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Reflecting the flame
1999
Nine stories recounting how blind adults are creating a past upon which blind children can build their futures. A lawyer…
gains a better understanding of her blindness while learning how to open a milk carton, and a man discusses how to deal with things done mainly for visual effect. 1999Alandra's lilacs
Par Tressa Bowers. 1999
A hearing mother--only a teenager herself when her daughter Alandra was born--recalls the difficulties of confirming her suspicions of Alandra's…
deafness. Bowers addresses the subsequent communication and education issues of raising a deaf child. Discusses medical misunderstandings and emotional concerns in the family. 1999Braille into the next millennium
Par Judith Dixon. 2000
Essays examining the history and future of braille include such topics as the development of the literary, Nemeth, and music…
codes; braille production; legal issues; library service; and literacy and computer access concerns. Edited by Judith Dixon, with a foreword by Frank Kurt Cylke and a preface by Kenneth Jernigan. 2000L'homme qui avait perdu ses bagages: du coma à la vie : histoire d'une renaissance
Par Cathy Crimmins. 2002
Cooking methods and techniques developed through research at the Texas School for the Blind. In addition to recipes, the book…
gives basic principles of meal planning, marketing, food preparation, table service, and food storage. 1986A nearly normal life: a memoir
Par Charles Mee. 1999
Noted author and playwright who contracted polio at fourteen describes his struggle to overcome the debilitating effects of the disease.…
Recalls the tendency to deny the challenges he faced, the 1950s social emphasis on maintaining a positive outlook, and the widespread reluctance to accept the limits of modern science and technologyYou don't have to be blind to see
Par Jim Stovall. 1996
The author, blind before the age of thirty as a result of juvenile macular degeneration, encourages others to achieve through…
their dreams. Using examples from his own life, Stovall suggests that people can succeed by changing the way they think. He recommends that once a path is decided, people should find mentors to help them along the way. For senior high and older readersRegards croisés sur le handicap (Essai)
Par Luc Leprêtre. 2008
"À quinze ans, on a la vie devant soi. Rien ne peut vous arriver. Mais, un jour, c'est l'accident, la…
chute en montagne, et le verdict tombe : "Tu ne pourras plus jamais remarcher." Au début, on espère être l'exception statistique qui donnera tort aux médecins. On se bat pour défier la réalité. Mais, au fil des longs mois de rééducation, on se rend à l'évidence : il va falloir apprendre à exister sans sa motricité. Comment envisager l'avenir, alors, comment se reconstruire, comment avancer, malgré ce compagnon bien encombrant qu'est le fauteuil roulant ? Luc est aujourd'hui un homme épanoui qui parvient à faire oublier son handicap. Il sort, voyage, et profite avec bonheur de chaque instant partagé avec ses proches. Ses échanges avec Marcel Rufo offrent un regard nouveau sur la manière de se relever de ce drame auquel nous pouvons tous, un jour ou l'autre, être confrontés. Son expérience et les analyses du pédopsychiatre qui lui font écho aideront tous ceux qui traversent une telle épreuve et sont submergés par la détresse. Oui, il est possible de s'en sortir, il est même possible d'être heureux ! Une belle leçon de vie et d'espoir". -- 4e de couvJob-hunting for the so-called handicapped or people who have disabilities
Par Richard Bolles. 2001
In this updated edition of the popular guidebook first published in 1991, the authors explain the hiring process in the…
context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They present job-hunting strategies and tips, offer advice for the interviewing process, including research and face-to-face issues, and suggest other resources available. 2001The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language
Par Ernest Freeberg. 2001
Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind…
at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001Helen Keller: a life
Par Dorothy Herrmann. 1998
A chronological account of Keller's long, eventful life, written from a woman's perspective. Herrmann explores Keller's world, perceived without sight…
or sound; her ability to remain cheerful about her disabilities; and her relationship with teacher Anne SullivanThis collection of vignettes "tells what blindness is and, perhaps equally important, what it is not." In the title article…
math professor Abraham Nemeth, the originator of the braille code for mathematics and sciences, describes his English teacher's frustration because Nemeth could not feel the color of a piece of paper. 2000Des yeux pour le dire
Par Robert Jean. 2001
L'auteur, quadriplégique depuis sa naissance, raconte les joies et les obstacles rencontres au cours de ses cinquante-cinq années d'existence, ainsi…
que l'évolution, depuis un demi-siècle, du rôle des personnes handicapées dans notre sociétéNeedles
Par Andie Dominick. 1998
The author tells of being fascinated with her diabetic older sister's needles--until age nine when she, too, is diagnosed with…
juvenile diabetes. Her sister helps her deal with taunting classmates, but eventually Dominick realizes the real dangers she and her sister face. Some strong language. 1998Lying: a metaphorical memoir
Par Lauren Slater. 2000
In this deliberately unreliable reminiscence, the author of Prozac Diary (BR 12105) elegantly describes the manifestations of her epileptic seizures.…
But she also confesses her tendency to exaggerate and ponders whether the book she is writing is fiction or nonfiction. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000Ray Charles: voice of soul
Par David Ritz. 1994
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For junior and senior high and older readersLe combat de ma vie: si je vieillis, c'est que je suis en vie
Par Dominique Dufour. 2002
Célébre mannequin couronnée Miss Canada puis deuxième au concours Miss Univers, Dominique Dufour, découvre, à 34 ans, qu'elle a un…
cancer du sein. Du rêve, elle passe au cauchemar, mais ne se laisse pas abattre et livre un combat acharné contre la maladie. Elle célébrera bientôt le 10e anniversaire de sa vie sans cancer et veut témoigner à travers ce livre qu'on peut survivre au cancer du seinSlackjaw
Par Jim Knipfel. 1999
At age twelve, Knipfel's uncle told him he "better start learning braille," but it was years before he knew he…
had retinitis pigmentosa. Then a brain lesion began causing erratic behavior. With humor and honesty, Knipfel recalls his reluctance to accept his condition and how he has coped. Strong languagePersonne n'est parfait
Par Hirotada Ototake. 2000
Hirotada Ototake, naît en 1976 à Tokyo. Il est atteint d'une maladie congénitale, la Tétra-amélie, il est né sans bras…
et sans jambes. Son récit, par-delà son handicap et les combats de sa vie quotidienne, nous transmet son bonheur d'être au monde, son courage et surtout son désir de vivre dans la dignitéLes lits en diagonale
Par Anne Icart. 2009
Anne a à peine sept ans quand sa mère lui annonce que Philippe, son grand frère, est malade et restera…
handicapé mental à cause d'une césarienne faite trop tard lors de sa naissance. Anne comprend qu'elle devra toujours veiller sur lui. Premier roman. -- 4e de couv