Offers insights and advice on choices, opportunities, strategies, challenges and special issues of the students with disabilities.
Acknowledgments
Forewordby Chris Crutcher
The Goals of This Book
Historical Background and Legal Rights
Culture and Society
Interactions and Relationships
Academic Issues
Advocacy for All
Appendix A: Suggested Readings Related to Disabilities
Appendix B: Online Resources for Students with Disabilities
Contributor Biographies
Index
CYNTHIA ANN BOWMAN is an Associate Professor of Literacy
Education at Ashland University in Ohio. She is the author of Using
Literature to Help Troubled Teens Cope with Health Issues
(Greenwood, 2001) and Disability Matters: Legal and Pedagogical
Issues of Disability in Education (Praeger, 2002).
PAUL T. JAEGER is a Research Associate for Information Use
Management and Policy Institute of the School of Information
Studies at Florida State University. He is co-author with Bowman of
Disability Matters.
?[O]ffers insights into the internal dilemmas students face and the
external problems that may encounter in the classroom, at home, and
in society. Compiling information on issues in school, as well as
accompanying life events, it provides disabled teens with guidance,
support and encouragement.?-Library Media Connection
?[O]ffers inspiration and advice to help disabled teens
successfully meet the social and academic challenges of high
school....It offers guidance, support and experience, providing
everything from explanation of legal rights to guidance on
effective study habits....[p]rovides insights into the internal
dilemmas students face and problems they may encounter in the
classroom, at home and in society.?-Mansfield News Journal
?A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities is a
valuable resource for the disabled and for those who work with
them. It has an important place in middle, junior, and senior high
school collections which serve these populations.?-Catholic Library
World
?At first glance this appears to be a book instructing teachers how
to make high school a better experience for students with special
needs. It is much more than that. Written largely by students with
disabilities, this volume provides unique insights into how to
navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence if one just happens
to have special needs. The book covers a wide array of issues
including handling difficult teachers, advocating for self, setting
high expectations for self and others, use of the library and media
centers, extracurricular activities, dating and sexuality, and life
after high school. The authors have captured not only what it is
like to be a teenager with special needs and how to survive the
high school years, but how to revel in them and live to the
fullest....The students' writings are particularly poignant and
uplifting. This is a good read for students, parents, and teachers
alike. Recommended. General readers and upper-division
undergraduates and above.?-Choice
?This guide is for students with disabilities of all types who need
some advice on how to become advocates for themselves, how to take
advantage of the various forms of assistance available to them, and
how to have faith in their own historical background and legal
rights, culture and society, interactions and relationships,
academic issues and advocacy for all....Though the title directs
students to this book, it could also be considered an addition to a
professional library. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection
?Through personal narratives and researched articles, this book
addresses a wide range of issues for students with disabilities in
high schools....Teachers, librarians, and administrators wanting to
be more sensitive and knowledgeable to students in need will
benefit from this text.?-VOYA
?Worthwhile additions for schools with an integrated
curriculum.?-School Library Journal
"ÝO¨ffers insights into the internal dilemmas students face and the
external problems that may encounter in the classroom, at home, and
in society. Compiling information on issues in school, as well as
accompanying life events, it provides disabled teens with guidance,
support and encouragement."-Library Media Connection
"ÝO¨ffers inspiration and advice to help disabled teens
successfully meet the social and academic challenges of high
school....It offers guidance, support and experience, providing
everything from explanation of legal rights to guidance on
effective study habits....Ýp¨rovides insights into the internal
dilemmas students face and problems they may encounter in the
classroom, at home and in society."-Mansfield News Journal
"[O]ffers insights into the internal dilemmas students face and the
external problems that may encounter in the classroom, at home, and
in society. Compiling information on issues in school, as well as
accompanying life events, it provides disabled teens with guidance,
support and encouragement."-Library Media Connection
"[O]ffers inspiration and advice to help disabled teens
successfully meet the social and academic challenges of high
school....It offers guidance, support and experience, providing
everything from explanation of legal rights to guidance on
effective study habits....[p]rovides insights into the internal
dilemmas students face and problems they may encounter in the
classroom, at home and in society."-Mansfield News Journal
"A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities is a
valuable resource for the disabled and for those who work with
them. It has an important place in middle, junior, and senior high
school collections which serve these populations."-Catholic Library
World
"This guide is for students with disabilities of all types who need
some advice on how to become advocates for themselves, how to take
advantage of the various forms of assistance available to them, and
how to have faith in their own historical background and legal
rights, culture and society, interactions and relationships,
academic issues and advocacy for all....Though the title directs
students to this book, it could also be considered an addition to a
professional library. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"Through personal narratives and researched articles, this book
addresses a wide range of issues for students with disabilities in
high schools....Teachers, librarians, and administrators wanting to
be more sensitive and knowledgeable to students in need will
benefit from this text."-VOYA
"Worthwhile additions for schools with an integrated
curriculum."-School Library Journal
"At first glance this appears to be a book instructing teachers how
to make high school a better experience for students with special
needs. It is much more than that. Written largely by students with
disabilities, this volume provides unique insights into how to
navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence if one just happens
to have special needs. The book covers a wide array of issues
including handling difficult teachers, advocating for self, setting
high expectations for self and others, use of the library and media
centers, extracurricular activities, dating and sexuality, and life
after high school. The authors have captured not only what it is
like to be a teenager with special needs and how to survive the
high school years, but how to revel in them and live to the
fullest....The students' writings are particularly poignant and
uplifting. This is a good read for students, parents, and teachers
alike. Recommended. General readers and upper-division
undergraduates and above."-Choice
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