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When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...
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2024.
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"The 'Anti-Ableist Manifesto' defines ableism as discrimination in favor of non-disabled people and helps readers understand that ending discrimination begins with self-reflection. Tiffany Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have far too often been 'othered' and rendered invisible. ... Organized from the personal to the professional, the domestic to...
5) Rules
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence, but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
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2023.
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"Ableism: Deal with it is an educational resource intended for students, teachers and parents to learn about and prevent ableism in their own lives. This text offers historical and social context and applicable advice for real life situations that children come across."-- Provided by publisher
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2021.
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"Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at a secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. First, there's Martha Sowerby: the too-cheery maid with bothersome questions who seems out of place in the dreary manor. Then there's the elusive Uncle Craven, Mary's only remaining family-whom she's not permitted to see. And finally, there are the mysteries that seem to haunt the run-down place: rumors of a lost garden with a tragic...
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Ron McCallum has been blind from birth. When he was a child, many blind people spent their lives making baskets in sheltered workshops, but Ron's mother had other ideas for her son. She insisted on treating him as normally as possible. In this endearing memoir, Ron recounts his social awkwardness and physical mishaps, and shares his early fears that he might never manage to have a proper career, find love, or become a parent. He has achieved all this...
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In this collection of essays, Rob J. Quinn offers insights on his own experiences as a man living with cerebral palsy and challenges the perceptions of people with disabilities offered by the able-bodied world. Many of the pieces are meant to give teens and young adults living with physical disabilities a new perspective on some of the issues they are dealing with in their daily lives. Quinn tackles topics such as going to school, physical therapy,...
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2021.
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Unusual in Every Way is the surprising story of the unique friendship between an Indigenous man with autism and other disabilities and a renowned professor from Israel, and of the inspiration and hope the Indigenous man drew from the example of Israel's post traumatic growth as a way to heal his community.An unusual tale of struggle, friendship, hope and inspiration. Don Barnard is an indigenous man with autism and disabilities. He has lived through...
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c2008
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In August 2007, 16 self advocates and friends traveled across the Prairies in an RV to raise awareness about people still living in institutions. The Freedom Tour, documents an incredible journey from Winnipeg to Calgary, and the quest to free people from lives of isolation, congregation and segregation in institutions. Records compelling stories told by survivors of institutions who are now living in communities across the Prairies.
17) What Katy did
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Twelve-year-old Katy is a dreamer. She invents exciting games, faraway lands and imagines that one day shell be charming and graceful. But in the meantime she gets into all kinds of mischief until one day a terrible accident happens and life as Katy knows it turns upside down. Can Katy's boisterous courage keep her dreams alive?
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c2008
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Teamwork is designed to teach people with disabilities to train their own dogs. This film will show you how to teach your dog basic obedience commands, offering various techniques and methods that will work for people who are ambulatory, people who use canes crutches or walkers, people in manual wheelchairs and people who use power chairs. Consistency, patience, positive attitude and setting yourself up to succeed are the keys to training a service...
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c2008
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This video is designed for people with disabilities to learn how to train their own dogs as service dogs. It's intended as a companion for the first Teamwork video which offers our philosophy on dog training and shows you how to teach basic obedience. Your dog can learn to perform many useful exercises to help you in your everyday life. He will be happy to perform these tasks for you, as long as you make it clear and concise, and pleasant for him...
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