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Breaking The Boundaries - On Lived-Experience Mentorship For Autistic Students In Higher Education

by Jorik Mol

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 How can we break the systems excluding autistic people from higher education?Universities and colleges are built on systems that by nature exclude autistic students, since they''re built on neurotypical foundations. As one of the few actually autistic higher education mentors for autistic students in the UK, Jorik Mol seeks to improve autistic students'' lives by validating their experience and challenging universities to listen to them.Drawing from his own lived experience, and building on case studies, working alongside his mentees, Mol offers guidance on how to best support students, emphasising the need to normalise radical empathy, values-driven motivation and self-advocacy.Exploring topics including community, boundaries, and burn-out, while pushing hard against the status quo, this book is ideal reading for students of Education, Disability Studies, Sociology, Psychology, and Queer and LGBTQ+ Studies, as well as education practitioners and policymakers.
Picking Up The Pieces - Finding My Way As A Visually Impaired Woman In Higher Education

by Stephanie A.N. Levin

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 What barriers and traumas do students with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments, experience in higher education settings?Drawing on personal experience, author Stephanie Levin provides an overview of disability history within higher education settings and explains the impact of poor care on disabled students. Stephanie was only 20 when she experienced retinal detachment that required surgery. Shortly afterwards she experienced retinal detachment in the same eye which resulted in vision loss. With her newfound identity as a visually impaired woman, Stephanie struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. She refused accommodations within her university for fear of stigmatization, but she found that her acquaintances, professors, and friends viewed her differently.Through themes of trauma and identity, this book is ideal reading for teachers, carers, and disabled students as well as students of Disability Studies and Education.
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From Scientist To Stroke Survivor - Life Redacted

by Elly Katz

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 How does the journey of self-discovery unfold in the aftermath of a life-altering stroke?From Scientist to Stroke Survivor is a poignant work of narrative nonfiction, a tapestry woven of prose, poetry, and lyrical essays. Diving deep into the facets of identity and the quest for self-reclamation, Elly Katz navigates the aftermath of a stroke, using the written word as a tool for understanding and articulation.In her journey of self-discovery, Katz delves into migratory episodes of person-building. Each of these acts serves as a lens through which she explores identity, grapples with disability, and strives to reclaim the center of her life story—despite the eclipse caused by a life-altering stroke. These contemplative encounters exist at the margins shaping her realization of self. This book is an intimate exploration of disability which zigzags across genres, blurring boundaries and troubling the linearity of time. It is a pilgrimage of the soul—a journey that weaves through calamity and emergence, leaving no emotion untouched.Drawing the readers into the profound depths of human resilience, this book is ideal reading for students of disability studies, writing courses and trauma courses.
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Neurodiverse Journey In Social Entrepreneurship - Embracing The Spectrum

by Mathew Townsend

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 What can the lived experience of a neurodiverse social entrepreneur teach us about the strength and innovation that comes from diversity?Through candid storytelling, social entrepreneur and author Mathew Townsend takes readers on a captivating exploration of the entrepreneurial landscape, offering a rare glimpse into the mind of a neurodivergent leader.Delving into the unique challenges, triumphs, and insights gained from navigating the intricate intersection of neurodiversity and entrepreneurship, this book explores topics including building an inclusive enterprise, leadership styles, adaptation, and the importance of embracing authenticity.Emphasizing the value of diverse perspectives, this exploration of lived experience acts as a guide for aspiring entrepreneurs and a call to action for a more inclusive business world. A must-read for those seeking a fresh perspective on entrepreneurship and the untapped potential within diverse minds, this memoir is ideal reading for students of Business and Entrepreneurship, Disability Studies, Sustainability Studies, as well as entrepreneurs, HR professionals, and allies.
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Love Is Praxis - Lived Experience-To-Classroom Lessons Through The Voices Of Disabled Students, Practitioners, Mothers, And Siblings

