This Little Light of Mine: A Woman With Down Syndrome Shines Brightly In The World. - Couverture souple

Heddens, Rosemary

 
9781449760908: This Little Light of Mine: A Woman With Down Syndrome Shines Brightly In The World.
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ISBN 10 : 1449760902 ISBN 13 : 9781449760908
Editeur : WestBowPress, 2012

Synopsis

Born in 1975, Kirstin Heddens entered a world where parents were being encouraged to place children with Down syndrome in institutions. But that world was beginning to change, with deinstitutionalization movements and the passage of laws requiring public education for all students. Able to grow up at home with her family, Kirstin enjoyed a typical childhood, attended public school with her peers, and went on to seek her own version of the American dream. For her family, it meant being introduced to a whole new world, the world of those with developmental challenges. For her mother, Rosemary, that resulted in the pursuit of a career in special education, which has filled her life with joy for nearly thirty years. For her father, Craig, it meant being involved in Special Olympics and later becoming the sponsor of a self-advocacy group as well as being his daughter's strongest supporter and advocate. Together as a family, they have faced the challenges presented to them with love and determination. Rosemary tells their story in a warm, compassionate, and often humorous way. She presents not only the challenges faced by this special group of individuals as they pursue their dreams, but also the gifts and talents they have to share with the world.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Born in 1975, Kirstin Heddens entered a world where parents were being encouraged to place children with Down syndrome in institutions. But that world was beginning to change, with deinstitutionalization movements and the passage of laws requiring public education for all students. Able to grow up at home with her family, Kirstin enjoyed a typical childhood, attended public school with her peers, and went on to seek her own version of the American dream. For her family, it meant being introduced to a whole new world, the world of those with developmental challenges. For her mother, Rosemary, that resulted in the pursuit of a career in special education, which has filled her life with joy for nearly thirty years. For her father, Craig, it meant being involved in Special Olympics and later becoming the sponsor of a self-advocacy group as well as being his daughter's strongest supporter and advocate. Together as a family, they have faced the challenges presented to them with love and determination. Rosemary tells their story in a warm, compassionate, and often humorous way. She presents not only the challenges faced by this special group of individuals as they pursue their dreams, but also the gifts and talents they have to share with the world.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rosemary Heddens teaches special education at Bradshaw Mountain High School in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She is a graduate of Arizona State University, where she received a BA in secondary education and an MA is special education. She has thirty-three years of teaching experience and thirty-six years' experience as Kirstin's mother.

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Éditeur
WestBowPress
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1449760902
ISBN 13 
9781449760908
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
194
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1449760899 ISBN 13 :  9781449760892
Editeur : Westbow Press, 2012
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