It is 2 weeks until the World Down Syndrome Congress in Dublin. One of the highlight speakers will be Dave Hingsburger (seated on the left). He will be speaking about self concept, sexuality and also doing workshops with young people with Down syndrome. This blog often refers to some great entries from his blog, but we also have many of his writings and a recording of a lecture in our library.
Hingsburger has worked for years in the field of education for people with intellectual disabilities and those who work with them. He has done a lot of work in the field of sexuality and advocacy. He has a great style and uses his experiences to relate what he's learned, how he views the world and how people with disabilities are affected. He is refreshingly open and discusses his life, struggles and interactions honestly, humorously, and passionately. The worst thing about reading his blog and books is that they are so engaging that you just cannot stop reading them.
Resources by Dave Hingsburger in our library:
The are "R" Word: How people with disabilities can cope with name calling and other negative reactions to their disabilities
Tall Tales: Self concept and people with learning disabilities: Audio CD of a lecture about interactions with people with developmental disabilities and ho
w to increase their self-worth. Humorous and insightful.
Do?Be?Do?
First Contact: charting inner space
Real eyes: lessons in humanity, humility and human services
I Openers: parents ask questions about sexuality and children with developmental disabilities
Just Say Know!: Understanding and Reducing the Risk of Sexual Victimization of People with Developmental Disabilities - looks at how people with intellectual disabilities can protect themselves and a way to look at the indicators of sexual abuse.
In:Difference(a little book about diversity)
Black Ink
A little Behind: articles for challenge, change and catching up
A Real Nice But: articles that inspire, inform
Power Tools
Behaviour Self
Upping the anti
Read more about these titles at the Diverse City Press site.
Most of these are similar to the blog in that they have short bits that relate stories of interactions from which we can learn. Do? Be? Do? is more of a manual on how to look at teaching in a different way (not just teaching to do...) The Tall Tales CD is great as it covers alot of the ideas in the other books on the 3 CDs.
A short Powerpoint presentation gives a little more on Dave Hingsburger but borrow his books to get a good view of his great approach to life and interacting with all people.
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