¡La hora de la fiesta! (Party Time)

La propuesta de este libro es pensar la discapacidad desde una perspectiva integral, vale decir considerando sus múltiples aspectos. Propuesta sostenida desde el Modelo Social de la discapacidad, con aportes conceptuales del psicoanálisis y de otras disciplinas y bajo el paradigma de los Derechos Humanos. Aportamos así dos herramientas: a) El Enfoque Integral de la Discapacidad (EID) que es nuestra forma de abordar la temática en sus variables políticas, jurídicas, educativas, laborales, sociales, etc. Opera en la dimensión de lo público. b) El Esquema de Abordaje Interdisciplinario...

En los primeros siete números de la colección te hemos enseñado a diseñar personajes, a escribir historias y desarrollarlas... Ahora es el momento de crearles un mundo y un ambiente real donde ambientarlas.

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...