Books
ACQUIRED PHYSICAL DISABILITY:
So Much To Tell You - John Marsden
ASTHMA:
This Air - David Getz
CEREBRAL PALSY:
Let the Balloon Go - lvan Southall
Trapped Inside - Bradley Harris Wolf
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
Crutches are Nothing - short stories - Edel Wignell
DIFFERENCE:
Gulliver's Travels - Jonathon Swift
EPILEPSY
Apprentice Devil - Lisa Vasil
HAEMOPHILIA
April Fools Day - Bryce Courtney
HEARING IMPAIRMENT
Broken Silence - S. Ackehurst
Seeing Voices - Oliver Sacks
God Simon - Jean Ure
JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Jodie's Journey - Colin Theile
MONOPLEGIA
Bree and Friends - Maureen Stewart
PARAPLEGIA
Shadowdancers - Sally Odgers
PHYSICAL DISFIGUREMENT
The Weirdo - Theodore Taylor
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Colt - Nancy Springer
I Can Jump Puddles - Alan Marshall
Hammers Over The Anvil - Alan Marshall
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
Blubber Mouth - Morris Gleitzman
Sticky Beak - Morris Gleitzman
VISION IMPAIRMENT
Dolphin in the Bay - Dianna Noonan
Eye in the Storm - Judy Nunn
Nightwatch - Errol Broom
See you Thursday - Jean Ure
Stars come out within - Jean Little
The Country of the Blind - H. G. Wells
Videos
The following videos look at issues affecting people with a disability and include themes such as overcoming social barriers, the value of the individual and difference:
Just Like Everyone Else: Living with Disabilities (30 mins)
Focuses on various aspects that teenagers with disabilities face in living life just like everyone else.
Five segments examine one person with a specific disability and address issues such as other people's attitudes and expectations, family/sibling influences, challenges and how they overcome them, needs/goals and how they want to be treated. A set of teacher notes accompanies the video. Human Relations Media, USA
Get Real (22 mins)
The story of a fat high school boy who suffers from low self esteem and lacks motivation to learn. He is a concern to his teachers and a joke to his classmates. The humorous story line shows how George is compelled to take action against the school bully and earn the respect of his new friends. The Australian Film Institute, 1990.
George (30 mins)
A documentary which looks at attitudes towards people with disabilities by focusing on a group of students who meet with George, a young person who has both intellectual and physical disabilities.
Through a communication board, George demonstrates that he is able to communicate his wants, needs and feelings and control his life with dignity.
Brisbane, Department of Health, 1985
My Left Foot (102 mins)
1989 Colombia Tristar Starring Daniel Day-Lewis
The true story of Christy Brown, born in Dublin 50 years ago with no control over his body apart from his left foot. Many of his relatives suggested to Christy's mother that she should put Christy in a home, but she refused to believe that nothing could be done for him. Although his father refuses to accept his new son's disability, Mrs Brown welcomes him into the heart of her large family. Through her encouragement and faith, Christy manages to demonstrate that, in spite of his disability, he is a warm and fiercely intelligent human being with a fine sense of humour. Using his left foot, Christy is able to channel his words and images into what soon become works of art and best-selling novels and poetry - a true triumph against the odds.
Other videos looking at disability issues include:
- An Angel at My Table
- Annie's Coming Out
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Children of a Lesser God Coming Home
- Elephant Man
- Feel Me Dancing
- Of Mice and Men
- Mask
- Mr Holland's Opus
- Shattered Silence
- Shine
- Spinning Out (Contact the Schizophrenia Association)
- Struck by Lightning
- The Man Without a Face
- The Money or the Gun: The Year of the Patronising Bastard (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
World Wide Web
A good starting point is the Victorian Government's Directory of Disability
Services:
http://hnb.dhs.vic.gov.au/ds/disabilitysite.nsf/
VICNET has a comprehensive disability site at:
http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/
One of the best directories of disability sites available on the Net is:
http://www.rsa.lib.il.us/~hitbc/disabled.htm#general
This will give you access to myriad international sites.
Organisations
The Victorian Government's Disability Services Division is in the Department of Human Services (03) 9616 7777. You will be directed to the relevant specific area of government and/or disability services
organisation.
H U M A N R I G H TS A N D E Q U A L
O P P O RT U N I T Y C O M M I S S I O N
http://www.hreoc.gov.au
HREOC administers federal legislation in the area of human rights, anti-discrimination, social justice and privacy. This includes complaint handling, public inquiries, policy development and education and training.
Agreements have been made with some state governments for the concurrent administration of state and federal anti-discrimination legislation. HREOC's complaint handling powers have been delegated to Equal Opportunity Commissioners in Victoria, South Australia and Western
Australia
Disability Services Organisations
Each of the major disabilities has a specialist organisation providing appropriate specialist services for people with the disability.
For example only:
- Vision Impairment
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind
- Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Victoria
- Autism
Autism Foundation
- Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria
Disability Education and Training
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Disability Education Services can tailor training to suit the needs of any organisation in addition to conducting a variety of nationally accredited courses.
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Offices in capital cities
Legislation
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