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ERIC Number: ED404780
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 1119
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Exceptional Parent, 1996.
Klein, Stanley, Ed.
Exceptional Parent, v26 n1-12 Jan-Dec 1996
Twelve 1996 issues of "Exceptional Parent" magazine provide a variety of articles and resources on parenting the child or young adult with a disability. The January issue is a resource guide, with directories of national organizations, associations, products, and services. The February issue focuses on early childhood, including articles on parents' struggles with insurance companies, daycare, and car seats and strollers. The March issue's emphasis is on mobility and includes articles on wheelchairs and transportation. The main topic of the April issue is vacation and travel, including airplane travel, accessibility struggles, and international travel. The May issue highlights recreation and includes articles on participation in sports, accessible playgrounds, the 1996 Paralympics, and sports wheelchairs. The June issue is the 25th anniversary issue and includes articles from parents on child rearing and a progress review of advocacy efforts, television awareness and access, and mobility and communication advances. How to juggle family and career is the featured topic of the July issue. The emphasis of the August issue is on health care, including articles on positive experiences with health professionals, vaccinations, alternative treatments, and managed care. The September issue features education, with articles on inclusion, myths about special education, and private education. October articles are on safe and appropriate toys for children with disabilities. Technology is the focus of the November issue. The December issue addresses living in the community, including articles on supportive housing and telemedicine. (CR)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs
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Audience: Parents
Language: English
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