My Brother Steven is Retarded Sobol 1977 Submitter: We found this *horror* while weeding a school library. Perhaps once upon a time this may have been helpful to a elementary/middle school child, but now it’s just awful. And it’s photographs,
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Don’t Feel Sorry for Paul
Don’t Feel Sorry for Paul Wolf 1975 You can tell by the cover of this book that it is old! The one dark spot over the word “Don’t” in the title is where the protective plastic cover is ripped. Condition
Don’t Look at Me!
Don’t Look at Me A child’s book about feeling different Sanford 1986 Regulars to our site will immediately recognize the creepy cover illustration style as one of our favorite authors here at ALB. For you new folks, prepare for some
Living Fully
Living Fully A Guide for Young People with a Handicap, Their Parents, Their Teachers, & Professionals Gordon 1975 This is a book of essays with resources for families with handicapped children. It also contains some discussion of job hunting, sex,
More Special Ed
Mental Retardation Dunbar 1978 Some books are just obvious. This came to me from an alert media specialist weeding her elementary school collection. I also found copies in quite a few public libraries. Yes we can debate the use of
Clothing for the Handicapped
Clothing for the Handicapped, the Aged, and Other People with Special Needs Hoffman 1979 This is actually a very useful concept for a book. (We posted one at ALB with a similar topic. Click here to compare to take a
Who Cares About Disabled People?
Who Cares About Disabled People Adams 1989 Submitter: I suspect it’s a series of “who cares about…” but still, it made me laugh out loud. It’s 20 years old now (according to World Cat, which also revealed it’s still available…)
Sally Can’t See
Sally Can’t See Petersen 1974 Submitter: The highlight of the book is right there on the cover. A poor blind child with a bird on her head. Holly: This book is definitely outdated. It isn’t so bad otherwise, but I’m