Looking for information on mental health in schools? The following list includes just a few titles at the Library at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community that can help bring awareness to the community. Let us know if you see something you’d like to check out. Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage… Read more »
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Disability and qualitative inquiry: Methods for rethinking an ableist world
Disability and qualitative inquiry: Methods for rethinking an ableist world “covers a variety of qualitative methods: participant observation, interviewing and interview coding, focus groups, autoethnography, life history, narrative analysis, content analysis, and participatory visual methods. The chapters are framed in terms of the relevant methodological issues involved in the research, bringing in substantive findings to illustrate… Read more »
How to talk with friends: A step-by-step social skills curriculum for children with autism
How to talk with friends is your step-by-step guide to helping your learner build strong conversation skills. Weekly social skills lessons emphasize the entire spectrum of skill acquisition, from structured practice to generalization in the natural environment. Lessons are scripted for easy delivery and all required materials are included, making this resource suitable for… Read more »
Making friends at work: Learning to make positive choices in social situations for people with autism
“Making new friends at work can be tricky – it’s tough to predict how people will react to certain situations. This ‘choose your own response’ book can show you how these situations could potentially play out. Some endings are positive and some less so, and the book includes explanations about why particular outcomes may have… Read more »
Health inequalities and people with intellectual disabilities
“People with intellectual disabilities die at a younger age and have poorer health than their non-disabled peers. This is largely avoidable and is unjust. [Health inequalities and people with intellectual disabilities] uses concepts from contemporary public health to provide a comprehensive evidence-based overview of: the nature and extent of the health inequalities experienced by people… Read more »