Books

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR PARENTS OF PERSONS WHO ARE RETARDED
Written by Robert Perske and Illustrated by Martha Perske
Abingdon Press, 1973

MENTAL RETARDATION: CENTURY OF DECISION (A Report to President Nixon)
Coordinated by Henry Cobb, Persons Caught in Critical Situations by Robert Perske and Drawings of the Persons by Martha Perske.
President’s Committee on Mental Retardation, 1976

MEALTIMES FOR SEVERELY AND PROFOUNDLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS (New Concepts and Attitudes)
Edited by Perske, Andrew Clifton, Barbara McLean and Jean Ishler Stein. Illustrations by Martha Perkse
University Park Press, 1977

BEYOND THE ORDINARY (The Preparation of Professionals to Educate Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Persons: A Compendium of Conversations)
Edited by Robert Perske and Judy Smith
The American Association for the Education of the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped, 1977

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE (An International Symposium on Normalization and Integration) Airlie, VA
Robert Perske: Symposium Editor, Illustrator: Martha Perske
International League of Societies for the Mentally Handicapped, 1977

MENTAL RETARDATION: THE LEADING EDGE: SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT WORK (A Report to President Carter)
Written by Robert Perske and Illustrated by Martha Perkse
President’s Committee on Mental Retardation, 1978

THE CHILD WITH RETARDATION TODAY—THE ADULT OF TOMORROW (A Symposium Commemorating “The International Year of the Child,” San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Symposium Coordinator: Eleanor Elkin, Symposium Writer and Editor: Robert Perske
International League of Societies for the Mental Handicapped, 1979

NEW LIFE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (How Persons with Retardation or Other Disabilities Can Help Make a Good Community Better)
Written by Robert Perske and Illustrated by Martha Perkse
Abingdon Press, 1980

HOPE FOR THE FAMILIES (New Directions for Parents of Persons with Retardation or Other Disabilities)
Written by Robert Perske and Illustrated by Martha Perske
Abingdon Press, 1981

SHOW ME NO MERCY (A Compelling Story of Remarkable Courage)
A Novel by Robert Perske
Abingdon Press, 1984

DON’T STOP THE MUSIC
A Novel by Robert Perske
Abingdon Press, 1986

HOW WE LIVED AND GREW TOGETHER (A Convocation on Self-Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities)
Coordinator: Eleanor Elkin, Editor: Robert Perske.
InterServ, 1986

MEALTIMES FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE HANDICAPS
Edited by Perske, Andrew Clifton, Barbara McLean and Jean Ishler Stein, Illustrated by Martha
Paul Brookes Publishing Company, 1986

SHARING LIFE EXPERIENCES (The Second Inter-State Seminar on Self-Advocy. Stamford, CT)
Coordinator: Eleanor Elkin, Editor: Robert Perske
InterServ, 1987.

CIRCLES OF FRIENDS (People with Disabilities and Their Friends Enrich the Lives of One Another)
Written by Robert Perske and Illustrated by Martha Perske
Abingdon Press, 1988

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SELF-DETERMINATION, ARLINGTON, VA
Conference Editor: Robert Perske
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and Minnesota. Governor’s Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, 1989.

UNEQUAL JUSTICE? (What Can Happen When Persons with Retardation or Other Disabilities Encounter the Criminal Justice System)
Written by Robert Perske and Cover Illustration by Martha Perske
Abingdon Press, 1991

DEADLY INNOCENCE? (The Tragic Story of Joe Arridy)
Written by Robert Perske
Abingdon Press, 1995

THE PASTORAL VOICE OF ROBERT PERSKE (A Collection of Papers Written by Robert Perske While Serving as an Institutional Chaplain, 1959-1971)
Collected and Edited by William Gaventa, MDiv and David Coulter, MD)
Haworth Press, 2003

PERSKE PENCIL PORTRAITS 1971-1990:Art and New techniques applied to persns with Disabilities. (Hardcover). By Martha Perske, introduction by Robert Perske.