Enabling Lives provides a look at the disability civil rights movement through an intimate portrayal of the lives of several of its key lead ers. Each of the chapters of this book is a separate authorized biogra phy of such prominent figures as Frank Bowe, Tony Coelho, Justin Dart, Judy Heumann, Evan Kemp, and Harold Russell. Enabling Lives provides not only an accurate historical record of key moments in the developm ent of civil rights for individuals with disabilities, but also invite s the reader to become acquainted with the individuals who helped to s hape the movement and to view...

President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." This quote is not only the source from which the title was borne, but also the philosophical approach toward TBI rehabilitation embraced by the 26 rehabilitation experts who wrote Work Worth Doing: Advances in Brain Injury Rehabilitation. This important, and possibly controversial, book of issues and methods addresses the full spectrum of vocational rehabilitation activities. Independent living, treatment generalization, criteria for evaluating TBI...