Download or read book Wheelchair to Independence written by Ernest M. Gutman and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Declarations of Independence written by John Hockenberry and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moving Violations written by John Hockenberry and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1996-06-27 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist for National Public Radio and ABC News recounts the challenges he has faced as a paraplegic at home and abroad, from the dangers of war-torn Iraq and Jerusalem to discrimination at home. Reprint.

Download or read book Moving Violations written by John Hockenberry and published by Hyperion Books. This book was released on 1995-07-03 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran NPR commentator and popular correspondent on ABC-TV's Day One news program relates his experiences of danger and discrimination during to his world travels and confinement to a wheelchair.

Download or read book Choosing a Wheelchair written by Gary Karp and published by Patient-Centered Guides. This book was released on 1998 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The longtime wheelchair user and ergonomics consultant guides the reader through the selection process, covering the different features and options available, wheelchair maintenance, and wheeling techniques.

Download or read book How I Became a Human Being written by Mark O'Brien and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1955 six-year-old Mark O’Brien moved his arms and legs for the last time. He came out of a coma to find himself enclosed from the neck down in an iron lung, the machine in which he would live for much of the rest of his life. For the first time in paperback, How I Became a Human Being is O’Brien’s account of his struggles to lead an independent life despite a lifelong disability. In 1955 he contracted polio and became permanently paralyzed from the neck down. O’Brien describes growing up without the use of his limbs, his adolescence struggling with physical rehabilitation and suffering the bureaucracy of hospitals and institutions, and his adult life as an independent student and writer. Despite his physical limitations, O’Brien crafts a narrative that is as rich and vivid as the life he led.

Download or read book Independence Through Mobility written by Ralf Hotchkiss and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trends and Differential Use of Assistive Technology Devices written by J. Neil Russell and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rehabilitating America written by Frank Bowe and published by New York : Harper & Row. This book was released on 1980 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines a five-point plan for removing the obstacles facing disabled and elderly citizens and allowing them to work and live independently, relating the problem of disability to the problems of poverty, inflation, and a four-generation society.

Download or read book Aspects of Wheelchair Independence written by Richard Williams and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wheelchair to Independence written by Ernest M. Gutman and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on Seniors Falls in Canada written by Public Health Agency of Canada. Division of Aging and Seniors and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4. EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PREACTICES FOR THE PREVENTION OF FALLS: 4.1 Existing practice guidelines ; 4.2 Best practices for fall prevention ; 4.3 Selecting appropriate approaches according to setting; 4.4 Recovery from a fall ;4.5 Factors influencing client compliance in fall prevention . 5. SUPPORTING FALL PREVENTION STRATEGIES. 6. THE WAY FORWARD; References; List of tables and figures; Appendix A: Risk factors for falls and fall-related ; Appendix B: List of the Public Health Agency of Canada's resources on seniors' falls.

Download or read book Between Ambition and Achievement written by Tracey Bignall and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study is based on interviews with 44 young people of Asian, African and Caribbean origin, with a range of disabilities. The areas addressed include: examining the idea of independence; how race, culture and religion affect the understanding of disability and independence; how experiences of education and work influence independence; interaction with social care agencies; and an insight into the ambitions and expectations those people have for the future. It also looks at how more effective strategies for developing community support can be developed and provides suggestions for better practice.

Download or read book Guidelines on the Provision of Manual Wheelchairs in Less Resourced Settings written by World Health Organization, WHO and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guidelines focus on manual wheelchairs and the needs of long-term wheelchair users. The recommendations are targeted at those involved in wheelchair services, ranging from design and planning, to providing or supplying wheelchairs and their maintenance.

Download or read book Seven Wheelchairs written by Gary Presley and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959, seventeen-year-old Gary Presley was standing in line, wearing his favorite cowboy boots and waiting for his final inoculation of Salk vaccine. Seven days later, a bad headache caused him to skip basketball practice, tell his dad that he was too ill to feed the calves, and walk from barn to bed with shaky, dizzying steps. He never walked again. By the next day, burning with the fever of polio, he was fastened into the claustrophobic cocoon of the iron lung that would be his home for the next three months. Set among the hardscrabble world of the Missouri Ozarks, sizzling with sarcasm and acerbic wit, his memoir tells the story of his journey from the iron lung to life in a wheelchair. Presley is no wheelchair hero, no inspiring figure preaching patience and gratitude. An army brat turned farm kid, newly arrived in a conservative rural community, he was immobilized before he could take the next step toward adulthood. Prevented, literally, from taking that next step, he became cranky and crabby, anxious and alienated, a rolling responsibility crippled not just by polio but by anger and depression, “a crip all over, starting with the brain.” Slowly, however, despite the limitations of navigating in a world before the Americans with Disabilities Act, he builds an independent life. Now, almost fifty years later, having worn out wheelchair after wheelchair, survived post-polio syndrome, and married the woman of his dreams, Gary has redefined himself as Gimp, more ready to act out than to speak up, ironic, perceptive, still cranky and intolerant but more accepting, more able to find joy in his family and his newfound religion. Despite the fact that he detests pity, can spot condescension from miles away, and refuses to play the role of noble victim, he writes in a way that elicits sympathy and understanding and laughter. By giving his readers the unromantic truth about life in a wheelchair, he escapes stereotypes about people with disabilities and moves toward a place where every individual is irreplaceable.

Download or read book A Caregiver s Complete Guide for Safe Mobility and Independence in the Home written by Kevin Lockette and published by Kevin Lockette. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his more than twenty years as a practicing physical therapist, author Kevin Lockette has compiled an unparalleled resource for home caregivers: A Caregiver's Complete Guide for Safe Mobility and Independence in the Home delivers exactly what its title states. Lockette's numerous strategies and tips focus on how to offer safe caregiving, especially as it relates to the care-receiver's mobility and independence. But he also gives attention to the safety of the caregiver, because, as he wisely notes, "If a caregiver is injured, it frequently results in the care-receiver losing the ability to remain in a community setting." This book has easily referenced chapters on such topics as body mechanics (including principles of safe lifting), guidelines for transfers (including considerations for body type and various disabilities), adaptive and assistive devices for the care-receiver, fall prevention and fall-proofing the home, and information on types of wheelchairs. He also includes detailed instructions (with illustrations) on appropriate exercises for the minimally to moderately impaired. A helpful glossary is provided, as are several appendices, which offer important information on various caregiver associations, caregiver-specific Web sites, and numerous connected resources [cover].

Download or read book Moving Violations written by John Hockenberry and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran NPR commentator and popular correspondent on ABC-TV's Day One news program relates his experiences of danger and discrimination during his world travels and confinement to a wheelchair