Life on Wheels: The A to Z Guide to Living Fully with Mobility IssuesThere are 1.7 million regular wheelchair users in the United State. Like anyone else, they work, marry, have children, travel, play sports, and are full members of their community. Life on Wheels makes sure they take full advantage of every available opportunity. It is the A-Z guide for all you need to know about every aspect of living with mobility impairment. This unique book offers an initial road map to the lifelong, complex, and fascinating road of the disability experience. Life on Wheels is primarily a guidebook for those with a mobility disability, offering practical information on how to:
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Contents
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Healthy Disability | 53 |
The Experience of Disability | 127 |
Wheelchair Selection | 181 |
Intimacy Sex and Babies | 243 |
Spinal Cord Research | 297 |
Home Access | 341 |
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