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Sports
and disability | Old,
not past it!
Relationships
| Coping with bullying
Don't
need no pity | Globalisation | Being
a veggie
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Sports
and disability
British Paralympic
Association
www.paralympics.org.uk
Prepares and organises the British Paralympic team for the winter and
summer Paralympic Games, which are held every four years.
British Wheelchair
Sports Foundation
www.britishwheelchairsports.org
Helps people in wheelchairs to participate in recreational and competitive
sport, with a junior programme for all children with physical impairments.
Disability and
Sport
www.kingston.gov.uk/sports/disability.asp
National and regional contacts for those interested in disability and
sport.
Disabled Sports
Association
www.britsport.com
Major sports events agency for people with disabilities. Co-ordinates
122 national championships, and more than 200 regional events to help
you get out there.
Disability World
www.disabilityworld.com/
Links to key sports organisations for anyone with a disability, all across
the UK.
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Old, not past it!
WEBSITES
Age Concern
www.ace.org.uk
Looks at the increasing number of those over 65, the corresponding decrease
in the number of younger people in society and the implications this has
for all of us.
Age and Ethnicity
Web
www.aeweb.org
Gives worldwide info on issues for older people from different ethnic
backgrounds.
Ageism
www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ageism.html
Looks at the stereotyping and negative perceptions of older folk.
International Year
of Older Persons
www.iyop.nsw.gov.au
Excellent Australian website with funky graphics that takes a serious
look at old people and the media plus facts and myths about ageing.
Past Prime Time
www.tvmuse.com/prime_time_.html
Looks at ageism against women in the TV industry with a damning article
on the TV newswomen forced to resign because of their age.
BOOKS
1,003 Great Things
About Getting Older by Lisa Birnbach et al (Andrews McMeel Publishing,
1997) £9.
A humorous look at the advantages of ageing — including the pleasures
of complaining, having eyesight too poor to notice cobwebs, and talking
about bowel movements!
Age Happens: The
best quotes about growing older by Bruce Lansky (Meadowbrook Press,
1996) £4.95.
A collection of funny quotations about growing old — with wit and
wisdom from the likes of Oscar Wilde, Woody Allen and George Burns.
Age Power: How
the 21st century will be ruled by the new old by Ken Dychtwald (Jeremy
Tarcher, 1999) US edition only, available through online bookshops.
In the 20th century, the number of folk aged 65-plus has increased massively.
This number is likely to double by 2035. And the author reckons that Age
Power will rule the 21st century with dramatic anti-ageing breakthroughs
in super-nutrition, hormone replacement, gene therapy, bionics and organ
cloning.
Age Wave: How the
most important trend of our time will change our future by Kenneth
Dychtwald and Joe Flower (Bantam Publishing, 1990) US edition only, available
through online bookshops.
Explores the major effects our ageing population will have on every aspect
of society, and on our personal plans and dreams for the future.
Getting on with
the Oldies by Bob Montgomery & Laurel Morris (Lothian Books, 1990)
£11.50.
The psychology of ageing.
What’s So
Funny About Getting Old? by Ed Fischer and Jane Thomas Noland (Meadowbrook
Press, 1994) £4.95.
Cartoons and jokes on ageing, the different generations and retirement.
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Relationships
WEBSITES
Sex
www.channel4.com/sex
Channel 4 site with on-line advisors, links to the best services and an
ABC of sex and relationships.
ChildLine
www.childline.org.uk/grapevine/there4u.html
Contains useful online factsheets about friendships, dealing with arguments
and what to do if your friend has a problem.
The Site
www.thesite.org/relationships/
Good tips on relationships and crushes, with stuff on embarrassing first
dates, chat-up lines and jealousy.
Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
Tips on making friends and coping with relationships, feeling depressed
and advice about bullying.
BOOKS
Breaking Up
by Kate Cann (Livewire, 2001) £5.99.
Fliss's parents aren't getting on. And then, as soon as things get heavy,
her boyfriend scarpers. Things come to a head when Fliss discovers her
Dad has been having an affair. Find out how Fliss deals with her parents'
and her own relationship both going wrong.
