Disability Resources

Rehabilitation -- Healthy disability -- The experience of disability -- Wheelchair selection -- Intimacy, sex, and babies -- Spinal cord research -- Home access -- Getting out there.

Karp, a juggler and musician, became paraplegic due to an accident as a teenager, and has led a full life since, including a career in computers and ergonomics. Here he offers others in wheelchairs advice on medical issues, day-to-day living, and psychology and social issues to help them take charge of their own lives.

Kalb, director of the Professional Resource Center at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, provides detailed, commonsense advice, written in plain language, for families of individuals with MS. Emphasis is on striking a balance between the interests and needs of all family members and the limitations imposed by MS. Some of the areas discussed include sexuality, emotional and cognitive issues, and financial and legal considerations for families living with MS. For this third edition, the author adds new chapters on parenting a child with MS and planning wisely for future care.

Many people only know of muscular dystrophy from Jerry Lewis' annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon featuring children in wheelchairs. This resource defines MD as a group of disorders causing degeneration of the muscles that control movement. It affects about a quarter million American adults as well as children. Information is provided about the different types of muscular dystrophies, their causes, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Also included are valuable tips and worksheets for home care and estate planning for parents of children with MD, education rights, a glossary, and extensive resource list. A complete catalog of the series concludes the volume.