Disability Care

In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for all. Care Work is a mapping of access as radical love, a celebration of the work that sick and disabled queer/people of color are doing to find each other and to build power and community.

What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm.

Discover the tools and confidence to advocate for yourself in every area of life—education, employment, healthcare, and community. This supportive guide offers clear steps to build your self-advocacy skills, ensuring your voice is heard, respected, and central to your journey toward independence and full participation.

The Conquer the Exam in Under 90 Minutes series is the original audiobook-first exam prep solution. These guides are built for focus and efficiency, so you can master the essentials quickly without being buried in filler. What sets this audiobook study guide apart is what it is not. It is not a tedious narration of a textbook hundreds of pages long. It is not weighed down with endless practice questions that don’t work in audio format. And it is not a generic guide with only a state name swapped into the title. Instead, this guide is a quick, targeted review of the most important topics ...

Tai Chi for Healing and Recovery: Simple, Adapted Exercises and Visualization for Patients in Bed, Chair, or Rehab, at Home or in Care Facilities Discover a Gentle Path to Healing, Strength, and Peace Are you recovering from illness, injury, or surgery — or caring for someone who is? Tai Chi for Healing and Recovery offers a compassionate, practical guide to gentle movement designed for patients with limited mobility. Whether in a hospital bed, a recliner, a wheelchair, or at home, these adapted Tai Chi routines bring comfort, confidence, and calm to every stage of recovery. Inside ...

Unlock the door to essential benefits and resources with "Understanding the Basics," your comprehensive guide to navigating the VA benefits landscape. Whether you're a veteran, active service member, or a family member, this eBook is a treasure trove of information tailored to help you make the most of what's available. Begin your journey in Chapter 1 with an introduction to the history and purpose of VA benefits, learning who qualifies and how to apply. Grasp the essentials of health care benefits in Chapter 2, as you uncover the enrollment process and access medical services with ease. ...

Just Care is Akemi Nishida’s thoughtful examination of care injustice and social justice enabled through care. The current neoliberal political economy has turned care into a business opportunity for the healthcare industrial complex and a mechanism of social oppression and control. Nishida analyzes the challenges people negotiate whether they are situated as caregivers, receivers, or both. Also illuminated is how people with disabilities come together to assemble community care collectives and bed activism (resistance and visions emerging from the space of bed) to reimagine care as a key element for social change.

The acclaimed author of Red Clocks returns with a biting, lyrical novel about an intergenerational group home run by an ex-musician determined to make a place for those without one On a bluff above a river rises The House, where elderly and disabled residents live alongside young people who help...

In this "must-read" guide (Lonnie Ali), four leading doctors and advocates offer a bold action plan to prevent, care for, and treat Parkinson's disease—one of the great health challenges of our time Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these...

Conquer the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exam in Under 90 Minutes: Study Guide Covering Medical Plans, Disability, Long-Term Care, and Massachusetts Health Regulations — Licensure in the Bay State offers a concise, focused review of essential health insurance concepts. Designed for quick mastery, this guide provides clear explanations of medical plans, managed care structures, disability income protection, and long-term care coverage, along with the Massachusetts-specific laws and consumer protections that govern the industry. Each chapter delivers the fundamentals of insurance ...

In the heartwarming and informative guide, "Securing Your Legacy: A Baby Boomer's Guide to Long-Term Care Planning for Adult Children with Disabilities," the Guild of Seven opens a treasure trove of wisdom for seniors facing the unique challenge of caring for their adult children with disabilities. In this compassionate and empowering book, they offer a roadmap to not only secure their own future but also ensure their beloved offspring are cherished and protected long after they're gone. As the golden years approach, Baby Boomers find themselves at a crossroads, balancing their desire for a...

The Problem Our current healthcare system is increasingly incompatible with the needs of our population, particularly with regard to chronic illness and long-term care (LTC). Despite widespread dissatisfaction, major reforms are not in sight. Why is this the case? The reluctance to confront the realities goes beyond simple denial – it is not even considered a topic worthy of discussion. The central symbol of LTC is the Nursing Home, the unfortunate marriage of the hospital and homeless shelter. The mistaken stereotype is nursing homes are smelly, unattractive and filled with frail, weird ...

In this collection of beautiful and raw essays, Amy S. F. Lutz writes openly about her experience - the positive and the negative - as a mother of a now 21-year-old son with severe autism. Lutz's human emotion drives through each moment and challenges commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity.

This is the true story of a very special man whose life was suddenly and forever changed by a rare disease. Dealing with a severe backache for three days, he was taken to an emergency room. For five grueling months, his dignity, as well as his very self was stripped away. Trapped in a system that all too often is not healthcare, but Healthcareless.

Now, as more families like Michael's are affected by a growing number of disorders and difficulties ranging from autism to food allergies, the need for programs and paradigm shifts is greater than ever. Beates thus seeks to motivate churches to pursue ministry to children and adults with developmental disabilities. He works through key Bible passages on brokenness and disability to develop helpful principles for believers and churches, teaching them first to embrace their own brokenness and then to embrace those who are more physically and visibly broken.

In this “urgent and necessary book” (Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author), journalist Elissa Strauss explores the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives, weaving together research and stories from parents and caregivers with a feminist bent...

Survival of the Caregiver" is the result of all the author's ins and outs, ups and downs of caring for her husband for 20 years when he had Parkinson's Disease, followed by Dementia. This book is written from the heart. It is as personal as it is informative. The author chose to use an alphabetical list of topics so that a busy caregiver can refer to a special need quickly. It is the author's hope that this book will aid other caregivers in their sad, but meaningful journey with their loved one.

***Swoony Debut Book Finalist*** A woman with a “no dating policy.” A mysterious, cocky British stranger. A dream trip to Paris . . . What could possibly go wrong? Christine Goodbye bucket list, I can't even get on the airplane. As I wait at the boarding gate, I’m already second guessing my dream trip–the one I never thought I’d be able to take. Leaning over my suitcases from a wave of severe dizziness, I can feel my dreams slipping away, when I suddenly hear a sexy British voice offering to rescue them. Colin As soon as I saw Christine’s photo, my life changed. I knew I had to ...

“An essential guide” (Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever) to navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that often accompany Long Covid. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death is not the only adverse outcome of the...

In Disability Is Human, she brings the same energy and insights from her popular presentations and workshops to nearly every industry—where Dr. Cawthon has empowered, encouraged, and supported thousands of people in their journey toward greater access.