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Disability and health sourcebook : provides basic consumer health information about disabilities that affect the body, mind, and senses, including birth defects, hearing and vision loss, speech disorders, learning disabilities (LDs), psychiatric disorders, disabilities caused by degenerative diseases, injury and trauma : along with facts about assistive technology (AT), physical and occupational therapy, maintaining health and wellness, special education, legal, financial, and employment concerns, a glossary of terms related to disability and health, and directory of resources for additional help and information / edited by Kevin Hayes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chambers, James.
- Series:
- Health reference series.
- Health Reference
- Standardized Title:
- 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 (xvii, 788 pages).
- Edition:
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Omnigraphics, Incorporated, [2022]
- 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 therapies to support people with disabilities. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Introduction to disabilities
- pt. 2. Types of disabilities
- pt. 3. Technologies and services that help people with disabilities and their families
- pt. 4. Staying healthy with a disability
- pt. 5. Special education for children with disabilities
- pt. 6. Legal, employment, and financial concerns for people with disabilitites
- pt. 7. Additional help and information.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780780819979
- 0780819977
- OCLC:
- 1312274953
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