To promote the understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities, we recently donated two books and one DVD about Down syndrome to each of the 40 public libraries in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Jasper Counties.
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The following items are available at our lending library...
Brothers & Sisters - A Special Part of Exceptional Families
T.H. Powell, P. Ahrenhold Ogle
Offers advice on techniques and services that can help non-handicapped siblings better understand their unique feelings and circumstances.
Brothers, Sisters, and Special Needs
Debra J. Lobato
Information and activities for helping young siblings of children with chronic illnesses and developmental disabilities.
Chris... Our Brother
Siegfreid, Jr., Pamela and Jeanette Pueschel
A photographic story by 3 siblings about what it's like to have a brother with Down syndrome.
For Those Who Live
Kathy LaTour
Provides insight & understanding of how remaining children react to the death of a sibling & brings emotions and fears into the open.
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Meyer, Vadasy, & Fewell
A book for siblings of handicapped children. It provides general information about disabilities and addresses the sibling's various emotions.
Show Me No Mercy
Robert Perske
A novel about teenaged twins, one is an academically gifted cheerleader, the other, her brother, has Down syndrome.
The Sibling Slam Book
Don Meyer
What it's really like to have a brother or sister with special needs, articles by siblings.
Views From Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Donald J. Meyer
Boys and girls whose essays are featured in this collection share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with a disability.
What About Me?
Bryna Siegel, Stuart Silverstein
Addresses the issue of living with a neurologically impaired sibling. For siblings of disabled brothers & sisters and their parents.
multimedia
Brothers and Sisters of Persons with Down Syndrome
Thomas H. Powell
tape - audio
Brothers and Sisters Panel
Crocker, Blockrode, Blair-Boyette, Hoyt
tape - audio
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