handicapped

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handicapped

Gadget Girl

the art of being invisible
2013
Aiko Cassidy, a fourteen-year-old with cerebral palsy, tired of posing for the sculptures that have made her mother famous, dreams of going to Japan to meet her father and become a great manga artist, but takes a life-changing trip to Paris, instead.

The hunchback of Notre Dame

a graphic novel
A graphic novel adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel about the hunchback Quasimodo and the beautiful Gypsy girl Esmeralda.

Andromeda Klein

After Andromeda Klein's tarot card readings prove to be accurate, she discovers clues to secret truths connected to her family and friends, but things become stranger when Andromeda's dead friend Daisy starts to harass her.
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Skateboard sonar

Although blind, Matty is an excellent skateboarder, but when the former champion mocks him during the skating competition, Matty shows that seeing is not everything.
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann

Meggy Swann, a girl who walks with the aid of two sticks, arrives in Elizabethan London, along with her goose Louise, to stay with her father who really does not want her, and while he pursues his dream of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy undergoes a transformation herself.
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Extraordinary friends

Focuses on people who are different, who might use equipment such as wheelchairs or special computers, who are more like you than you might think, and suggests ways to interact with them.
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Five flavors of Dumb

Eighteen-year-old Piper becomes the manager for her classmates' popular rock band, called Dumb, giving her the chance to prove her capabilities to her parents and others, if only she can get the band members to get along.

Soul surfer

a true story of faith, family, and fighting to get back on the board
Bethany Hamilton shares the story of her lifelong love of surfing, and tells how she was able to recover and return to competition with the help of her family, friends, and faith after losing her arm in a shark attack at the age of thirteen.

Ruby Lu, empress of everything

After Ruby Lu's deaf cousin, Flying Duck, and her parents come from China to live with her, Ruby finds life challenging as she adjusts to her new family, tries to mend her rocky relationship with her friend Emma, and faces various adventures in summer school.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act

its impact on public schools
1993
Describes the Americans with Disabilities Act and discusses the legal issues that affect schools seeking to comply with this legislation.

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