Henry Viscardi

The Phoenix Child (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

When Darren was only six years old, he had already known more turmoil and trouble than most people suffer in a lifetime. Black, physically handicapped-having been born with a badly disfigured face, no left eye and a cleft palate - he never knew his father. And soon after his birth, his mother turned him over to the impersonal attentions of charity and the state. Yet today, Darren is a bright, lively and intelligent boy who enjoys life and charms everyone who meets him. The Phoenix Child is the story of Darren and the possibilities for his future in spite of his near disastrous start. It is also an account of an unusual experiment to rescue some of America's abandoned handicapped children and, at the same time, showing what can be done to save them. ln it the author tells how Darren, one of seven children with no homes of their own, was selected to live in a special residence near the famed Human Resources School for the physically disabled and how, after a fire in the residence, he came to live with a foster family-white and Jewish. The author describes the warm and charming mutually beneficial relationship of this black ghetto child with Stefanie, the college-age daughter of the middle class family who care for him. The account also presents an inspiring picture of this famed school which offers an academic program and emotional growth to children afflicted with various physical disabilities. And in broad terms it nudges society to face up to the problems of providing a good education and a real world for such youngsters. Henry Viscardi is the father of four daughters and lives with his wife, Lucile, in Kings Point, Long lsland. His seven previous books include Give Usthe Tools, The School, and But Not on Our Block (Eriksson).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Viscardi Center
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1975
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798987161722
• Artikelnr.: 66301119

Autorenporträt

Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr.Born in 1912 Henry Viscardi, Jr. is today, one of the world's most highly respected figures in the fields of rehabilitation and education. He has devoted his life to ensuring that severely disabled individuals have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential as human beings. He has always believed that living proof is the most persuasive. In 1952 he founded the internationally famed National Center for Disability Services in Albertson, Long Island. Through its famous Henry Viscardi School and Work Center he has shown the world that there really are no disabled people-- only people with varying degrees of ability-not disability. Henry Viscardi has been an advisor to every president beginning with Franklin Roosevelt on the affairs of our nation's disabled. He holds citations from leading societies, universities and professional doctorates in international organizations, and has been awarded law, education, science, humane letters and literature many honorary degrees, including in addition to universities in America. This includes universities in England, Japan, Korea and Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a recipient of the American Exemplar Medal from the Freedom Foundation of valley Forge. In 1975, Dr. Viscardi received the New York State Board of Regents' James E. Allen Jr. Memorial Award for his great contributions to education. The National Rehabilitation Association presented him with its highest honor, the President's Award Medal, and the American Medical Association in l95l presented him with the Outstanding Service Citation, given, only four times in its one hundred and thirty year history and never before awarded to a non-medical recipient. In 1983 he received the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans and was appointed by the Congress to the National board of the Congressional Award. In 1992 he received the andrus Award from the American Association of Retired Persons and the America's Award at the John F. Kennedy center in Washington D.C. He and his wife, Lucile, live in Kings Point, Long Island and have raised four lovely daughters, They have nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.