disabilities

When an illness makes her deaf, fifteen year-old Demi must learn how to navigate a new, silent world.

Fran Macilvey's mother was pregnant with a daughter in the Congo in 1965. Right after she gave birth she felt strange. Unbeknownst to anyone, another daughter was waiting to be born but before anyone responded, an hour had passed. That daughter was Fran, and because of the delay she was born with cerebral palsy. Growing up with her parents and siblings in Africa, Fran knew she was different. She was unable to join everyone else as they played, ran, and had fun. The family eventually moved to Scotland and as Fran grew older her pain at being left out turned into anger, self-hatred, and suicidal depression. Then one day someone looked at her and saw a woman to love. That was the beginning of her journey to self-acceptance. This book helps readers to understand how disabled adults really feel and how hard it is to try to maintain the appearance of a "normal" life. Today Fran has lived a life as a solicitor and a writer. She continues to live in Scotland, now with her husband and daughter.

Reveals, through emails from various people, the growing connection between sixteen-year-old James, who is obsessed with the fate of a juvenile humpback whale he adopted, and Darren, a would-be filmmaker who once did community service in James's Special Education classroom.

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

In a landmark 1969 decision, the Supreme Court asserted that students do not shed their constitutional rights when they enter the doors of their schools. However, for many students, it is still not clear where the line is drawn between their legal rights and school rules. This book clarifies the reach of student rights, covering the topics of free speech, peaceable assembly, and privacy on campus. Also essential is a discussion of the right to a quality education for students with disabilities and juvenile offenders, as well as protection from discrimination for minority and LGBT students.

Paralyzed in a football accident, high-school student , Gary Madden, struggles to accept and overcome his condition, with the dedicated assistance of recently widowed English teacher, Ann Treer.

Annotated listings for fiction and nonfiction books, journals, magazines, internet resources, and audiovisual materials that discuss physical, emotional, learning, or other disabilities, with suggested grade levels and reviews from professional publications.

Biography of Anne Sullivan and her work with Helen Keller.