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 How can we centre disabled people and their family members as knowledge-bearers, enriching classrooms with their perspectives and knowledge in non-traditional ways?Through testimonies and critical ethnography, and bell hooks’ centering of love as transformative praxis, this book explores the lived experiences of disabled young adults and family members. The testimonies reposition people with disability as knowledge-bearers whose ways of knowing have typically been discounted by professionals. The stories are raw, sometimes painful, enlightening, and filled with hope. The chapters feature stories from both emerging and former educators, the voices of authors with disabilities with and without experience of intersectionality, former practitioners who have supported children with disabilities and their families, family members who have navigated systems, and life through a local and global context. Each story shows the value of disabled people and their families as educators who teach others both informally and formally.This book is ideal reading for teachers, emerging teachers, curriculum designers, and education policy makers, as well as students of Education, Social Work, Special Education, and Disability Studies.
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Neurodivergent Blogger - Posts Highlighting Lived Experience Of Self-Determination, Pride, And Empowerment

by Yenn Purkis

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 How can a collation of blog posts demonstrate the many elements of Autistic lived experience and guide readers on how to support development and change?Reflecting on their personal experience, author and advocate Yenn Purkis curates a series of blog posts, reflecting on the many aspects of living with Autism including identity, community, relationships, sexuality and gender diversity, mental health, and self-advocacy.Providing an analysis on how these topics have been navigated in the past, A Neurodivergent Blogger offers advice and guidance on allyship, and advocacy, with suggestions on how we can improve and support positive change.Aiming to promote a sense of empowerment, agency, and support, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, Autism and Autistic Studies, Gender Studies, Queer & LGBT+ Studies, and Social Work, as well as Autistic folk and allies.
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Lived Experiences, Challenges, And Learnings About Dyspraxia - Toward Greater Inclusion

by Kimberley Fraser

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 How can we better support and promote inclusivity for those living with Dyspraxia?Documenting her journey from childhood and diagnosis to adulthood, author Kimberley Marie Fraser explores the challenge she has faced living with Dyspraxia. An invisible disability with challenges that evolve as life progresses, Kimberley highlights areas where her life has been affected, including education, employment, and well-being, and argues that it is not the disability itself, but a lack of awareness that leads to frequent misunderstandings and inadequate support for many.Offering learnings from the author''s lived experience, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, Psychology, Sociology, and Education. Guidance and suggestions to support inclusion across society are provided, and relevant for anyone who lives and works with or alongside people with Dyspraxia, including teachers, employers, and social care and support workers.
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Dual Sensory Impairment And The Older Person - An Invisible Epidemic?

by Moira Dunsmore e Phd Dr Annmaree Watharow Md

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 Is a decline in vision and hearing just a "fact of life" for people as we age?Dual sensory impairment is an under-explored and little understood type of disability, but one which can have an enormous impact on those living with it and their partners, families, and carers. The number of people who are living with impairments to both sight and hearing is rapidly increasing as the global population ages, yet the challenges faced as a result are largely invisible. The Third Sense explores the experiences of older adults living with multiple or dual sensory loss, the social consequences, barriers, and stigma faced by people and their loved ones.Drawn from the lived experience of both the authors and their research participants, this book is necessary and urgent reading for medical practitioners, clinicians, health workers, and social care providers in practice and training; higher education students of Disability Studies, Medicine and related courses, Social Work and related courses, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology.
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Growing Up Undiagnosed - Surviving Childhood In New York City As An Undiagnosed Autistic

by Bccs Becca Lory Hector Cas

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 What can experiences of social and sensory invalidation teach us about what in means to be autistic in a world created for the neuromajority?Living as an undiagnosed autistic person in the loudest sensory city in the world, NYC, author Becca Lory Hector details her lived experience of social and sensory invalidation. Whether she refused to put on shoes, wore sunglasses inside, or asked direct questions, her very way of being was called into question, leading her to feel insignificant and unimportant. In a world created by and for the neuromajority, Becca’s needs took a back seat as others felt her reality couldn’t possibly be true.Growing Up Undiagnosed is a collection of stories filled with lessons on the importance of validating the lived experiences of all. This book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, Autism Studies, DEIB Studies, Social Work, Education Studies, Medical students and practitioners, as well as psychiatrists, teachers, and social support workers in practice and training.
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Holistic Language Instruction - Addressing Literacy In Standard And Non-Standard Populations