In School, Stay
Cool (Young Minds Publications) 40p plus Postage & Packing
Order online at www.youngminds.org.uk
or write to: Sally Harris, 102-108 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5SA.
Handy pocket-sized booklet dealing with a range of issues that can be
problematic, such as school work, friends, bullying, peer pressure and
adjusting to secondary school. It takes each situation in turn, and suggests
things young people can do to make them easier.
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Coping with bullying
At-Ease
www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk
Interactive site designed for young people, with information on problems
such as depression and panic attacks.
Bully Online
www.successunlimited.co.uk
Website of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line, with lots of
information on bullying and related subjects.
ChildLine
www.childline.org.uk
Fun site with fact sheets on a range of different problems, plus Grapevine,
a web magazine for children.
Life Bytes
www.lifebytes.gov.uk
Aimed at young people aged 11-14 with facts about health and quizzes on
drugs, alcohol and your mental health.
Mind Body Soul
www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk
Health site aimed at 14- to 16-year-olds with information on drugs, alcohol,
sexual health and feeling low.
The Site
www.thesite.org.uk
General site for young people with extensive drug information plus pages
on subjects including sex, money and housing.
Tough to Survive
http://sex.channel4.com/magazine/news/main.html#tough
Short article on the Channel 4 Sex site that looks at homophobic bullying
in school and the boys who don't fit in with the 'lad culture'.
YoungMinds
www.youngminds.org.uk
Detailed site devoted to helping young people cope with feeling down,
for whatever reason.
Young People and
Stress
http://stress.channel4.com/magazine/young_people/index.html
Looks at some of the key causes of stress for teenagers - exams, parents
and bullying - and how to deal with them.
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Don’t need no pity
WEBSITES
DAN
www.disabilitynet.co.uk/groups/dan/index.html
DAN campaigns for accessible public transport and full civil rights
for disabled people. They use non-violent civil disobedience such as handcuffing
themselves to buses, occupying transport offices and crawling into Parliament
to draw public attention to the issues that affect disabled people every
day.
The Hindustan Times
Online
www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/261199/SUN02.htm
They Don’t Need no Pity — an article confronting patronising
attitudes towards those that have proved disability is no handicap.
Independent Living
www.independentliving.org/def.html
Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities
who work for self-determination, equal opportunities and self-respect.
BOOKS
Growing Up with
Disability by Carol Robinson and Kirsten Stalker (Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, 1998) £15.95.
Pre-school and school age children describe their behaviour and feelings
within their own families, substitute families, and residential homes.
I Have a Friend
in a Wheelchair by Hannah Carlson and Dale Carlson (Bick Publishing,
1995) £8.50.
Millions of people live with disabilities, but the lives of disabled people
have not significantly improved — they often undergo a kind of social
death long before experiencing a physical one. This manual for friends
of those with disabilities offers information and help.
Mustn't Grumble
by Lois Keith (The Women’s Press, 1994) £7.99.
A collection of writings by disabled women, in which they share, often
amusingly, the everyday reality of their lives, and seek to challenge
the clichés commonly held about disabled people.
No Pity: People
with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P
Shapiro (Times Books, 1994) American Edition only, available through online
bookshops.
A history of how both society and self-perceptions have changed for
America’s largest minority, the 35—43 million people with disabilities.
Out on a Limb
by Heather Mills and Pamela Cockerill (Warner Books, 1996) £6.99.
This is the story of Heather Mills, whose career as a model was cut short
when she was hit by a police motorcycle and lost one of her legs. She
can now walk, swim, ski and model again, and has been involved in taking
artificial limbs to war victims in Bosnia and Croatia.
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Globalisation
WEBSITES
Banana Action Net
http://bananas.agoranet.be/
All you need to know about the trade wars over bananas — who profits
from them and why developing countries are losing out — and labour
rights on banana plantations worldwide.
Catholic Agency
for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
www.cafod.org.uk/
The Rough Guide to Globalisation tells you all about the companies that
are taking over the world! Plus articles on how fair trade can help the
people who lose out.
