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A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities (Hardcover)
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A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities (Hardcover)
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Written for young people with disabilities and the people who care
for and educate them, this unique resource offers both inspiration
and advice to help disabled teenagers successfully meet the special
social and academic challenges of high school and to find their
paths into the future. Compiling a wealth of expertise on a range
of issues in high school and all the accompanying major life
events, this edited volume offers guidance, support, experience,
and encouragement, providing everything from explanation of legal
rights to guidance on effective study habits. Through the voices of
disabled students and their teachers and family members, the book
provides insights into the internal dilemmas that students face as
well as problems they may encounter in the classroom, at home, and
in society. This book is written to offer tools that empower
students with disabilities face their challenges while providing
educators, family members and friends insights into issues these
students may encounter during their high school years. Every high
school teacher, administrator, counselor, and librarian should
familiarize themselves with the issues explored on these pages. The
book is divided into five topical sections that each addresses a
set of related issues. Section I provides a history of
disabilitities across different times and cultures and a discussion
of the legal rights of students with disabilities. Section II
discusses the cultural and social issues disabled teens face in
modern society and looks at representations in film and literature.
Section III is devoted to the many interactions and relationships
faced in high school, including dating, socialization, and
extracurricular activities.Section IV addresses issues related to
academic success and the concluding chapter offers tools for
advocacy and empowerful. Appendicies complete this multi-facted
volume with lists of additional readings and on-line resources for
students with disabilities.
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