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Janz, Heidi L. – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2009
The paper examines the language used to describe pain and surgery in the trials and the media discussions of the killing of Tracy Latimer by her father. Descriptions of proposed surgical procedures, that were planned before Tracy was killed, exaggerate the intrusiveness of surgeries to be performed so as to suggest that surgery would be worse than…
Descriptors: Surgery, Pain, Cerebral Palsy, Parent Role
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Reid, Allison; Imrie, Heather; Brouwer, Emily; Clutton, Shannon; Evans, Jan; Russell, Diane; Bartlett, Doreen – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
In this study we investigated experiences of parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) to identify areas in which health care providers and educators could improve practice. A second objective was to create educational material for parents of young children newly diagnosed with CP. A purposive sample of nine parents, who previously participated…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Quality of Life, Cerebral Palsy, Parents
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Wilgosh, Lorraine; Sobsey, Dick; Cey, Robert – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2008
The paper constitutes an examination of life management of post-secondary students with disabilities. Eight individuals, all in attendance at a Western-Canadian university, were interviewed. The purpose was to explore life management issues and transformational outcomes of living with a disability as reported by individuals with disabilities; and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Parents