Clean Clothes Campaign
www.cleanclothes.org/
Aims to improve working conditions in the clothes industry worldwide.
The site has legal information, news on multinational corporations and
some interesting facts about Nike and their refusal to sign the Homeworkers'
Code of Practice.
Ethical Consumer.org
www.ethicalconsumer.org/
Organisation that looks at the social and environmental records of the
companies behind the big and trendy brand names. Find out whether businesses
test on animals, pollute the environment or give money to cigarette companies.
The Fair Trade
Foundation
www.fairtrade.org.uk
Contains information on the National Fairtrade Fortnight (5–18 March)
when supporters, supermarkets, celebrities and shoppers enjoy two weeks
of activities to celebrate and promote fair trade.
Maquila Solidarity
Network (MSN)
www.maquilasolidarity.org/
Fighting for healthy workplaces worldwide and employment with dignity
and fair wages. Site contains excellent resources and damning articles
on the likes of Nike, Gap and Disney.
Oxfam’s Code
Clothes Campaign
www.oxfam.org.uk/campaign/clothes/clocodh.htm
Calls on retailers to adopt a code of conduct that guarantees humane working
conditions for the people who make our clothes.
Women Working Worldwide
www.poptel.org.uk/women-ww/
Supports the rights of women workers in an increasingly globalised economy
in which women are used as a source of cheap and flexible labour.
BOOKS
Child Labour
by Sandy Hobbs, Michael Lavalette and James McKechnie (ABC Clio, April
2000) £12.99.
Looks at traditional children’s occupations, from chimney sweeps
in Victorian times to child actors in TV commercials and presents an overview
of child labour in specific countries and world regions.
Listen to Us! The
World’s Working Children by Jane Springer (Douglas & McIntyre
Books, 1997) US Edition (available through Amazon)
Using case studies, this looks at the exploitation of children around
the world.
Words into Action
by Pat Simmons (Oxfam Publishing, 1995) £4.95.
Explains why poverty persists, what can be done to overcome it, and the
part you can play to fight poverty and injustice through the Oxfam Campaign
for Basic Rights.
The Young Gaia
Atlas of Earthcare by Miles Litvinoff (Facts on File Inc, 1996) £14.99.
Provides young people with a balanced view of how we can replace pollution,
poverty and hunger with conservation and fair shares for all.
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Being a veggie
WEBSITES
Famous Vegetarians
www.ivu.org/people/
Tons of information on the history of vegetarianism plus comprehensive
lists of the great and the good who don’t touch meat, including Lisa
from The Simpsons who became a veggie in 1995!
London Vegans Homepage
www.londonvegans.freeserve.co.uk/
Information for vegan (veggie, plus no eggs or dairy) Londoners, with
social events, restaurants, walks and monthly meetings.
Vegetarian Pages
http://old.veg.org/
Internet guides for vegetarians, vegans and others with FAQ and an index
to all things vegetarian, including an international database of shops
and restaurants around the world.
The Vegetarian
Society of the United Kingdom
www.vegsoc.org/
Articles, an online store, events and activities, and youth pages.
Viva! (Vegetarians
International Voice for Animals)
www.viva.org.uk/frame.htm
Online vegetarian guides, a vegan shop and fun fact sheets on animals
and nutrition.
BOOKS
365 Good Reasons
to be a Vegetarian by Victor Parachin and John Wincek (Avery Publishing,
1997) £7.99.
Offers entertaining and educational reasons to become a vegetarian, ranging
from health factors and ethical considerations to environmental concerns.
Food Matters
by Jillian Powell (Evans Brothers, 1998) £7.99.
Explores diet and disease, eating disorders, farming, food production
and biotechnology, sets out arguments for and against genetic engineering
and explores some of the myths and facts about vegetarianism. Allergies
and additives, animal welfare and food hygiene all discussed.
The Livewire Guide
to Going, Being and Staying Veggie! by Juliet Gellatley (Livewire
Books, 1996) £4.99.
Leading vegetarian campaigner lays down the real facts about vegetarianism,
explores the issues at stake, and suggests ways of fighting back against
those who criticise being veggie.
