Gordon. business as usual / Ruth Chipperfield.
By: Chipperfield, Ruth
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TextPublisher: Bray : Ballpoint Press , 2014Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780992673277.Subject(s): Cochran, John Gordon | People with mental disabilities -- Ireland -- BiographyDDC classification: 362.309417 Summary: Gordon, now aged 61, has an intellectual disability, with almost no speech. Everywhere he went, travelling daily by bus and train, he made friends. He had adventures his parents could never have dreamed of! This is the story of his parents, of changing attitudes towards people with Special Needs, of the founding of St Michael's House and of the Peacehaven Trust. And though there have been troubled times, the story of Gordon is full of comedy and fun, and it rings with joy.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Standard Loan | SVUH Library | Wellbeing Collection | W362.3 (Browse shelf) | Available | Wellbeing Collection | T13500 |
Gordon, now aged 61, has an intellectual disability, with almost no speech. Everywhere he went, travelling daily by bus and train, he made friends. He had adventures his parents could never have dreamed of! This is the story of his parents, of changing attitudes towards people with Special Needs, of the founding of St Michael's House and of the Peacehaven Trust. And though there have been troubled times, the story of Gordon is full of comedy and fun, and it rings with joy.
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