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Has anyone anywhere ever put together such a profound, fun, helpful, and insightful book about one of the most fundamental, necessary, and important parts of being alive? . . . Those who use this book can make a significant difference in the life experiences of any person with disabilities. --Angela Novak Amado, Ph.D.

Has anyone anywhere ever put together such a profound, fun, helpful, and insightful book about one of the most fundamental, necessary, and important parts of being alive? . . . Those who use this book can make a significant difference in the life experiences of any person with disabilities. --Angela Novak Amado, Ph.D.

Writing in an accessible and engaging style, Schwier, the author of several books about people with disabilities, and Stewart, an occupational therapist, give advice on fostering inclusive mealtimes for people with all types of disabilities. Real-life black and white photos and personal stories from people around the English-speaking world illustrate the often humorous aspects of mealtime challenges, and 40 simple recipes are included. --Shannon Hendrickson Book News, Inc. (05/01/2005)

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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.

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