The Young Vegetarian's
Companion by John Parr (Rosen Publishing, 2000) £6.99.
Discusses the ethical, religious, health, environmental and personal reasons
for being a vegetarian and some of the lifestyle issues involved in this
choice.
Becoming a Vegetarian
the Lazy Way by Barbara Grunes (Alpha Books, 1999) £8.99.
Vegetarian cooking with no fuss, this guide includes lists of food to
have on hand, recommendations for cooking utensils and shopping tips on
where to buy vegetarian ingredients.
Kids Can Cook:
Vegetarian Recipes by Dorothy R. Bates and Suzanne Havala (Book Publishing,
2000) £10.99.
Written for teens and parents, with recipes for dishes that kids like
to eat and cook themselves. The easiest recipes are marked for novice
cooks and cooking hints are included.
Vegetarian Cooking
for People with Allergies by Rafael Rettner (Book Publishing, 1997)
£10.99.
Recipes specifically for those with allergies to wheat products, dairy
foods, yeasts or other foods. Each recipe provides a nutritional analysis
and symbols indicating which recipes are free of whatever nasty ingredient
you can’t eat!
Vegetarian Grub
on a Grant by Cas Clarke (Headline, 1996) £6.99.
Simple recipes to rustle up when time and cash are short plus more ambitious
ideas for a special occasion.
The Vegetarian
Society’s Health and Vitality Cookbook by Lyn Weller (Collins,
2000) £15.99.
For anyone in the process of changing from a traditional (meat-based)
diet to a vegetarian diet, this contains all the information needed to
achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
The Vegetarian
Sports Nutrition Guide by Lisa Dorfman (John Wiley, 1999) £12.50
Proves you don’t have to eat meat to be a top athlete and offers
secrets and recipes from 17 Olympic and world-class athletes competing
in a variety of sports.
The Vegetarian
Student Grub Guide by Alastair Williams (Summersdale Publishers, 1996)
£4.99.
Designed specifically for students, this is a complete guide to vegetarian
cooking on a budget, including an introduction to general cooking techniques.
Vegetarian Britain
by Alex Bourke, Alan Todd, Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (Vegetarian
Guides, 1998) £7.99.
A comprehensive guide for vegetarians and vegans featuring hotels and
guesthouses, cafes and restaurants across the UK.
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General: websites
Amazing Kids
www.amazing-kids.org
Features achievements made by young people plus animation, drawing and
writing contests.
Callahan Online
www.callahanonline.com
Official site of cartoonist and creator of Pelswick, John Callahan —
features his cartoons plus part of his life story and an online newsletter.
A Celebration of
Wheels
http://members.tripod.com/lenmac/
Role models and celebrities ENabled by wheelchairs all feature on this
site.
Celmate
www.channel4.com/celmate
Channel 4's animation website with excellent resources for anyone interested
in getting on a scheme or working in the industry.
DisabilityNet
www.disabilitynet.co.uk
News, gossip and latest events plus forums, chat room, links, jobs and
shopping.
Disability on the
Agenda
www.disability.gov.uk
Government disability website that includes details of disabled people's
rights with info on the Disability Discrimination Act, the Disability
Rights Commission and the Disability Rights Task Force.
Disability Now
www.disabilitynow.org.uk
Online version of the UK's leading disability mag. Includes news articles,
archived reports, features and links.
Dizabled
www.dizabled.com
Great cartoon comic strips starring Leader O'Men, a disabled daredevil
stuntman, plus profiles of disabled people in top jobs.
Downhill Dilly
www.ndaf.org/game.html
Fun and easy to play online game from the National Disability Arts Forum.
The first to exclusively feature a wheelchair user.
Four All
www.fourall.org/
Channel 4's database and link between disabled people and the media.
Freak Out
www.channel4.com/nextstep/freakout
Set up to accompany Channel 4's disability programmes. Contains a biography
of the Pelswick creator John Callahan and other celebs like Mat Fraser.
Funny as a Crutch
www.funnyasacrutch.com
Funky graphics, heaps of cartoons and disability-related links aimed at
6- to 17-year-olds.