by Dr Jaime Hoerricks Phd

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 How can the flaws within the global education system be addressed to ensure all language learners are accommodated?Guided by lived experience, Holistic Language Instruction challenges the idea that there is only one way to learn a language. As 40% of learners struggle with language development, author Jaime Hoerricks questions whether these students are disabled or if the system disables them by neglecting their unique language processing methods. Given that language processing differences have no connection with intellect, Hoerricks proposes that learners should be accommodated within the general population to enable their progress alongside peers, instead of being placed in a special education program or assigned to a speech and language professional.Offering guidance for educators on how to foster literacy growth in all students, this book is ideal reading for students of Education Studies, Disability Studies and related courses, Speech and Language development, as well as teachers, education policy makers, and parents.
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Experiences Of Being An Autistic Foster Care Giver Working With Uk Social Services - “I Thought There Was Something Wrong With Her…”

by Megan Tanner

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 How can social workers and neuro-diverse foster carers collaborate to provide the best support for a child or teen in need?Building strong relationships between social workers and neuro-diverse foster carers can be challenging. With professionals often having no experience working with Autistic adults, trust can be difficult to initiate, and problems can seem insurmountable. Drawing from her own lived experience as a neuro-divergent foster carer, Megan Tanner explains how barriers can be broken down to establish a successful partnership with one sole aim: to create the best possible outcome for a child or teen in need.Working to remove pre-conceptions and judgement surrounding neuro-diverse foster carers, this book is ideal reading for students and practitioners of Social Work and related courses, Disability Studies, Autism and Autistic studies, DEIB studies, Psychology, and social work policy makers.
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In Our Words - Stories From The Intersection Of Lgbtqia+ Identity And Disability

by Wayne Herbert e Yenn Purkis

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 "In Our Words is a book I wish had been available when I was a teenager, grappling with issues of sexuality and disability." - Dr Alastair McEwin AM, Former Commissioner, Disability Royal Commission; Former Disability Discrimination CommissionerWhat can we learn from the lived experiences of Disabled people identifying as LGBTQIA+?Through a series of personal reflections, In Our Words follows the difficult journeys of a number of Queer and Disabled authors from coming out to arriving at a place of positive identity.This empowering collection discusses the discrimination and hatred faced by the Queer and Disabled community, and shares how these barriers can be overcome to arrive at a place of self-acceptance and love. Through examples, this book aims to promote a sense of unity and pride.Through tales of self-reflection, insight, and discovery, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, LGBTQIA+ Studies, Social Work, and Gender Studies as well as Queer Disabled folk.
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The Experiences Of Being An Autistic Foster Care Giver Working With Uk Social Services - “I Thought There Was Something Wrong With Her…”

by Megan Tanner

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 How can social workers and neuro-diverse foster carers collaborate to provide the best support for a child or teen in need?Building strong relationships between social workers and neuro-diverse foster carers can be challenging. With professionals often having no experience working with Autistic adults, trust can be difficult to initiate, and problems can seem insurmountable. Drawing from her own lived experience as a neuro-divergent foster carer, Megan Tanner explains how barriers can be broken down to establish a successful partnership with one sole aim: to create the best possible outcome for a child or teen in need.Working to remove pre-conceptions and judgement surrounding neuro-diverse foster carers, this book is ideal reading for students and practitioners of Social Work and related courses, Disability Studies, Autism and Autistic studies, DEIB studies, Psychology, and social work policy makers.
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In Our Words - Stories From The Intersection Of Lgbtqia+ Identity And Disability

by Wayne Herbert e Yenn Purkis

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 "In Our Words is a book I wish had been available when I was a teenager, grappling with issues of sexuality and disability." - Dr Alastair McEwin AM, Former Commissioner, Disability Royal Commission; Former Disability Discrimination CommissionerWhat can we learn from the lived experiences of Disabled people identifying as LGBTQIA+?Through a series of personal reflections, In Our Words follows the difficult journeys of a number of Queer and Disabled authors from coming out to arriving at a place of positive identity.This empowering collection discusses the discrimination and hatred faced by the Queer and Disabled community, and shares how these barriers can be overcome to arrive at a place of self-acceptance and love. Through examples, this book aims to promote a sense of unity and pride.Through tales of self-reflection, insight, and discovery, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, LGBTQIA+ Studies, Social Work, and Gender Studies as well as Queer Disabled folk.
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Life Lived Well As A Non-Binary And Autistic Mental Health Advocate - Finding A Place Of Hope

