Breaking Bread, Nourishing Connections: People with and without Disabilities Together at Mealtime

Schwier, Karin; Stewart "O.T.D. OTR/L", Erin

ISBN 10: 1557667209 / ISBN 13: 9781557667205

Published by Brookes Publishing (edition Mealtimes are about much more than the physical act of eating — they're also about enjoying the company of others, nourishing human connections, and participating in a meaningful social ritual. But sometimes, people with disabilities miss out on these ), 2005

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It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Mealtimes are about much more than the physical act of eating â they're also about enjoying the company of others, nourishing human connections, and participating in a meaningful social ritual. But sometimes, people with disabilities miss out on these .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breaking Bread, Nourishing Connections: People with and without Disabilities Together at Mealtime
• Publisher: Brookes Publishing (edition Mealtimes are about much more than the physical act of eating â they're also about enjoying the company of others, nourishing human connections, and participating in a meaningful social ritual. But sometimes, people with disabilities miss out on these )
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557667209
• ISBN 13: 9781557667205
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Boling, Elizabeth; Schwier, J.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book is a guide for people with disabilities, their parents, their friends, and their caregivers about how to make choices about what foods to eat, how to shop for food, how to prepare meals, and how to make mealtimes more enjoyable and inclusive for people with disabilities. The book is also a reflection on food and mealtimes generally. It includes stories and examples, provided by people with and without disabilities, about the eating experience - good and bad, special and commonplace, practical and unusual. One of the book's themes is the difference between feeding and dining. Formerly, in institutions, people with disabilities enjoyed little or no choice in matters of food; caregivers and service providers now focus on what people with disabilities want to eat, how they want to prepare it (or want it prepared), and where they want to eat it. The book gives an account of this change in attitudes and provides a nice balance between definitions, history of methods, and stories from people around the world about their experiences with food and eating. The end of the book contains a collection of more than 40 recipes that range from classic items (French Toast, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Simple Greek Salad, Baked Chicken, Marinated Veggies, and Jell-O) to new favorites (Fish Tacos, Skinny Man Chili, Duncan Pollock's Chocolate Fudge Pud, and Sam's Mulled Christmas Cider). Each recipe includes nutritional information, and some include simple illustrations to assist cooks.

About the Author

Karin Melberg Schwier is an author and illustrator whose most noted works are about people with intellectual disabilities. She has received awards for her writing from the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), the Council for Exceptional Children, and the National Down Syndrome Congress, among others. Some of her most recent publications include the illustrated children's book Idea Man (Diverse City Press, 1997), winner of the Saskatchewan Writer's Guild children's literature award: Couples with Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Living and Loving (Woodbine House, 1994), winner of the CACL award in its first year of release and, in 1995, winner of the Joan Kershaw Publications Award from the Canadian Council for Exceptional Children; Keith Edward's Different Day, an illustrated children's story about individual differences (Impact Publishers, 1992; The Roeher Institute, 1988); and Speakeasy: People with Mental Handicaps Talk About Their Lives in Institutions and in the Community (PRO-ED, 1990). She produces a provincial magazine, Dialect, for the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, and advocacy magazine for people with intellectual disabilities. She is a member of the national editorial board of entourage, a magazine published by the CACL. She is working on her first novel, in which the main character has an intellectual disability. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, with her husband, Richard, a professor of education. They have two sons and a daughter: Jim, 25, Erin, 23, and Ben, 19.

Erin Schwier Stewart received a master's degree in occupational therapy from USC in 2002 and a bachelor of science degree from San Diego State University in 1999. She has a particular interest in disability advocacy in health policy. Currently a pediatric occupational therapist in private practice, she is also a senior policy fellow and occupational therapist at the Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions, Western university of Health Sciences, Pomona, California. She is the sister of a young man with an intellectual disability. Erin lives in San Diego with her husband, Michael Stewart, who is in law enforcement, and their beagle, Nickels, who enjoys plastic sausages.