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Astronomy professor identifies common misconceptions about the cosmos. Topics range from false notions regarding distant galaxies to erroneous theories about…
what causes tides and seasons and which planet is the hottest. He emphasizes the origins of incorrect ideas, how to avoid them, and how to change them. 2001Pregnant! what can I do?: a guide for teenagers
Par Tania Heller. 2002
Physician provides guidance for teenage women who become pregnant unintentionally. Offers suggestions for getting help, making the right decisions, and…
building a better future. Discusses pros and cons of parenthood, abortion, and adoption, and presents interviews with teens who chose each option. For senior high and older readers. 2002The 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
Comprehensive guide to designing, constructing, and maintaining residential water gardens. Includes step-by-step instructions for the novice and experienced gardener on…
incorporating moving water, adding decorative touches, cultivating aquatic plants, introducing fish, and creating a balanced environment. 2003Schott's original miscellany
Par Ben Schott. 2002
Unique collection of trivia that covers such topics as the longest word in English, knitting abbreviations, deities of various cultures,…
English monarchs, American diner slang, chat-room acronyms, and the Order of Service for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Bestseller. 2002Making 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. 2003Reminiscences by members of "the greatest rock n' roll band in the world," tracing their British roots and rise to…
international fame beginning in the 1960s. Also includes essays by business participants in the Stones' career and fellow performers, including American singer Sheryl Crow. Some strong language. 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. 2002Il fera aussi clair: récit
Par Jacques Hébert dit Larose. 2005
Mal parti dès l'enfance, orphelin de mère à l'âge de douze ans et de père à dix-sept, prostitué à 13…
ans, Jacques Hébert sombre très tôt dans l'alcool et la drogue. Il erre durant de nombreuses années, accumulant au hasard les expériences et les rencontres, pour finalement émerger de son existence sombre et sans issues grâce à son ouverture à l'autre et à sa générosité. Au terme d'une longue bataille contre lui-même et contre son passé, il triomphe finalement de toutes ses dépendances et peut désormais s'affirmer, à cinquante ans, en homme libre, en amoureux de la vie, simple et authentique. Un témoignage de survie et de transformation de soiSafari
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. 2002Détour imposé
Par Richard Petit. 2007
"Une histoire qui commence comme un film de Lelouch. Un homme et une femme. L'homme, c'est Richard Petit, auteur-compositeur, chanteur,…
concepteur. La femme, c'est Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc, comédienne. Un homme et une femme qui ont du succès dans leur carrière respective, qui tombent amoureux et qui décident de vivre ensemble. Ils sont jeunes et beaux. Pleins d'énergie et de projets. L'avenir leur appartient. Jusqu'à ce qu'un troisième personnage fasse son apparition... Éternel triangle amoureux? Non. Richard et Hélène ne sont pas des personnages de cinéma. Le scénario de leur vie n'est pas écrit d'avance. Ce troisième personnage est un monstre dangereux, imprévisible, qui fera beaucoup de mal avant d'être découvert et anéanti. Il s'agit d'un lymphome, un cancer du système immunitaire. C'est lui qui va sournoisement se glisser dans le corps de Richard, lui voler sa santé, sa joie de vivre. Il réussira même à créer un terrible mur de doute entre Hélène et Richard, arrivant presque à les séparer. Richard Petit nous livre ici le récit de ce détour imposé hors du chemin qu'il s'était tracé. Il le fait sans tricher, sans s'apitoyer sur son sort, porté par un bonheur tout neuf, avec de fréquentes et rafraîchissantes touches d'humour. [...]" -- 4e de couv