Brown, Ian. Toronto, ON: Vintage Canada , 2010. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

GK 655 BRO 2009

This book tells the story of a father's personal journey and search for his disabled son. The author's son was born with a rare genetic mutation: at thirteen, his son weighs only 54 pounds, wears diapers, cannot speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he cannot harm himself. Writ…

Meyers, Laura, Lansky, Pamela, Rothschild, Tama (photographer). Los Angeles, CA: Blind Childrens Center , [0000]. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

FH 300 MEY 0000

A booklet based on research aimed at finding techniques that parents and babies can use to bypass some of the obstacles to the development of social, play, and language skills that are the result of lack of vision. This booklet is a summary of the research findings providing strategies to enhance t…

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/limb-loss-resource-center/

Amputee Coalition of America. Knoxville, TN: Amputee Coalition of America , 2008. (Online)

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

URL Notes

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website, linked to the Limb Loss Resource Center, addresses a variety of topics of interest to parents, including adjustment issues, prosthetics, funding, peer support, advocacy, insurance reimbursement, technology, and prevention of secondary conditions. It also includes several resource lists and…

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1532_RecreationFamily.pdf

Vancouver, BC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children , 2016. (Pamphlet, Online)

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Call Number

BCCH1532

URL Notes

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The pamphlet provides information for families of children and youth with disabilities about therapeutic recreation, aquatic and music therapies available at Sunny Hill Health Centre.

Solomon, Andrew. Toronto, ON: Scribner , 2012. (Book) — 2 copies, 2 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

GK 600 SOL 2012

Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodi…

Russell-Brown, Jo. St. Louis, Mo: Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments , 2004. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

FH 300 RUS 2004

This is a booklet written for parents of infants and young children diagnosed with significant visual impairments. It is intended to provide parents hope and guidance beyond the diagnosis and will become a valuable resource as their baby grows.

Marshak, Laura E., Prezant, Fran Pollock. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House , 2007. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

CF 350 MAR 2010

This book recognizes the overwhelming stresses affecting family dynamics that can cause or widen existing cracks in marriages of parents of children with disabilities. The authors share anecdotes from families who have lived similar experiences, and use their combined professional experience in mar…

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1531_OrientationMobility.pdf

Vancouver, BC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children , 2017. (Pamphlet, Online)

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Call Number

BCCH1531

URL Notes

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Information on the development of travel skills for children who ; are blind or have a visual impairment. This training is guided by the natural stages of a child's development.

Muller, Rosy. Bernex: Suisse: Éditions du CHU Sainte-Justine , 2006. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

GK 655 MUL 2006 STACKS

L'auteur, mère de deux enfants handicapés et animatrice de groupes d'échanges, donne la parole aux parents qu'elle a pu côtoyer durant de longues années, dans le cadre d'une association. ; The writer, also mother of two disabled children and facilitator of exchange groups, gives voice to parents sh…

Knol, Faye. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company , 2010. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

GK 655 KNO 2010

David Knol was born dangerously premature and wasn’t expected to live more than a few hours. He not only survived but went on to live a life full of joy and blessing, despite severe physical and intellectual disabilities. In this memoir, David's mother shares the story of David's life and the remar…

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1613_AssistiveTechnologyTeam_2015.pdf

Assistive Technology Team. Vancouver, BC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children , 2015. (Pamphlet)

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Call Number

BCCH1613

URL Notes

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Information about the Assistive Technology team at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children.

Sonksen, Patricia, Stiff, Blanche. London, UK: Institute of Child Health , 1991. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

FH 300 SON 1991

A book aimed at helping parents of visually impaired babies by providing activities and play ideas.

Martin, Sieglinde. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House , 2006. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

FM 496 MAR 2006

This book is designed for parents, therapists, and other caregivers to help young children with gross motor delays learn and practice motor skills outside of therapy sessions. Written by an experienced physical therapist who is also the mother of a child with cerebral palsy, this comprehensive guid…

Brazelton, Berry, Sparrow, Joshua. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Lifelong Books , 2005. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Location

Family Support & Resource Centre

Call Number

GK 730 SPA 2005

This book informs parents how to defuse sibling rivalry while helping to strengthen relationships. Helps parents understand the universal 'touchpoints' of sibling rivalry at every age and multiple family situations such as stepsiblings, siblings with special needs and a chronically ill sibling.

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1603_VisualImpairmentProgram.pdf

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. Vancouver, BC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children , 2016. (Pamphlet, Online)

Audience

Patient or Public

Agency

BC Children's and Women's

Call Number

BCCH1603

URL Notes

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Describes the Visual Impairment Program at Sunny Hill, including a description of available services, both in hospital and in community outreach.