuable is that the book organizes those schools that have "Structured/Proactive Programs". It lists detailed information such as number of staff supporting the program, number of students enrolled, orientation, diagnostic testing, tutoring, written policies. I did not find this kind of organization or these details on the college internet sites. These "Structured/Proactive Programs" are programs that students with IEPs will need. "Services" will simply not be enough. "Services" require the student to seek them out. Students with learning disabilities entering college have not yet developed the maturity to be an advocate for themselves. Hence, the need for a "Program". These programs have additional fees indicating that they provide additional services not provided for students without a disability

After a quick scan this book was returned as it offered very little insight to the individual colleges that could not easily be picked up online. The information provided had no depth as comments were very standardized.

This book has a lot of information, much more than I expected. Another book, the K&W Guide to Collegesfor Students with Disabilities, was not useful at all.

I wish this book came with a CD or online search tool so you could search on specifics, but it has a good index.

This book is a compilation of the current research regarding deafness and literacy. This book is geared toward researchers and educators. It is very extensive in nature and contains information necessary to properly educate Deaf children for improved literacy outcomes. Previous reviews of this book have been harsh, I do not know what the purpose of this information was for other reviewers, but all educators of the Deaf should read and know this information. We have (as educators) have been using outdated "user-friendly" and "easy to understand" information regarding deaf-education. It's time to start challenging ourselves and our students.
I would recommend this book for all educators and interpreters of Deaf children.

This book is packed full of research reviews, and some may want to take the time to read through these along with other current research and then formulate their own ideas regarding literacy and Deafness.

However, for the person seeking straight-forward information and easy-to-understand practical suggestions, this is NOT the book!

A key researcher in his field, one does not doubt the author's expertise. Perhaps future versions will prove more user-friendly.

This book uses very difficult language. It is not easy reading. I found that the author use of language was hard to understand.

I ordered this book to do therapy with my students and now I am over half way through the school year and I have yet to receive this book. I am VERY unhappy with this service.

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I found this book very negative. It was not at all what I was lookin for. I did not find it helpful, to people preparing to introduce autism to those in the spectrum.

I believe that there is something for everyone in this book. We didn't find it negative at all.
There are many different worksheets in this book. We chose to use this in many different ways, over the course of several weeks.
Our school psychologist also had a copy, and some of the worksheets were done at school with her, either alone, or in a small group.
We chose to take it slow, allowing our son to move at his own pace. We found it really nice to have a book to help us introduce autism to him, since he never really came to us to ask about his differences. (Two psychologists told us it was time.)
As we started progressing through the book, he started asking more questions, and actually wanting to do more of the worksheets!
I really recommend this to parents who are struggling with HOW to explain autism to their children. Just use your own common sense and use the various worksheets in the way that makes the most sense for your child.

I bought this book to try and help me narrow down those colleges that offer special programs for students with learning disabilities and the book was not that helpful. It does not segment out colleges with specific programs vs colleges with services, big diference.

This book is very useful because of the detailed information on hundreds of college programs for the learning disabled. The number of colleges covered has increased from the earlier editions. The disappointment comes from the selection of colleges. Some schools with programs are not mentioned; while some that are detailed, seemingly offer little more than what is required by law. For instance, Cornell is included, but not Ithaca; Brown is in, but not Salve Regina.