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Apel, Laura – Exceptional Parent, 2008
This article presents an interview on Kevin Eggers, a 19-year-old college student from Seattle, Washington, who was diagnosed with epilepsy but had not let it prevent him from accomplishing his goals. As an Epilepsy Advocate, Kevin helps other teens and young adults realize that having a disability does not mean not living a normal and fulfilling…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Young Adults, Adolescents, College Students
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Silber, Tomas J. – Adolescence, 1983
Relates chronic illness in adolescents to a sociological model of deviance. Four situations are discussed in which the issues of prognosis, responsibility, and stigma elicit societal response. The usefulness of a sociological model consists in making vague societal perceptions and rules explicit. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes
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Helfer, Erica Tina – Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1979
"Renfrow" represents an aberration in the law. The court offered no relief against a patently unlawful practice involving the search of thousands of innocent children. Available from William S. Hein & Co., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation