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PARTNERS IN INDEPENDENCE - A SUCCESS STORY OF DOGS AND THE DISABLED
by Ed & Toni Eames (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Barkleigh Productions
Edition: 2004 Paperback, 232 pages
ISBN: 0970049447
Item: DTH176
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Summary: Provides an unique view of blind, deaf and physically disabled persons and the remarkable dogs that make it possible them to more fully participate in the world around them.
Price: $19.95
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This upbeat book provides an unique view of blind, deaf and physically disabled persons and the remarkable dogs that make it possible them to more fully participate in the world around them. Partly autobiographical, partly journalistic, it related the experiences of the authors as they take an advocacy role for the needs and rights of the disabled, esp. those who use specially-trained dogs as eyes, ears or assistants.
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| A Great Read!, June 21, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Kathy Diamond Davis |
The second edition of 'Partners in Independence: A Success Story of Dogs and the Disabled,' by Ed and Toni Eames, will be of interest to those who want to understand more about dogs partnered with people who have disabilities. This edition is published by Barkleigh Productions, Inc. The Eameses are activists for the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to be accompanied by a trained and well-behaved assistance dog in public places.
The book covers a wide range of information about assistance dogs to people with disabilities. You'll find legal information, insights into life with various disabilities and how dogs can help, and a great deal of the history of dogs assisting people with disabilities. You'll also read warm stories, travel tales, some of the politics of the disability rights movement, and etiquette of how to help (and how not to try to help) a person with a disability you encounter in public.
The Eamses estimate there are about 20,000 assistance dogs--that's the total of guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs for disabilities such as mobility--working in the United States. Compared to even therapy dogs, this is a relatively small number, and many people have encountered few if any assistance dogs in their lives. It's no wonder that the legal rights of disabled people to have their assistance dogs with them in public are not well understood by most people--not even otherwise dog-savvy people. This book will clear up a lot of confusion, and it's fun to read in the process. |
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