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I am not a label : 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present / by Burnell, Cerrie.; Baldo, Lauren Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. These short biographies tell the stories of people who have faced unique challenges which have not stopped them from becoming trailblazers, innovators, advocates and makers. Each person is a leading figure in their field, be it sport, science, maths, art, breakdance or the world of pop. LSC
Subjects: People with disabilities; Artists with disabilities; Athletes with disabilities; People with mental disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How I learn : a kid's guide to learning disability / by Miles, Brenda.; Patterson, Colleen A.; Heinrichs, Jane,1982-; American Psychological Association.;
Introduces learning disability to younger students, emphasizing that they are capable of learning but do so in a different way. Includes a note to parents."Ages 4-8"--Page [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Learning disabilities; Learning disabled children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Different abilities / by Pettiford, Rebecca.;
IL: K-3, ATOS: 1.0, GRL: E.LSC
Subjects: People with disabilities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ali and the sea stars / by Stroker, Ali,1987-; Reid, Gillian,1986-;
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Subjects: Children with disabilities; Musicals; Theater; Friendship; Families;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Just ask! : be different, be brave, be you / by Sotomayor, Sonia,1954-; López, Rafael,1961-;
In this creative non-fiction story, Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans. In this warm and inclusive story by U.S. Supreme Justice Sonia Sotomayor, inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes, readers join along as differently abled kids use their strengths to work together and learn about each other.LSC
Subjects: Children with disabilities; Disabilities; Individuality; Cooperativeness; Gardens; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The myth of ability : nurturing mathematical talent in every child / by Mighton, John,1957-;
Subjects: Junior Undiscovered Mathematical Prodigies.; Mathematics; Mathematical ability; Children with social disabilities; Underachievers;
© 2003., House of Anansi Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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"And neither have I wings to fly" : labelled and locked up in Canada's oldest institution / by Wheatley, Thelma,1941-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-[413]).Tells the story of "Daisy Lumsden" and thousands like her, declared unfit for society due to intellectual and physical disabilities, then forcibly confined and abused in the Ontario Hospital School, Orillia.LSC
Subjects: Huronia Regional Centre; People with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities; Eugenics; Involuntary sterilization;
© c2013., Inanna Publications and Education,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Everything to lose / by Gross, Andrew,1952-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Extortion; Murder; Parents of developmentally disabled children;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Of mice and men / by Steinbeck, John,1902-1968,author.;
"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him"--
Subjects: Fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Psychological fiction.; People with mental disabilities; Male friendship; Ranch life; Cowboys; FICTION; FICTION; FICTION; Cowboys.; Friendship.; Men.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A man of his own / by Wilson, Susan,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Disabled veterans; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Life change events; Service dogs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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