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The view from down here: Life as a young disabled woman
Par Lucy Webster. 2023
Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of…
expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules? This powerful, honest, hilarious, and furious memoir from journalist and advocate Lucy Webster looks at life at the intersection; the struggles, the joys, and the unseen realities of being a disabled woman. From navigating the worlds of education and work, dating and friendship; to managing care; contemplating motherhood; and learning to accept your body against a pervasive narrative that it is somehow broken and in need of fixing, The View from Down Here shines a light on what it really means to move through the world as a disabled woman. © 2023 Lucy Webster © 2023 DK AudioOld dogs and new tricks (A Kernel Bk. #No. 10)
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Stating that "it is never too late to learn new techniques and new ways of thought," Jernigan presents examples of…
himself and other members of the National Federation of the Blind doing just that. A woman learns to knit, a couple adopts a daughter, and a new deacon serves communionTaking hold: my journey into blindness
Par Sally Alexander. 1994
Sally Hobart was twenty-four when she began to lose her sight. At first she saw a thin black line that…
disappeared after a few minutes. But the line returned, and Sally realized after visits to many specialists that she would soon be totally blind. She tells of her frustrations, the loss of her fiance, the support of family and friends, and the help she got in adjusting to her new world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994Losing music: A memoir
Par John Cotter. 2023
"I was in the car the first time music seemed strange: the instruments less distinct, the vocals less crisp." John…
Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next came partial deafness, then dizziness and vertigo that rendered him unable to walk, work, sleep, or even communicate. At a stage of life when he expected to be emerging fully into adulthood, teaching, and writing books, he found himself "crippled and dependent" and in search of care. When he is first told that his debilitating condition is likely Ménière's Disease but that there is "no reliable test, no reliable treatment, and no consensus on its cause," Cotter quits teaching, stops writing, and commences upon a series of visits to doctors and treatment centers. What begins as an expedition across the country navigating and battling the limits of the American health-care system quickly becomes something else entirely: a journey through hopelessness and adaptation to disability. Along the way, hearing aids become inseparable from his sense of self, as does a growing understanding that the possibilities in his life are narrowing rather than expanding. And with this understanding of his own travails comes reflection on age-old questions around fate, coincidence, and making meaning of inexplicable misfortune. A devastating memoir that sheds urgent, bracingly honest light on both the taboos surrounding disability and the limits of medical science, Losing Music is refreshingly vulnerable and singularly illuminating?a story that will make listeners see their own lives anewIf blindness strikes--don't strike out: a lively look at living with a visual impairment
Par Margaret Smith. 1984
The author, blind since birth, has worked with the visually handicapped since completing her master's degree in journalism. Designed primarily…
to help blind people cope, the volume is crammed with anecdotes and information that offers the sighted a realistic glimpse into what it is like to live without sightDifferent kinds of minds: A guide to your brain
Par Temple Grandin. 2023
Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Katharine Johnson. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles,…
coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal thinkers who are good with language, and visual thinkers who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problemsFemmes sous emprise: les ressorts de la violence dans le couple
Par Marie-France Hirigoyen. 2005
Comment prévenir ou sortir de la violence conjugale ? A partir de nombreux témoignages, l'auteure, psychiatre, identifie les différents types…
de violences conjugales. Elle dresse une typologie des protagonistes, aussi bien des femmes victimes que des femmes ou hommes violents.Condamnés à l'espérance: testament spirituel
Par Jacques Lebreton. 2004
Jacques Lebreton fait le point sur sa vie et livre ses réflexions sur des questions humaines fondamentales et des thèmes…
spirituels. A l'âge de vingt ans, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une bombe le laisse aveugle et sans mains. Sa rencontre avec le Christ lui redonne espoir : il se marie, fonde une famille et devient l'un des premiers diacres permanents en France.Micah: la souffrance d'un père face au suicide de son fils
Par Claude Tremblay. 2001
Des anges canins
Par Marie-Claude Roy. 2011
" Ce livre contient plus d'une vingtaine de témoignages livrés par des personnes côtoyant constamment leur bête les faisant cheminer…
à travers leur vie marquée par la maladie. Qu'elles soient diabétiques, épileptiques, atteintes d'un cancer, d'une maladie mentale, autistes, sourdes, handicapées physiques ou aveugles, les histoires de ces personnes diffèrent évidemment les unes des autres, mais elles sont toutes vraies. Toutefois, elles ont toutes une chose en commun : une joie de vivre retrouvée grâce au soutien et à la présence d'un formidable ange canin... " -- 4e de couvLe cri de la mouette
Par Emmanuelle Laborit. 1994
Recollections, wrecks, and reflections: my journey from daylight through darkness and beyond
Par Edward Legge. 2022
A revealing chronicle of how a West Virginia youth managed to navigate his way through obstacles posed by life with…
limited vision and eventual total blindness to become successful, both personally and professionally. Describes the importance of a supportive family and special services in his journey, and relates how he transformed from an introvert to an extrovert, thanks to success in higher education and athletics. AdultTrust the dog: rebuilding lives through teamwork with man's best friend
Par Gerri Hirshey. 2010
