Life without Limits |
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Author: Nick Vujicic
Hardcover: 256 pages (Oct 26 2010)
Language: English
Publisher: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
ISBN: 9780307888327
Life Without Limits is an inspiring book by an extraordinary man. Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcome his disability to live not just independently but a rich, fulfilling life, becoming a model for anyone seeking true happiness. |
States of Mind: Searching for Mental Health in Natal and Zululand, 1868-1918 |
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Author: Julie Parle
Publisher: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Year: 2007
ISBN: ISBN 978-1-86914-098-4
Length: xv + 334 pages
States of Mind is a formidable South African regional history
about psychiatry and madness in Natal and Zululand from 1868 to 1918. |
HIV, AIDS and Disability in South Africa |
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Language: English (May 1, 2009)
Published by: Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD)
South African National AIDS Council, This report looks at the challenges of HIV among disabled people in South Africa. The documentation process is aimed at validating anecdotal evidence of the impact of AIDS on disabled people. It documents known but often unheard, unseen and unsaid real issues around HIV and disability. The report documents the response of the disability sector to this challenge and the role of government and other stakeholders. The report is informed by document reviews and field research. The latter was carried out in 2007 and consisted mainly of focus group discussions, case studies and key informant interviews.
Download at: http://www.dcdd.nl/data/1247130050619_Report%20-%20HIV%20AIDS%2 |
Disability and the Life Course |
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Author: Mark Priestley
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press illustrated edition (5 July 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521797349
Disability and the Life Course explores the global experience of disability using a novel life course approach. The book explores how disabling societies impact on disabled people's life experiences, and highlights the ways in which disabled people have acted to take more control over their own lives. It provides a unique combination of analysis, policy issues and autobiography, offering the reader a rare opportunity to make links between the theoretical, the political and the personal in a single volume. |
Carer's Handbook |
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A Practical Australian Guide to Caring for People
Who Are Sick, Elderly, or Have a Disability
Author: Dorling Kindersley
Published: 07/05/2007
Language: English
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
ISBN-13: 9781740335652
A practical, fully illustrated guide for those looking after someone at home, with comprehensive advice on all aspects of caring • Addresses the needs of the carer, offering constructive guidance and emotional support • Features basic nursing procedures and essential first aid information • Advises on a wide range of equipment for greater independence and comfort. |
Tilling the Hard Soil |
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Author: Various
Paperback: 169 pages
Publisher: University of Natal Publisher (June 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781869141905
Tilling the Hard Soil, whose title is taken from a striking linocut by William Zulu, is a collection of writing and artworks by South African individuals living with disabilities. The material has been selected and assembled by Pietermaritzburg-based poet and playwright, Kobus. |
The Language of Me |
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Author: Musa E. Zulu
Hardcover: 116 pages
Publisher: University of Natal Printers (October 30, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781869140373
The Language of Me is an appropriate title for this book. Zulu combines typical autobiographical writing with his own poetry and artwork. The book is divided into two sections. The first, "Life After the Storm," describes is early life and his auto accident in his early twenties. The second section of the book, "The Scrapbook of My Soul," is exactly that: writings, drawings and more poetry sharing Zulu's own take on his. |
A Journey into the Deaf-World |
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A new language minority has come to the fore in America as around the world. It is the tight-knit society (some million strong in the United States) that calls itself, in American Sign Language, the "Deaf-World". It has a history, a flourishing culture, and a political agenda.
A Journey into the Deaf-World is a compelling story of this much misunderstood minority as it struggles for self-determination. The book addresses questions such as: What is Deaf culture all about? How are Deaf children raised and educated? And how should they be? What do signed language and Deaf Culture have to offer the Deaf child --and hearing people/ what can we learn from Deaf societies in other lands? How does technology help (and hinder) Deaf people? How do Deaf people integrate into the larger society? Rich in examples from the lives of Deaf people and a synthesis of the latest research findings concerning the deaf world, here is a must-read for professionals and students in such fields as audiology, speech-language pathology, medicine, education of the Deaf, school, rehabilitation & mental health counselling, psychology, interpreting, American Sign Language & Deaf studies, and anyone with a Deaf family member, friend, colleague, or acquaintance. In this comprehensive and engrossing study, three distinguished scholars of Deaf culture one hearing, one deaf, and one coda (child of deaf adults) offer clear, penetrating insights into the existence and makeup of the deaf world, the community whose natural language American Sign Language in the United States is manual and visual.
Bringing the latest social and cultural findings and theories into sharp focus, the authors take us on a fascinating journey to discover what deaf culture is; the benefits of signed language and deaf culture for deaf children and hearing people; how deaf children are now educated and how they could be; how deaf people integrate into the larger society; the nature of American Sign Language; how technology helps (and hurts) deaf people; what can be learned from deaf societies in other lands; the future of the deaf world. Combining thought-provoking intellectual perspectives with enlightening first-hand accounts of life in the deaf world, this landmark volume is vital for professionals working in fields involving deaf people and for those with an interest in deaf studies. |
BLACK or WHITE: "Does it matter?" |
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In the normal course of our lives most of us meet lots of different people and some leave a lasting impression of positive energy in our lives. Mongezi Ngidi makes just such an impression. In Ngidi's short years he has courageously dealt with a lifetime of challenging experiences; any one of which would have sent lesser mortals scurrying into playing the role of victim permanently.
