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D.A Bookstore Specializing in "Good Books about Disabilities."
TT asked, Mr. Hod Gray, the Director, if they covered every disability and how they began?
He answered, "Yes, we make an effort to cover the waterfront regarding disabilities. Ten years. We began our separate existence in mid-1989. Prior to that, my general bookstore in Berkeley, California (Gray's Book Co.) produced a bibliography of some of the books we liked that were available at that time," he said.
Here's a sampling of what they have, in the area of Assistive Technology:
#876 Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice
$61.00
Albert M. Cook & Susan M. Hussey
The book presents a model of a disabled human operator using the various assistive technologies. Other issues addressed include an overview and historical perspective; the effects of specific disabilities on the use of assistive technologies; the way to derive and measure standards of performance; proper positioning when using assistive devices, and more. 736 pages, 1995.
#4495 Assistive Technology-A Resource for School, Work and the Community
$35.95
Paperback
Karen F. Flippo, Katherine J. Inge & Michael Barcus
Traces the evolution of legislation affecting assistive technology, and shows how consumers can take advantage of policy changes. Chapters discuss low and high technology, providing techniques that can be applied across domains, environments, and age groups. Occupational therapists, rehabilitation personnel, service providers, and users themselves will turn to this resource. 320 pages, 1995.
#7836 Assistive Technology for Young Children with Disabilities: A Guide to Family-Centered Services
$24.95
Paperback
Sharon Lesor Judge & Howard P. Parette
With the assistance of technology, young children with disabilities can experience more success in exploring the world around them, communicating their needs to others, making choices about their world, and taking more advantage of schooling and social opportunities. This book explores the wide range of considerations involved in evaluating children's needs, selecting and prescribing devices, and training children, families, and teachers to use the technology. Written for professionals. 31 0 pages, 1998.
#7541 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Management of Severe Communication Disorders in Children and Adults. Second edition
$59.95
Hardcover
David R. Beukelmon & Pat Mirendo
This comprehensive text offers thorough examinations of augmentative communication, strategies for preparing everyone involved in implementing it, and intervention techniques appropriate throughout the life span of children and adults with congenital or acquired communication disorders. A special education teacher from Japan, who teaches AAC and uses Assistive Technology wrote to say "this book is wonderful and exciting!" 624 pages, 1998.
#8279 Breaking the Silence Barrier-inside the World of Cognitive Disabilities: New frontiers for People with Disabilities, Part II
$99.00
Video
This program reports on creative technologies and multimedia software programs that are being used to help people with autism, traumatic brain injuries, and learning and speech disabilities. Temple Grandin, an autistic woman with a Ph.D in animal science, explains how deep pressure therapy eases the hyperacute sensory dysfunction that often accompanies autism. Neurologist Oliver Socks shares his views on how people with autism can find meaning in their own distinctive way Also profiled is Bob Williams, who is the first person with a significant speech disability to hold a major Federal office. 1998.56 minutes.
#7323 Building Communicative Competence with Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
$36.95
Janice C. Light & Cathy Binger
This easy-to-use strategic guide offers goal-setting, teaching, and coaching methods for professionals and communication partners of people who depend on augmentative and alternative communication systems. The step-by-step plan offers helpful guidelines for building skills, while case studies illustrate how this program improves the communication skills children, adolescents, and adults at any stage of development. 336 pages, 1998.
#5704 Computer Access for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: High Tech and Low Tech Assistive Devices, Techniques
$12.00
Spiral and Resources for Independence
Stephanie O'Leary, MS, OTR
SNP Special! Regularly 18.95, now $12.00. Computers are supposed to be useful. COMPUTER ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY has been used as a text, but it's written for adults with physical disabilities who want to know how to make computers useful and practical for themselves. This is SNP's publication under our "Editions DSG" imprint. "'Your book fills a big gap in the information I have readily available to my students and our clients."-Professor Barbara Hoodley, California State University cit Sacramento. 187 pages, 1996.
#4117 Computer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology. Second
$22.95
Spiral edition
Alliance for Technology Access Staff
This unique publication from the Alliance for Technology Access (a network of AT centers all over the United States) is aimed at persons with disabilities and members of their circle who know that technology can help ... but who need a friendly guide. This is the guide. Full of examples drawn from the actual experience of many individuals, the book has a particularly good list of resources. Highly recommended. 336 pages, 1996.
Prices are subject to change without notice.
Other areas include: Autism, Learning, Disabilities, Sensory Integration, Essays/Neurology, Books in Spanish/Espanol, Fibromyalgia, and Women & Disability.
They also hold conferences around the country and have a Calendar of Events. Here's what is upcoming in December.
December 2-4, 1999
Zero to Three National Training Institute, Anaheim, CA
202-638-1144
December 9-11, 1999
TASH, Chicago, IL
410-828-8274x101
December 12-19, 1999
Division of Early Childhood-Zero to Eight, Washington, DC
303-620-4579
Their address is: 324 State Street, Suite H - Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone:805.962.8087 - Fax 805.962.5087 - Toll free orders 800.333.6867
Website: www.specialneeds.com
Email: books@specialneeds.com
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