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Disability Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - Graduate Certificate and Undergraduate Courses in Disability Studies. A course of studies exploring the historical, cultural and socio-political challenges and accomplishments of the disability community and culture.

NZ Health and Disability Email Discussion and Chat Group - A group designed to help others who have health or disability issues, and for parents of disabled kids, children with disabled parents, friends or family.

Disability Law Resource Project - Resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act, related laws and making Information Technology accessible to people with disabilities.

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Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims? [FS] : In his second original primetime special, ABC's John Stossel examines the excesses of the "victim's movement" and how this tendency to blame our misfortunes on anyone but ourselves affects public policy and the workplace. More and more often, we claim to be "victims" of bad parents, an unjust society or a disability. Why should we accept responsibility for what happens to us? "The Blame Game" probes the "victim mentality" from three different angles. The first segment looks at victims that seek compensation for their troubles by taking advantage of government programs or by initiating improbable lawsuits. Next, Stossel examines the unintended consequences of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which provides a law so broad that it all but encourages surprising disabilities never intended by the law's sponsors. The final segment covers African Americans' stance on whether their problems are caused more by a willingness to succumb to the 'victim' mentality than by racism. "This whole victimization ? it's like a disease that's weakening America's moral fiber. Living consists of encounter...

No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro, ISBN 0812924126 : People with disabilities forging the newest and last human rights movement of the century.

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, ISBN 0441008534 : Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana, but she keeps to herself and doesn't date much because of her "disability" to read minds. When she meets Bill, Sookie can't hear a word he's thinking. He's the type of guy she's waited for all of her life, but he has a disability, too--he's a vampire with a bad reputation. When one of Sookie's coworkers is killed, she fears she's next.

Learning Outside the Lines: Two Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Show You How They Got to the Top of Their Class-And How You Can Too by Jonathan Mooney, ISBN 068486598X : Mooney, a dyslexic student, and Cole, who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder describe their early academic failures and the limits of the education system for such students. Includes guidelines for learning disabled and ADHD students for academic success.

It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success : It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success

Emmanuel's Gift : Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, "Emmanuel's Gift" tells the powerful and passionate story of a disabled orphan Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah from Ghana, who has risen above poverty and a severe physical challenge to become a hero and inspiration to people around the world. His first stunning act of heroism was riding a bike across Ghana on one leg in order to change his country's negative perception of the disabled. This remarkable feat was just the first of many and his awe-inspiring journey awakened the spirit of others throughout the world. Robin Williams, United Nation's Koffi Annan, Muhammad Ali and Oprah Winfrey are among the celebrities touched by Emmanuel and who continue to support his efforts. This movie shows Emmanuel's unwavering motivation as he continues to travel the world spreading his positive message and organizing help for his people back home. Beautifully photographed and critically acclaimed, "Emmanuel's Gift" is a compelling and inspirational story of courage and determination about a man who had nothing, but gave everything and changed a nation and its people forever. Scene Sel...

Rules : Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors.

Long Shot for Paul, by Matt Christopher, ISBN 0316142441 : Glenn Marlett is determined to make his brother Paul, who is developmentally disabled, a decent basketball player.