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The difference that disability makes
Par Rod Michalko. 2002
Blind Canadian professor defines the way society perceives people with handicaps and usually associates impairment with suffering. Explores why disabled…
persons are either feared or considered useless, illustrating with anecdotes from his own experience. Some strong language. 2002Health insurance resources manual: a guide for people with chronic disease and disability
Par Dorothy E Northrop. 2003
Summit
2002
Seven blind persons recall how they have reached the summit as they scaled "personal mountains." "To Climb Every Mountain" describes…
Erik Weihenmayer's successful ascent of Mt. Everest. Other chapters recount a blind student's camp counselor job and a teenager's conquest of the fear of losing her physical freedom on becoming blind. 2002Independent living without sight and hearing
Par Richard Kinney. 1972
A guide written by a deaf-blind educator for deaf-blind young people and adults. Offers advice on how deaf-blind people can…
make the most of touch and other senses, how they can communicate more effectively, and how they can better order their daily lives. 1972Disabled rights: American disability policy and the fight for equality
Par Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer. 2003
History and politics of the disability rights movement in the United States. Discusses how the disability community has coalesced in…
the past fifty years to press its demands and how passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act has shaped public policy and individual expectations. Also reviews ADA-related litigation and some "hot button" issues. 2003Nine accounts by blind people about work and everyday routines. Includes editor Marc Maurer's recollections of campus life at the…
University of Notre Dame, a young man's reflections on choosing a career in music, and a home owner's musings on his neighbors' surprise that he works around the house. 2002Make them go away: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Reeve & the case against disability rights
Par Mary Johnson. 2003
Journalist explores the backlash against the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and society's focus on medical treatment rather than equal…
opportunities. Discusses Clint Eastwood's decision to fight a lawsuit for access violations, Christopher Reeve's goal to walk again, and the proposed ADA Notification Act. 2003Blindness and children: an individual differences approach
Par David H Warren. 1994
Making self-employment work for people with disabilities
Par Cary Griffin, David Hammis. 2003
Experienced vocational counselors offer a practical handbook that provides individuals with disabilities information on how to start and maintain a…
small business. Includes suggestions on preparing a business plan and market strategies, understanding and using government programs, and finding mentors and useful web sites. 2003The parents' guide to cochlear implants
Par Patricia M. Chute, Mary Ellen Nevins. 2002
Resource book detailing the process of cochlear implantation in children from evaluation and surgery to switch-on. Discusses strategies to develop…
auditory skills, educational and performance issues, parental responsibilities, and the role of implants in bridging the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds. 2002Safari
2001
Nine personal accounts, edited by the president of the National Federation of the Blind, in which blind people explain the…
need to be perceived as ordinary human beings. Includes accounts by a scoutmaster who hikes the Grand Canyon and a college student who barters his ironing ability for rides. 2001Living with vision problems: the sourcebook for blindness and vision impairment
Par Jill Sardegna. 2002
Brief discussion of vision problems: causes, prevention, treatment, and coping techniques. Substantial A-to-Z section of concise entries on medical terminology,…
health and social concerns, adaptive devices, and many other relevant topics. Includes appendixes for further resources. 2002A sportswriter chronicles the 1999-2000 women's basketball season at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. The Bisons, made up of deaf…
students, compete against hearing teams in the NCAA Division III. Their coach, Kitty Baldridge, a hearing child of deaf parents, communicates in American Sign Language. 2002No finish line: my life as I see it
Par Marla Runyan. 2001
Memoirs of the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. Discovering that attitude can be more disabling…
than vision loss, Marla describes how she overcame difficulties at school by playing the violin and becoming a competitive runner. 2001Freedom for the blind: the secret is empowerment
Par Jim H Omvig. 2002
A blind attorney and rehabilitation professional draws upon his own knowledge and experience to outline some ways blind people can…
enrich and improve their lives and careers. Omvig promotes the development of new philosophies and strategies that challenge traditional methods of rehabilitation for blind persons in the United States. 2002Nothing is impossible: reflections on a new life
Par Christopher Reeve. 2002
Christopher Reeve, quadriplegic since an equestrian accident in 1995, contemplates what a successful life comprises. Offers his thoughts on parenting,…
religion, advocacy, faith, recovery, and keeping a sense of humor along with hope. 2002The reading fingers: life of Louis Braille, 1809-1852
Par Jean Roblin. 1955
First authoritative English-language biography of the French inventor of braille text. Covers Braille's family background and how he became blind.…
Discusses his education, love for music, and contribution to intellectual advancement through his raised-dot system for reading. Translated from French. 1952All for love
Par Ved Mehta. 2001
Blind since the age of four, the New Yorker staff writer continues his autobiographical series. Mehta scrutinizes failed love affairs…
with four women to determine "the truth of exactly what happened...the effect of love on one's sense of self." 2001Braille books, 1999-2000
Par Library Of Congress. 2001
A catalog of braille books produced during 1999 and 2000 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically…
Handicapped. Separate sections list fiction and nonfiction by subject categories. Young adult books are also included. 2001Helen Keller: humanitarian
Par Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. For junior and senior high readers