by Yenn Purkis

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 What might it look like for an Autistic, non-binary person who lives with mental illness to live well and with hope?In this book, author and advocate Yenn Purkis reflects on their experiences of life as an Autistic non-binary person who has a diagnosis of atypical schizophrenia. Exploring the intersecting areas of mental health and illness, neurodivergence and neurodiversity, and gender non-conformity, the narrative follows Yenn through experiences of incarceration, psychosis, employment, therapy both helpful and not, medication, diagnosis, stigma and anxiety.Illuminating reading for students of disability studies, Autism studies, queer studies, and related social sciences, this book will also bring important perspective to those in practice and in training: doctors, psychiatrists, policy makers, teachers, and social workers. Yenn will describe a life well-lived, with and alongside Autism and mental illness, that will provide a vital perspective to anyone studying or working people who share these social identities.
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Tinnitus Assessment And Intervention: Clinical Studies And Case Reports

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 Tinnitus ("ringing in the ears") is a prevalent symptom among adult patients with ear disorders. Often co-existing with other otological symptoms such as hearing impairment and hyperacusis, it requires specialized assessments and interventions to minimize its negative consequences, as well as to improve the quality of life of the affected individuals. Even though notable achievements have been seen in tinnitus studies and clinical services to manage patients with tinnitus are now more commonly available, ongoing research efforts are still warranted to enhance the understanding on the pathophysiology of tinnitus, as well as in search of the optimum treatments and interventions of this phantom auditory perception. In this book we have gathered the latest clinical studies and case reports on tinnitus, which could be of interest to academicians, researchers, clinicians and other interested readers.
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Supporting Patients Living With Dementia During A Pandemic - Digital Theatre And Educational Spaces

by Dr Nicola Abraham Phd e Ma. Victoria Ruddock Bsn

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 Insights from applied theatre placement student experiences on learning to connect with patients living with dementia, in acute hospital settings, during a pandemic, and while crossing the liminal spaces of virtual and in-person presence.
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Special Educational Needs And Disability (Send) In Uk Schools - A Parent’S Perspective

by Dr Carrie Grant Mbe Phd (H.C.) e Phd (H.C.) Dr Carrie Grant Mbe

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 What is it like to be a child with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in schools today? What is it like to be a parent to four such children and fight for their rights?Carrie Grant’s children have - like all of us - complex identities. Of the four of them, two are autistic, three have AD(H)D, one is adopted, all are of dual heritage, and three hold various queer and trans non-binary identities. In this inspiring and at times heartbreaking book, the presenter, coach, and advocate shares stories from her family’s experiences with education, schools and mental health services, as mum to children who are classified as SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities). These stories explore how school - when those delivering and managing education are poorly trained and ill equipped for a diverse population - can be at best ineffective, and, at worst, traumatising. An inspiring call to action, this book is essential reading for:<ul> <li>Teachers and aspiring teachers who want to know more about how to meet the needs of a diverse classroom.</li> <li>SENCOs (Special Education Needs Coordinators) and those training to work in SEND support.</li> <li>GPs, community health workers, and workers in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). </li> <li>Parents of children with SEND, who want to know how they can engage with formal education to advocate for their child’s needs.</li> </ul>
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No Place For Autism? - Exploring The Solitary Forager Hypothesis Of Autism In Light Of Place Identity

by Dr Jaime Hoerricks Phd

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 Disability or difference? How autism is understood varies from place to place.Drawn from lived experience, this book explores the question of what autism is, and how it is best viewed in society. Dr Jaime Hoerricks PhD an academic and non-verbal autistic person interrogates different models of disability, and considers how autism might be seen as a difference in human experience, in light of the need for accommodations and structural supports.Positioning autism as both a set of traits and an identity, No place for autism? asks what can be done to give place for autistic people and communities.
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Improving The Experience Of Health Care For People Living With Sensory Disability - Knowing What Is Going On

