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" Life on wheels : "
Gary Karp.
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BL
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1032589
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b786959
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Karp, Gary,1955-
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Life on wheels : : the A to Z guide to living fully with mobility issues /\ Gary Karp.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Demos Health ;[Berkeley, Calif.] :: Distributed by Publishers Group West,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvii, 477 pages) :: illustrations
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1935281100
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1932603336
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9781932603330
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Rehabilitation -- Healthy disability -- The experience of disability -- Wheelchair selection -- Intimacy, sex, and babies -- Spinal cord research -- Home access -- Getting out there.
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| Abstract
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There are 1.7 million regular wheelchair users in the United States. 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.
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Paralysis, Popular works.
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Paraplegia, Popular works.
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Paraplegics-- Care.
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Wheelchairs.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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Paralysis.
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Paraplegia.
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Wheelchairs.
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Disabled Persons-- psychology.
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Disabled Persons-- rehabilitation.
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Quality of Life.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/42
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RC406.P3K37 2009eb
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WB 320K18L 2009
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