Henry Viscardi

A Letter to Jimmy (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Beginning with the words "Dear Jimmy, " Henry Viscardi, Jr. talks directly to youth every-where. And what he has to say, to them and to young "disabled" Jimmy, should prove inspiring not only to all youngsters but to their parents, to teachers, and to those of us who are involved with man's humanity to man. With warmth, yet strictly unsentimental, "Hank" Viscardi embarks on some pretty plain talk. Who is immune from suffering? What about disability and the rest of the world? What about the attitudes of the so called normal towards cripples? What about the "handicapped" child himself -victory or defeat? How about career, school, marriage? These are just some of the practical realities discussed openly in a straight from the shoulder manner in A LETTER TO JIMMY.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Viscardi Center
• Seitenzahl: 165
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1962
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798987161708
• Artikelnr.: 66301166

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.