by Dr Annmaree Watharow Md Phd e Phd Dr Annmaree Watharow Md

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 How does a patient with sensory disability such as a hearing or vision impairment, or both get effective communication from a health care provider?Too often, the answer is that they dont. Communication is crucial for any professionalpatient relationship, not least when disability is in the mix. For people living with sensory disability, however, the challenge of knowing what is going on with their healthcare, participating in shared decision making, and retaining an appropriate level of agency, is even greater. Using verbatim testimony from people with first-hand experience of sensory disability, this book explores issues such as accessibility barriers in consent forms, patient information sheets and other paperwork; situational vulnerability to abuse and neglect; and dehumanisation, infantilisation, and disempowerment in care. Written by Dr Annmaree Watharow MD PhD, a doctor and author with personal experience of sensory disability, the stories in this book are told using peoples own words, to allow readers to hear directly from the people who most need their own agency. Vital reading for doctors, nurses, health care providers, and social support workers in practice and training, this book will change the way you view sensory disability.
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Special Educational Needs And Disability (Send) In Uk Schools - A Parents Perspective

by Dr Carrie Grant Mbe Phd (H.C.) e Phd (H.C.) Dr Carrie Grant Mbe

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 What is it like to be a child with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in schools today? What is it like to be a parent to four such children and fight for their rights?Carrie Grants children have like all of us complex identities. Of the four of them, two are autistic, three have AD(H)D, one is adopted, all are of dual heritage, and three hold various queer and trans non-binary identities. In this inspiring and at times heartbreaking book, the presenter, coach, and advocate shares stories from her familys experiences with education, schools and mental health services, as mum to children who are classified as SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities). These stories explore how school when those delivering and managing education are poorly trained and ill equipped for a diverse population can be at best ineffective, and, at worst, traumatising. An inspiring call to action, this book is essential reading for:<ul> <li>Teachers and aspiring teachers who want to know more about how to meet the needs of a diverse classroom.</li> <li>SENCOs (Special Education Needs Coordinators) and those training to work in SEND support.</li> <li>GPs, community health workers, and workers in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). </li> <li>Parents of children with SEND, who want to know how they can engage with formal education to advocate for their childs needs.</li> </ul>
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Supporting Patients Living With Dementia During A Pandemic - Digital Theatre And Educational Spaces

by Dr Nicola Abraham Phd e Ma. Victoria Ruddock Bsn

27,81€ + 10% CARD

 Insights from applied theatre placement student experiences on learning to connect with patients living with dementia, in acute hospital settings, during a pandemic, and while crossing the liminal spaces of virtual and in-person presence.
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Disability: Some Recent International Research

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 Wherever we live or whatever we do, disability will always be a part of us. With increasing age, we will all surely encounter disability. Disability can arise from age or outside forces, such as a traffic accident. It is estimated that more than a billion people, or about 15% of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Disability research is therefore important not only for the individual and the family, but also for the society to adapt and facilitate a better quality of life for this segment of the population. For example, research from the United States found significant disparities in the prevalence of disability between urban and rural residents, with rural residents having the highest prevalence of disability. Such epidemiology and survey research can be important tools for public health and can guide policy makers to allocate budgets, service facilities and expertise. In this book, we have gathered recent disability research from around the world that we hope will be of interest to the reader.
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Disability: Functional Diversity

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 Disability can be transient, partly or permanent and take many forms and shapes. Disability can be a mental or physical illness or a condition that affects a major life function over the long term. Disability is a term also used in the labor market and worker compensation field to describe any lasting impairment that remains after a worker has been treated and allowed time to recover. A permanent disability could be as severe as the loss of an eye or as moderate as a broken leg that healed leaving the inability to walk normally. In this book we have gathered research on various aspects of disability and rehabilitation from Spain, United States of America, Brazil, Singapore, Cyprus, Malaysia, Italy, Japan and Manipal, which we hope will be of interest to the reader.
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