Count Us in: Growing Up with Down Syndrome

Jason Kingsley

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: HarperOne, 2007

0156031957 / 9780156031950

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This single volume will do more to change stereotypes about Down syndrome than any book I have read. These two young men steal our hearts and wash away generations of misconceptions.--Mary L. Coleman, MD, Emeritus, Georgetown University At ages nineteen and twenty-two, respectively, Jason Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz shared their innermost thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams, their lifelong friendship--and their experiences growing up with Down syndrome. Their frank discussion of what mattered most in their lives--careers, friendships, school, sex, marriage, finances, politics, and independence--earned them numerous national awards, including the EDI Award from the National Easter Seal Society. In Count Us In, reissued here with a new afterword by the authors that recounts their successes and challenges as adults, Jason and Mitchell's wit, intelligence, candor, and charm make a powerful and inspirational statement about the full potential of people with developmental disabilities. JASON KINGSLEY graduated from high school in 1994. A television actor, he has received many awards recognizing his contributions toward better understanding and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. He lives in Hartsdale, New York.MITCHEL LEVITZ works as a disabilities specialist for the Westchester Institute for Human Development and the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State. He serves on the board of directors of the National Down Syndrome Society. He lives in Cortlandt Manor, New York. …

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Titel
Count Us in: Growing Up with Down Syndrome
Autor
Jason Kingsley
Verlag
HarperOne
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
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Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0156031957
ISBN-13
9780156031950

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