Instead Ngidi is a triumph of the human spirit. His story begins with albinism -an inherited condition that affects skin pigmentation-and had he not been born in South Africa, this would have added many complications to his life, but it wouldn't have made his existence downright difficult. Instead of going into hiding and complaining about discrimination as a result of his albinism, Ngidi has used it as inspiration to put pen to paper. The result is a dynamic book titled BLACK or WHITE: What's the Difference? My Journey with Albinism.
The most fascinating thing about this book is that through the telling of his life story Ngidi has also encapsulated how preposterous racial issues are in South Africa. An encounter with this inspiring young man leaves one feeling mildly ashamed about the trivial moans and groans so many of us constantly wail about. The lesson that Ngidi teaches us is that like him we too have the choice to turn our perceived 'handicaps' into blessings that make us uniquely ourselves. BLACK or WHITE: What's the Difference? My Journey with Albinism is a must read. This is a motivational book by a powerful public speaker that shares his life learning with a broad range of audiences. |
Reflections from a Different Journey |
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ISBN 0-07-142269-2
Published 2011 (First edition published by McGraw-Hill in 2004; Second edition by DisABILITIESBOOKS, 2011)
Paperback, 223 pages.
Reflections from a Different Journey includes forty inspiring and realistic short essays written by successful adult role models who share what it is like to have grown up with a disability and advise parents based on their personal experience. Most parents of children with disabilities lack personal experience with adults with disabilities. Hearing from people who have lived the disability experience can provide all parents with essential information about the possibilities for their children. Reflections from a Different Journey includes forty inspiring and realistic essays written by successful adult role models who share what it is like to have grown up with a disability |
Muscular Muscular Dystrophy: theFacts by Alan Emery |
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publish date: June 15, 2000
166 pages, ISBN-10: 0192632175
ISBN-13: 978-0192632173
This book is a comprehensive guidebook written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families, or those facing the likelihood of a diagnosis. It answers the most frequent questions about how and why muscular dystrophy occurs, and how it will affect the life of a recently diagnosed child: exercise, physiotherapy, surgery, and the emotional effects of the diseases. Professor Emery draws on his many years of experience treating patients to provide authoritative, yet compassionate advice for people living with muscular dystrophy. He describes different types of muscular dystrophy, its complexities, and its treatment options in comprehensible language, with minimum technical jargon. Its chapter layout makes it highly useful as a reference. |
Children on the Bridge |
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: April 1st 2007 by Jacana Media (first published 2007)
Language: English
IISBN-10: 1770092188
ISBN-13: 9781770092181
Sharing a journey through the world of autism in South Africa, this reference provides a personal account offering insight into the experience of individuals touched by this complex and unpredictable disorder. Providing a bridge between the world and that of the people and families affected by autism, this story helps to identify and respect the differences in how various brains work, arming parents, caregivers, and the general public with emotional, behavioral, and intellectual knowledge for dealing with autistic children. |
The Recrudescence of Leprosy and its Causation: A Popular Treatise |
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Publication Date: November 5, 2009 Product Details
Paperback: 406 pages
Publisher: BiblioBazaar (November 5, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1116391104
ISBN-13: 978-1116391107
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. |
Looking Inside: Five South African Stories of People Living with Albinism |
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Authors: Shirley Gunn, Zukiswa Puwana
Publisher: Human Rights Media Centre in collaboration with the Western Cape Blind Association
Year: 2009
ISBN: 0620452293, 9780620452298
Length: 149 pages
In collaboration with the Western Cape Blind Association, Looking Inside narrates the courageous stories of five South Africans with albinism.
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The Real Me |
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In this thought-provoking, true life story, the author relates her painful journey from sheltered, happy baby years through humiliation, heartache, shattered dreams and social stigmas to become a whole, confident woman who defends the cause of the downtrodden. She describes the long road travelled with many questions asked as to why God would not heal her of her deafness, speech impediment and cerebral palsy. Despite having eventually been diagnosed as having above average intelligence, the label of mental retardation followed her in life with years of ridicule from her peers at school and into early adulthood. Throughout her childhood and early womanhood, June had to face obstacles that would have derailed the average person. This had a profound effect on her, and impacted on her selfesteem for many years as she tried to fit in, be accepted and feel normal. Again and again she came up against the prejudice of society, and the unthinking cruelty of uninformed persons. She nevertheless fought her way through this prejudice and ridicule, to be accepted by her schoolmates, and eventually society. She learned after suffering through teasing, rejection and being misunderstood that God has a plan for each one of us – and that He heals in His way, not necessarily what you want, but what you need. A handful of pivotal people taught her to believe in herself, convincing her that she was special and not different, and walked alongside her to a life of victory. The God whom her father denied existed, featured significantly in her life. With His help she grew to become the woman of self-worth that she is today. Her story both challenges and encourages the reader, always guiding them gently to Jesus – Lord, Saviour, Healer, and friend. “I am at peace now, I have accepted the Real Me and hope that I inspire you through this book – that you too will see that all things are possible through God.” June Neuhoff
ISBN 978-0-620-54936-3eISBN 9780620549356
Published by Reach Publishers, P O Box 1384, Wandsbeck, South Africa, 3631Edited by Rendale Snow for Reach Publishers
Website: www.aimtoinspire.com
E-mail: reach@webstorm.co.za For inspiration talks from the author or for book orders, please contact THISABILITY Newspaper: info@thisability.co.za. Price=R150 |
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