ERIC Number: ED018039
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Publication Date: 1967
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YOUR HANDICAP--DON'T LET IT HANDICAP YOU.
SPLAVER, SARAH
ADDRESSED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, THE BOOK STRESSES THE NEED FOR THINKING POSITIVELY AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, SELF-ASSESSMENT, OBTAINING A PROPER EDUCATION, SELECTING A CAREER, AND ENTERING THE JOB MARKET ARE DISCUSSED. AREAS OF DISABILITY THAT ARE EXPLAINED INCLUDE THE VISUAL, AUDITORY, SPEECH, ORTHOPEDIC, AND SOMATIC (CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, DIABETES, EPILEPSY). PHOTOGRAPHS AND SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION, SUCH AS AGENCIES AND BIOGRAPHIES ARE LISTED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM JULIAN MESSNER, 1 WEST 39TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018, FOR $3.95. (JA)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agencies, Career Choice, Colleges, Community Resources, Educational Attitudes, Educational Resources, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Labor Market, Personality, Physical Disabilities, Resources, Self Evaluation, Social Adjustment, Special Health Problems, Speech Handicaps, State Agencies, Visual Impairments, Youth Problems
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