Extraordinary People with Disabilities
Publisher
Childrens Press
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780516260747
Pages
288 pages
Genre
biography
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Profiles seven dozen people throughout history with various physiccal or mental disabilities.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
1020L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; Developmental disability; Illness; blind; deaf; clubfoot; epilepsy; acquired limb difference/amputation; paralysis; polio; quadripelgia; cerebral palsy; breast cancer
Main Character
adult males; adult females
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Awards
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000
Keywords
historical figures; overcoming challenges; activist; technological aids; advocacy; artists; scientists
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kent, Deborah and Quinlan, Kathryn A., "Extraordinary People with Disabilities" (1996). Diverse Families. 1568.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1568