True stories that explore the one of a kind union between people who are visually impaired and the guide dogs…
who become their steadfast partners. For fifty years, Fidelco has provided trained German Shepherds to more than 1200 men and women who have flourished with their help. The pairings are defined by devotion, intelligence, hard work, and most of all, trust. AdultBecoming citizens: family life and the politics of disability
Par Susan Schwartzenberg. 2005
Chronicles the lives of thirteen families in the Seattle area who raised children with developmental disabilities between 1940 and 1980.…
Describes the parents' efforts to find services for their children and how they lobbied to get Education for All legislation passed in the state. Adult. UnratedSigns of survival: a memoir of the Holocaust
Par Renée G Hartman. 2021
"Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable together. This is their true story. As Jews living in…
1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and the two sisters went on the run, desperate to find a safe place to hide. Eventually they, too, would be captured and taken to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Communicating in sign language and relying on each other for strength in the midst of illness, death, and starvation, Renee and Herta would have to fight to survive the darkest of times. This gripping memoir, told in a vivid oral history format, is a testament to the power of sisterhood and love, and now more than ever a reminder of how important it is to honor the past, and keep telling our own stories." -- Provided by publisherIluminando: al compás del silencio
Par Luis Felipe Passalacqua. 2020
"A book that takes us beyond any paradigm, dogma or charismatic authority, directing us towards an understanding of the pure…
Self. Between stories, inspiring reflections and revelations, we are immersed in a sea of possibilities for our evolution and freedom as people, as Souls. This interesting and unique compilation of ideas, narratives and affirmations takes us down shadowy paths, where we are encouraged to confront the learned and the intuitive, to visit ourselves without being sly. Luis Felipe, anxious to "see" new seeds germinate on the fertile surface of the conscience of all those who are not afraid to evolve, offers us several paths. His firm, palpable push invites us to explore with curiosity an infinite and permanent reality. A provocative invitation to enjoy his astonishing worldview and life perspective." -- Translation provided by NLSFighting for yes!: the story of disability rights activist Judith Heumann
Par Maryann Cocca-Leffler. 2022
"In the 1970s an important disability rights law--Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973--was waiting to be signed. Judy…
[Heumann] and other disability rights activists fought for YES! They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504--established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community--laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act." -- Provided by publisher"Conceived in the era of eugenics as a solution to what was termed the "problem of the feeble-minded," state-operated institutions…
subjected people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to a life of compulsory incarceration. One of nearly 300 such facilities in the United States, Pennhurst State School and Hospital was initially hailed as a "model institution" but was later revealed to be a nightmare, where medical experimentation and physical and psychological abuse were rampant. At its peak, more than 3,500 residents were confined at Pennhurst, supervised by a staff of fewer than 600. Using a blended narrative of essays and first-person accounts, this history of Pennhurst examines the institution from its founding during an age of Progressive reform to its present-day exploitation as a controversial Halloween attraction. In doing so, it traces a decades-long battle to reform the abhorrent school and hospital and reveals its role as a catalyst for the disability rights movement. Beginning in the 1950s, parent-advocates, social workers, and attorneys joined forces to challenge the dehumanizing conditions at Pennhurst. Their groundbreaking advocacy, accelerated in 1968 by the explosive televised exposé Suffer the Little Children, laid the foundation for lawsuits that transformed American jurisprudence and ended mass institutionalization in the United States. As a result, Pennhurst became a symbolic force in the disability civil rights movement in America and around the world. Extensively researched and featuring the stories of survivors, parents, and advocates, this compelling history will appeal both to those with connections to Pennhurst and to anyone interested in the history of institutionalization and the disability rights movement." -- Provided by publisherLes meilleurs articles de Bill: extraits du Grapevine
Par Bill W.. 1993
Une belle nouvelle édition de cinq des articles de Grapevine les plus puissants du co-fondateur des AA Bill W. partageant…
ses pensées sur la foi, la peur, l'honnêteté, l'humilité et l'amour. Cette édition comprend également "Pourquoi les alcooliques anonymes sont anonymes", article de Bill's Grapevine de janvier 1955.Réflexions de Bill: le mode de vie des A.A.
Par Bill W.. 1982
Le cofondateur des Alcooliques anonymes, Bill W., a une fois écrit que cet ensemble d’extraits de ses écrits avaient «…
pour but d’aider à la méditation individuelle et à stimuler la discussion au sein d’un groupe », et depuis sa publication en 1967, cet ouvrage a aidé des millions de membres des AA du monde entier. Des centaines de passages brefs – extraits du Gros Livre et autres publications des AA – abordent de thèmes tels que la gratitude, la spiritualité, l’acceptation, et d’autres thèmes essentiels à une vie sereine sans alcool. Avec un index classé par sujet, qui permet d’orienter les lecteurs vers les sujets qui les intéressent en particulier, le livre des Réflexions de Bill est une ressource facile d’utilisation pour trouver de l’inspiration, du réconfort, de l’humour, et un sens d’appartenance à ceux qui sont sur le chemin du rétablissement. Qu’ils cherchent à être éclairés sur un sujet spécifique ou qu’ils ouvrent le livre au hasard, les lecteurs trouveront qu’il y en a toujours plus à découvrir. Ces passages sont parfaits pour être discutés dans le cadre d’un groupe, ou pour la réflexion individuelle.