Breaking down barriers : youth with physical challenges /
by Joan Esherick.
- Broomall, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, c2004.
- 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Youth with special needs .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 120) and index.
A new neighbor : meeting someone with physical disabilities -- Cerebral palsy : surprised by Jen -- Not all disabilities are alike -- Amputation : an interview with Tyrone -- Traumatic spinal cord injury : an interview with Allison -- Spina bifida : an interview with Katie -- Muscular dystrophy : an interview with Ben -- Disabled, not unable.
Discusses several different types of disabilities, their causes, and treatments.