Generation Sex
http://gensex.channel4.com/
Comprehensive site with on-line magazine, advisors, links to the best
services and an ABC of sex and relationships.
Gilchrist Studios
Online
www.gilchriststudios.com
Gives weekly drawing lessons online plus competitions and daily cartoons
in English and Spanish.
Homework High
www.homeworkhigh.com
Channel 4's site for pupils with a chat room and advisors who can answer
your homework questions.
Just 4 kidz clubhouse
www.just4kidz.net/
Online games and a link to Gus Town — an interactive site with a
jukebox and art gallery.
Paralyzed.com
www.paralyzed.com/
Loads of questions and answers on all sorts of different disabilities.
T4
www.channel4.com/t4
Competitions, games and animations plus all the goss on Hollyoaks and
Dawson's Creek.
Toonville
www.toonville.com
Cartoon website for all ages.
Wheelchair Junkie
www.wheelchairjunkie.com/page2.html
All you need to know about getting around in wheelchairs, powerchairs,
scooters and sportschairs. The site is American so prices are in dollars,
but worth a look for the tips.
Winners on Wheels
www.wowusa.com
Chat rooms, games, stories, books and information for kids and their parents.
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General: books
Andy and His Yellow
Frisbee by Mary Thompson (Woodbine House, 1996) £12.50.
The new girl at school tries to befriend Andy, an autistic boy who spends
every breaktime by himself, spinning a yellow Frisbee under the watchful
eye of his older sister.
Bernard’s
Prize by Cate Dick (Walker Books, 1999) £3.99.
Bernard never wins at sports day, unlike Ozzie Flatt who can knock down
big boys with a single blow. Perhaps Bernard should stick to painting.
This story, of a boy who's hopeless at sport, also aims to deal positively
with asthma.
Me and My Electric
by Elizabeth Laird (Mammoth, 1998) £4.99.
A collection of short stories about children with different lives and
different disabilities who want to be treated just like other children.
Susan Laughs by
Jeanne Willis (Andersen Press, 1999) £9.99.
Susan laughs, she sings, she’s good, she’s bad - in fact Susan
is no different from any other child. She is in a wheelchair, but that
does not mean that she isn't ‘just like me, just like you’.
Do What He Says!
He's Crazy! by John Callahan (Statics, 1994) £5.99.
A new collection of Callahan's surreal cartoons takes on such topics as
road kills, therapy, politics, pomposity, Madonna, and more.
Don't Worry He
Won't Get Far On Foot by John Callahan (Statics, 1994) £5.99.
Autobiography of a quadriplegic cartoonist, illustrated with cartoons
variously described as hilarious, sad, sick and inspiring!
Growing Up with
Disability by Carol Robinson and Kirsten Stalker (Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, 1998) £15.95.
Children describe their feelings about their own families, substitute
families, and residential homes. Explores how these young people can get
the best out of life.
Many Ways to Learn:
Young People's Guide to Learning Disabilities by Judith M Stern &
Uzi Ben-Ami (Magination Press, 1996) £10.95.
Explains learning disabilities and offers suggestions for coping at home,
in school and with friends. Features a first-person account from a child
with learning disabilities, a chapter on computers, and an extensive resource
list for parents.
Pride Against Prejudice
edited by Jenny Morris (Women's Press, 1991) £7.99.
A celebration of disability, transforming attitudes towards it.
The Survival Guide
for Teenagers With LD* (*Learning Differences) by Rhoda Woods Cummings
et al (Free Spirit Publishing, 1993) £9.99.
Provides information and advice to young people who have different learning
styles on such topics as dating, driving, getting a job and planning for
the future.
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Credits
This site was produced
to accompany John Callahan's Pelswick, a Nelvana production, first shown
on Channel 4 from February 2001.
Editor: David Highton
Project managers: Sarah Woodley/Louisa Walker
Writer and website editor: Lorna Russell
Cool links: Nicole Carman
Design: édition
Disability advisor: Alison Walsh
John Callahan's Pelswick
series © 2000
Nelvana Limited/Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited.
All rights reserved.
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