physically handicapped

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physically handicapped

Grandma's wheelchair

1981
Four-year old Thomas spends his mornings helping his grandmother who is in a wheelchair.

The hunchback of Notre Dame

2003
Adapts Victor Hugo's 1831 novel in which Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of medieval Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.

Taking charge

teenagers talk about life & physical disabilities
1992
Discusses such topics as independence, self-esteem, relationships, and sexuality from the perspective of teenagers with various physical disabilities.

The secret garden

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Claire and Emma

1977
Text and photographs introduce two deaf sisters who are learning to lip-read and speak.

Kelly's creek

1975
An eight-year-old boy's struggle to cope with a special physical problem is relieved by daily visits to a marsh and learning about its marine life.

Grandma drives a motor bed

1987
Josh and his grandmother share happy times together although illness confines her to a motor-driven bed.

The physically disabled

1988
Discusses various diseases and conditions that can cause physical disabilities, including arthritis, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and visual and hearing impairments.

Spider's voice

2001
Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.

Picking up the pieces

1999
A girl who has suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury begins the process of emotional healing.

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