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Disabilities sourcebook : basic consumer health information about disabilities that affect the body, mind, and senses, including birth defects, hearing and vision loss, speech disorders, learning disabilities, psychiatric disorders, degenerative diseases, and disabilities caused by injury and trauma, such as amputation, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury; along with facts about assistive technology, physical and occupational therapy, maintaining health and wellness, special education, legal, financial, education, and insurance issues, a glossary of related terms, and resources for additional help and information.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Health reference series (Unnumbered)
- Health reference series Disabilities sourcebook
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- People with disabilities.
- People with mental disabilities--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- People with mental disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 555 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Omnigraphics, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Provides basic consumer health information about physical, sensory, cognitive, and learning disabilities, along with facts about assistive devices, technologies, and related services to promote independence, and guidance for families on education and employment options, legal, and financial concerns. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- part I. Introduction to disabilities
- part II. Types of disabilities
- part III. Assistive technology and treatment options that help people with disabilities
- part IV. Staying healthy with a disability
- part V. Special education and support services for children with disabilities
- part VI. Legal, employment, and financial support for people with disabilities
- part VII. Additional help and information.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781785397400
- 1785397400
- 9780780814141
- 0780814142
- OCLC:
- 932512924
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