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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782887803321

Autore

Ross Joan

Titolo

I can't walk but I can crawl [[electronic resource] ] : living with cerebral palsy / / Joan Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Paul Chapman, , c2005

ISBN

1-282-02094-3

9786612020940

1-84920-270-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) : portraits

Collana

Lucky Duck Books.

Disciplina

362.1968360092

Soggetti

Cerebral palsied - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Cerebral Palsy, Scope and Joan; Scope's Mission; 1 - A New Life; 2 - School Days; 3 - See the Child, not the Disability; 4 - My New Treatment; 5 - Queen Mary's in Surrey; 6 - Little Miss Mischief; 7 - Vale Road School; 8 - Rewarding Times; 9 - Girl Guides; 10 - The Rangers; 11 - Moving On; 12 - Challenge; 13 - More Education Please; 14 - My Own Brownie Pack; 15 - Bus Rides; 16 - I Want to Learn to Drive; 17 - Going on Holiday by Car; 18 - In Pursuit of a Teaching Career; 19 - Middlesex Polytechnic; 20 - Seeking Employment; 21 - A Real Job

22 - Haringey Disability Association 23 - Changing Cars; 24 - My Small Corner; 25 - Concern Over My Parents' Health; 26 - Problems at Home; 27 - Voluntary Work; 28 - A Break from Caring; 29 - Severance; 30 - Some Drastic Action; 31 - Vancouver and Susyfrom Hackney; Epilogue

Sommario/riassunto

Joan Ross is an adult with cerebral palsy who grew up when compulsory education was not in place for all children. In this book, she recalls her early years, offering an insight into the life of someone who lives with a significant disability.