Resources for the Disabled

How to Get SSI & Social Security Disability: An Insider's Step by Step Guide by Mike Davis

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More people are denied SSI and Social Security Disability than are allowed benefits the first time they apply. This includes children and adults. Appeals can take a year or more. In a simplified step by step guide Mike Davis gives disability applicants the crucial information they need to know and exactly what to do to make the best case the first time around. A former SSI and Social Security Disability Claims Examiner, the author has worked on over 4000 cases over a seven year period. "Too...0 points

Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention by Jack M. Fletcher, G. Reid Lyon, Lynn S. Fuchs, Marcia A. Barnes

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Evidence based and comprehensive, this important work offers a new approach to understanding and intervening with students with learning disabilities. The authors--leading experts in neuropsychology and special education--present a unique model of learning disabilities that integrates the cognitive, neural, genetic, and contextual factors associated with these disorders. The volume addresses classification, assessment, and intervention for a range of disabilities involved in reading, mathematics...0 points

Pathways to Success: College Students with Learning Disabilities

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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits (including CD) by David A. Morton III

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Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and get the most assistance from the system <br /><br /> <i>Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability</i> is an essential book for anyone dealing with a long-term or permanent disability. Written both for first-time applicants and existing recipients of Social Security disability, the book demystifies the program and tells you everything you need to know about qualifying and apply...0 points

Multiple Sclerosis Q & A: Reassuring Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by Beth Ann Hill

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An insightful, informative, and empathic resource for learning to live well with multiple sclerosis. This comprehensive yet accessible work provides authoritative and reassuring answers to the many questions that overwhelm those undergoing testing and treatment for multiple sclerosis. It discusses traditional and complementary therapies for MS; explains medical terminology and diagnostics; and compassionately addresses the lifestyle changes many patients face while learning to manage this chron...0 points

Muscular Dystrophy (The Facts) by Alan E.H. Emery

The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic di more...0 points

The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases that severely affect children and adults. For sufferers and their family, the illness presents enormous physical and psychological challenges. Written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families, this book answers many of the questions asked about how and why muscular dystrophy occurs, and how it will affect the life of a recently diagnosed child. As well as presenting the reader with advice and an explanation of m...0 points

Teaching Motor Skills to Children With Cerebral Palsy And Similar Movement Disorders: A Guide for Parents And Professionals by Sieglinde Martin

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(2007 Independent Publisher Award Bronze Medalist, Health/Medicine/Nutrition category) All children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that result in gross motor delays need help and reinforcement to learn basic motor skills, usually with assistance from a physical therapist. Because the degree of developmental delay varies greatly from child to child, a thorough motor evaluation is an important step before establishing a specific therapy plan. This new guide, written by an experienced ph...0 points

Cerebral Palsy: A Complete Guide for Caregiving (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) by Freeman Miller MD, Steven J. Bachrach MD

When a child has a health problem, parents want an more...0 points

When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, even general predictions about long-term prognosis seldom come before the child's second birthday. Written by a team of experts associated with the Ce...0 points

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries by Rahul K. Nath

This book is a personal account of the treatment o more...0 points

This book is a personal account of the treatment options for brachial plexus injuries sustained by babies at birth. The author's experience with several thousand such patients has led to the diagnostic and therapeutic methods detailed in the book. These evidence-based practices are taken from the author's practice and from the scientific literature. Several new findings not previously described are presented, and techniques to treat these problems are shown. Illustrations and pictures are design...0 points

Sexual Options for Paraplegics and Quadriplegics by Thomas O. Mooney

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