NEW PUBLICATIONS AND FILMS.

A Brief Introduction to Social Role Valorization. A High-Order Concept for Addressing the Plight of Societally Devalued People, and for Structuring Human Services. 3rd Edition.

Wolf Wolfensberger. Syracuse University Training Institute, 805 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-2280. Softcover, 139 pages, $14.00.

This monograph addresses the following topics:

* the universal dynamics of social devaluation;

* social devaluation and socially devalued classes in contemporary Western societies;

* a brief review of the common hurtful things that get done to societally devalued people as a consequence of their devaluation;

* the dynamics of role expectancies;

* how personal experience, role expectancies, and environmental conditions all interact to generate social judgments about the value of people;

* the power of social roles in determining both people's behavior and their place in society;

* the complex relationship between deformities, impairments, and other afflictions, and the holding of valued or devalued social roles;

* the benefits of filling valued social roles; and others.

Getting Into a Residency. A Guide for Medical Students. Third edition.

Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D. Routledge, 29 West 35 Street, New York, NY 10001. Softcover, 433 pages, $28.95.

A step-by-step guide through the process of selecting a medical specialty and obtaining a residency position. Packed with tips and practical information, this book provides invaluable information about all the medical specialties, including the difficulty of obtaining a position and the number of available slots.

Clinical Tropical Medicine.

G.O. Cowan and B.J. Heap. University of California Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. Softcover, 314 pages, $42.50.

This manual covers the essential aspects of clinical tropical medicine by outlining the nature, transmission, epidemiology, and management of various diseases and infections associated with tropical climes. It is intended as a guide for doctors specializing or training in tropical medicine and infectious diseases, and for physicians taking up posts in tropical countries. It should also be useful as a course textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching With Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.

Paul E. Ponchillia and Susan V. Ponchillia. AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001. Hardcover, 413 pages, $56.95.

Intended to assist in the preparation of rehabilitation teachers for work with people who are blind, this book draws upon the knowledge base accumulated since the beginning of the profession. It is organized in five parts. Part 1 provides an overview of the profession and other background information, including a history of rehabilition teaching. Part 2 provides the reader with the foundation needed for evaluation, planning, and delivery of services. Parts 3 through 5 correspond to the essential function of the rehabilitation teacher: instruction in the areas of adaptive communication, activities of daily living, and management skills.

The Edgar Cayce Way of Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis: Vibratory Medicine.

Dr. Dudley Delaney. Meridian Publishers, P.O. Box 7987, Hampton, VA 23666. Tel: [phone]. Softcover, 120 pages, $10.95, plus $3.50 for shipping and handling.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, incurable disease of the brain and spinal cord that can gradually result in total disability. The cause is unknown, and it currently afflicts over one million persons worldwide.

In the summer of 1991, it struck Dr. Dudley Delany, a now retired chiropractor, massage therapist, and registered nurse. His symptoms included numbness, blurred vision, difficulty swallowing, tremors, muscle spasms, depression, fatigue, failing memory, slurred speech, and bladder dysfunction. In the fall of 1991, Dr. Delany began using an alternative medicine treatment suggested by the late Edgar Cayce, a man widely regarded as the Father of Holistic Medicine. It involved massage, close attention to diet, and low levels of electricity. Within 2 years, he was symptom-free.

This book, which was written as a result of his experience, contains many recommendations potentially helpful in combating this perplexing malady.

Serving Individuals with Diabetes who are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Resource Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors.

The National Federation of the Blind, in collaboration with The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Softcover, 225 pages, $25.00. Also available in large print, Braille, audio cassette, or on computer diskette for $25.00

This publication contains a wide variety of resources on various diabetes publications, medications and appliances, as well as Internet list servers and web sites.

Children with Disabilities. Fourth Edition.

Mark L. Bradshaw, M.D., editor. Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co., The Maple Press Distribution Center, 1-83 Industrial Park, P.O. Box 15100, York, PA 17405. Hardcover, 992 pages, $49.95.

Included in this edition are new chapters on substance abuse, AIDS, Down's syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, behavior management, transitions to adulthood, and medical care in the 21st century, as well as current information on the causes of many conditions that can lead to developmental disabilities. A handy new appendix describes the properties and uses of a wide variety of medications.

Designing and Delivering Quality Assistive Technology Services. CARF, 4891 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. Telephone: Voice/TDD, [phone]; FAX, [phone]. [E-mail: http://www.carf.org] Softcover 28 pages, $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping and handling. Orders to Canadian destinations should add $5.00, and orders to overseas addresses should add $25.00. Payment must be in U.S. dollars.

Designing and Delivering Quality Assistive Technology Services emphasizes the importance of using assistive technology to aid persons with disabilities in using and developing their skills, achieving success in employment, increasing productivity, enhancing self-esteem, supporting functional skills in activities of daily living, and gaining more options for independence.

The monograph covers relevant legislation, such as the 1988 Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, the principles of assistive technology; and the steps to developing quality assistive technology services.

The contents of the monograph apply to all rehabilitation fields and are designed to assist organizations preparing for CARF surveys in Employment Assistive Technology Services or Community Assistive Technology Services--two new service areas available for CARF accreditation beginning July 1, 1998.

Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment.

James I. Charlton. University of California Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. Hardcover, 247 pages, $27.50.

A study of the global oppression of people with disabilities and the international movement that has recently emerged to resist it, this book provides a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism.

Long-Term Care. Federal, State, and Private Options for the Future.

Raymond C. O'Brien and Michael T. Flannery, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. Hardcover, 290 pages, $49.95; softcover, $24.95.

Long-Term Care presents the authors' views on how society might contain healthcare costs, offer fair and competent treatment to the poor, the middle class, and the wealthy, and prevent the collapse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage.

Beth Kephart. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110. Tel: [phone]. FAX: [phone]. Hardcover, 249 pages, $23.00

The author shares the painful and inspiring experience of loving a child whose "special needs" bring tremendous frustration and incalculable rewards. Diagnosed with "pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified," the author's son, Jeremy, slowly emerges from a world of obsessive play rituals, atypical language constructions, endless pacing, and lonely frustrations, with the help of passionate parental involvement and the kindness of a few open hearts.

The Mind's Past.

Michael S. Gazzaniga. University of California Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. Hardcover, 216 pages, $22.50.

Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? In this book, the author shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past--a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. By showing that the specific systems built into our brain do their work automatically and largely outside of our conscious awareness. The author calls into question our everyday notions of self and reality. The implications of his ideas reach deeply into the nature of perception and memory, the profundity of human instinct, and ways we construct who we are and how we fit into the world around us.

The author explains how the mind interprets data the brain has already processed, making "us" the last to know. He shows how what "we" see is frequently an illusion and not at all what our brain is perceiving. False memories become a part of our experience; autobiography is fiction.

The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practice. Volumes 1 and 2.

Stuart L. Weinstein, editor. Raven Press, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. Tel: [phone]. FAX: [phone]. Two volumes. Hardcover, 1,959 pages, $285.00 (subject to change).

These volumes bring together international experts from several disciplines to provide a definitive reference text for the healthcare professional interested in problems related to the pediatric spine. They provide the reader with an indepth study of the disorders of the pediatric spine and related conditions.