Children with disabilities in America : a historical handbook and guide / edited by Philip L. Safford and Elizabeth J. Safford.
| Other author | Safford, Philip L. |
| Other author | Safford, Elizabeth J., 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006. |
| Description | xv, 201 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Children and youth, 1546-6752 Children and youth (Westport, Conn.) ^A588244 |
| Contents | Multilingual, multicultural, multitalented: the history of a diverse people / Roberta Thoryk, Angela Battistone-Potosky, and Fred Palchik -- Reaching across the divide: visual disability and American childhood / Carol Linsenmeier and Jeff Moyer -- The progressive movement and the child with physical disabilities / Brad Byrom -- A matter of difference: a contextual perspective on the history of children with mental retardation in the United States / Elizabeth L. Brennan -- Children being different, difficult, or disturbed in America / Philip L. Safford and Elizabeth J. Safford -- Resource documents -- Deafness and childhood -- Visual disability and childhood -- Other physical disability and childhood -- Cognitive disability and childhood -- Troubled, troubling, and troublesome children -- Bibliography and resources for inquiry -- A sampling of self-narratives by persons with disabilities -- A sampling of narratives about persons with disabilities -- A sampling of literary sources concerning persons with disabilities -- Narratives about nondisabled Americans important in the history of persons with disabilities -- Sources of historical information about children with disabilities in America -- A sampling of references on the history of childhood -- Resources on the World Wide Web -- Disability studies: historical resources -- Children's literature and disability -- Other resources for and about persons with disabilities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005025480 |
| ISBN | 0313331464 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV888.5 .D57 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |