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Robert and Martha Perske
From the jacket of Circle of Friends, "In this warm sensitive collection, Robert and Martha Persky offer true stories and issues to ponder, concerning friendships between people with disabilities and so-called normals [sic]. They show how these circles cut across age groups, generations, and races, and how the hearts and worldviews of everyone can be enriched. The emphasis here is on pure and simple friendship."
Perske, R. & Perske, M. (1988). Circle of friends: People with disabilities and their friends enrich the lives of one another. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
Available online through Abingdon Press.
David Pitonyak
My chapter in John O'Brien and Connie Lyle-O'Brien's new book, Implementing Person-Centered Planning: Voices of Experience is called "Opening the Door." A story, really, about my friend "Danny" who is struggling to regain his freedom after years of institutionalization, and the struggle to find authentic relationships in a world of coverage and interventions.
Pitonyak, D. (2002). Opening the door. In O'Brien, J. and Lyle-O'Brien, C. (Eds.) Implementing person-centered planning: Voices of experience. Toronto: Inclusion Press. To order, visit the Inclusion Press web site.
You might also be interested in my handout called The Importance of Belonging (available in Spanish) which you can download from this site and/or an article I wrote for TASH of the same title.
Robert Putnam
Bowling Alone is the national bestseller that examines the rise and fall of community in American life. From the back cover: "Drawing on vast new data that reveal American's changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures -- whether they be the PTA, church, or political parties -- have disintegrated….Like other defining works in the past...Bowling Alone has identified a central crisis at the heart of our society and suggests what we can do."
Putnam, R.D. (2000). Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Check out your local bookstore or one of the online resources such as Powell's.com, Half.com, or Amazon.com.
Leonard Sagan
Sagan's The Health of Nations: True Causes of Sickness and Well-being contains important information about the powerful relationship between social networks and health. Available in many bookstores or from one of the online outlets such as Amazon.com or Powells.com or Half.com
Beth Schaffner and Barbara Buswell
Beth Schaffner and Barbara Buswell provide lots of helpful suggestions for helping kids get connected to kids in their 1992 booklet Connecting Students: A Guide to Thoughtful Friendship Facilitation for Educators and Families. You can order the guide from The Peak Parent Center, Inc., 611 N. Weber, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. Call for a catalogue of available publications 1-800-284-0251. Visit the Peak Parent Center web site by clicking here.
Karin Melberg Schwier and Erin Schwier Stewart
Of Breaking Bread, Nourishing Connections: People With and Without Disabilities Together at Mealtime, Anne Donnellan writes, "We've needed this book for a very long time. It's more than a meal; it's a feast." Developed by authors with extensive personal and professional experiences...this practical handbook helps you ensure pleasurable, fully inclusive mealtimes (from the back cover).
Schwier, K.M. & Stewart, E.S. (2005). Breaking bread, nourishing connections: People with and without disabilities at mealtime. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Order online from Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.
Linda Stengle
Linda Stengle's book Laying Community Foundations is an important resource for any parent who has asked, "Who will care for my child after I am gone?" Packed with helpful ideas about building community and problem-solving tips for anyone who is serious about the question. The book can be ordered from Woodbine House (Toll Free: 800-843-7323).
Stengle, L.J. (1996). Laying community foundations for your child with a disability: How to establish relationships that will support your child after you're gone. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
Clifton Taulbert
Clifton Taulbert, author of Once Upon A Time We Were Colored, offers a rich and wonderful resource for anyone interested in building community -- Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities. This simple but profound book can be obtained in your local bookstore or through the Building Community Institute, 717 S. Houston, Suite 508, Tulsa, OK 74127. Telephone (918) 584-0414. Web: www.cliftontaulbert.com
Taulbert, C (1997). Eight habits of the heart: Embracing the values that build strong families and communities. New York: Penguin Books.
David Wetherow
The Whole Community Catalogue is a wonderful resource for those who want to help people who experience disabilities to join the "heart of community life."
Wetherow, D. (1992). The whole community catalogue: Welcoming people with disabilities into the heart of community life. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Gunnars and Campbell, Publishers.
Available through the Inclusion Press.
David and Faye Weatherow
I love the work of David and Faye Wetherow. Always thought-provoking and clear. Click here to read Reflections on Friendship, a wonderful and important piece for anyone interested in supporting the development of relationships.
Margaret Wheatley
I love Margaret Wheatley's books about change and community because they are both simple and profound. Wheatley's newest book, Turning to One Another will be an important resource for anyone who believes we can and must build strong communities together.
Wheatley, M.J. (2002). Turning to one another: Simple conversations to restore hope to the future. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Press.
Available in local bookstores and through Berrett-Koehler Press.
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