Children with disabilities in America : a historical handbook and guide / edited by Philip L. Safford and Elizabeth J. Safford.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2006.

xv, 201 pages ; 27 cm.

pt. I. Essays -- 1. Multilingual, multicultural, multitalented : the history of a diverse people / Roberta Thoryk, Angela Battistone-Potosky, Fred Palchik -- 2. Reaching across the divide : visual disability, childhood, and American childhood / Carol Linsenmeier, Jeff Moyer -- 3. The progressive movement and the child with physical disabilities / Brad Byrom -- 4. A matter of difference : a contextual perspective on the history of children with mental retardation in the United States / Elizabeth L. Brennan -- 5. Children being different, difficult, or disturbed in America / Philip L. Safford, Elizabeth J. Safford -- pt. II. Resource documents -- Deafness and childhood -- Visual disability and childhood -- Other physical disability and childhood -- Cognitive disability and childhood -- Troubled, troubling, and troublesome children -- pt. III. Bibliography and resources for inquiry -- I. A sampling of self-narratives by persons with disabilities -- II. A sampling of narratives about persons with disabilities -- III. A sampling of literary sources concerning persons with disabilities -- IV. Narratives about nondisabled Americans important in the history of persons with disabilities -- V. Sources of historical information about children with disabilities in America -- VI. A sampling of references on the history of childhood -- VII. Resources on the World Wide Web -- Disability studies : historical resources -- Children's literature and disability -- Other resources for and about persons with disabilities.

Includes bibliographical references and index.