Books / Publications

We participate in the Bookstore Affiliate Program with Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. When you purchase any of the book located below, Lash and Associates will contribute a percentage of the sale to UCP/CLASS to support our programs and services. Please click on the links below to learn more about books written by Al Condeluci and other UCP Staff Members.

The Essence of Interdependence - By Al Condeluci, Ph.D.

The Essence of Interdependence is a manual that compliments the book Interdependence, also by Al Condeluci. By exploring the roles, expectations, behavior, and stereotypes of people with and without disabilities, this manual lays the foundation for personal growth and larger societal change. Using a model for interdependence, methods for moving...

Cultural Shifting conquers the elusive subjects of change and leadership and the relevance they have to everyone, not only those in disability services. In his own special writing style, Al uses anecdotes from his family, his personal interactions with friends and peers, and experiences at UCP to anchor ideas of social theory to the everyday...

Together is Better - By Al Condeluci, Ph.D.

 “Together is Better is about change. It looks at how things have come to be, but more importantly, it is about how things can be better.”
–Excerpt from Together is Better

Together is Better chronicles the progress completed by UCP Kids during the first two years of their project and serves as a guide...

Opening the Doors to the Community - By UCP Pittsburgh and UCP Kids

Opening the Doors to Community is an educational series that provides helpful information for recreation facilities, community centers, religious organizations (churches, synagogues, mosques, etc.), and any business, organization, or agency that wishes to become more welcoming to all people.

The Opening Doors series will...

Beyond Difference - By Al Condeluci, Ph.D.

Beyond Difference examines our culture and institutions and challenges readers to ask why our society is having difficulty balancing narrow social trends such as mechanization with the common good. Condeluci asks, "If our institutions are becoming more mechanical and robotic, then won't our characters?"

This 1995 follow-up to...

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