{"product_id":"the-blind-advantage-bill-henderson-9781612501093","title":"The Blind Advantage: How Going Blind Made Me a Stronger Principal and How Including Children with Disabilities Made Our School Better for E","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blind Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight into the challenges, possibilities, and practicalities of including students with disabilities--and into the mind and heart of an inspired and determined leader.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You should get out of education.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was the advice first-year teacher Bill Henderson received when he discovered he was gradually losing his vision. Instead, Henderson persevered and became principal of the Patrick O'Hearn Elementary School in Boston, an ethnically and economically diverse school where about a third of the students have mild, moderate, or significant disabilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Advantage, \u003c\/i\u003e Henderson describes how the journey into blindness helped him develop key qualities--determination, vision, sensitivity, organization, collaboration, and humor--that made him a more effective principal. At the same time, he shows how the inclusionary policies and practices at the O'Hearn School (now renamed the William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School) elicited and developed these qualities in others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn audio version of this book is available for purchase. This audio version was created in collaboration with the Perkins Braille \u0026amp; Talking Book Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Henderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612501095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612501093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Bill Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584090173695,"sku":"9781612501093","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db11a340-8ccf-4cf2-a516-1d347882a3e9.jpg?v=1701885249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blind-advantage-bill-henderson-9781612501093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}