Meyer, Donald J. 1951–

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Meyer, Donald J. 1951–

(Donald Meyer, Donald Joseph Meyer)

PERSONAL:

Born October 26, 1951, in Washington, DC. Education: Drake University, B.S., 1975; University of Washington, Seattle, M.Ed., 1978.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Sibling Support Project, 6512 23rd Ave. N.W., Ste. 213, Seattle, WA 98117. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Sibling Support Project, Seattle, WA, affiliate.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Duncan Award, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2007.

WRITINGS:

(With Patricia F. Vadasy and Rebecca R. Fewell) Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A Book for Sibs, drawings by R. Scott Vance, University of Washington Press (Seattle, WA), 1985, revised edition (as Donald Meyer), 1996.

(With Patricia F. Vadasy) Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs, illustrated by Cary Pillo Lassen, P.H. Brookes Publishing (Baltimore, MD), 1994.

(Editor) Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability, Woodbine House (Bethesda, MD), 1995.

(Editor) Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs, illustrated by Cary Pillo, Woodbine House (Bethesda, MD), 1997.

(Editor; as Donald Meyer) The Sibling Slam Book: What It's Really Like to Have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs, Woodbine House (Bethesda, MD), 2005.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

Sibling Support Project,http://www.siblingsupport.org (August 14, 2007).

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