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Disabilities sourcebook : basic consumer health information about physical and psychiatric disabilities ...
Title:
Disabilities sourcebook : basic consumer health information about physical and psychiatric disabilities ...
Author:
Matthews, Dawn D.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Omnigraphics, [2000]

©2000
Physical Description:
xii, 616 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
pt. 1. People with disabilities -- pt. 2. Major causes of disabilities : Targeting arthritis-- the nation's leading cause of disability -- Coping with arthritis in its many forms -- What do do when your back is in pain -- Managing life with chronic pain -- Paraplegia and quadriplegia -- Multiple sclerosis -- Cerebral palsy -- Aging and cerebral palsy -- Diabetes -- Amputation -- Visual impairments -- Deafness and hearing impairment -- Deaf-blindness -- pt. 3. Assistive and adaptive aids -- pt. 4. Employment and workplace issues -- pt. 5. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other legal and financial issues -- pt. 6. Additional help and information.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780780803893
Format :
Book