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Oh, wow!
2000
In this collection of personal accounts, members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss the importance of being given…
the opportunity to try, as well as the value of training and belief. In the title article Maurer discusses how key it is to recognize the significance of small triumphs and successes. 2000An account of Helen Keller's public speaking, concentrating on the characteristics, effectiveness, and broad range of topics of her speeches.…
Observes that, although sightless and deaf, she learned to communicate effectively, inspiring others with her "vision of a better tomorrow." Provides a chronology of her discourse. 1998Explorers with disabilities program helps
Par Boy Scouts of America. 1994
Provides a variety of programs and activities for the scout leader in an effort to include young adults with disabilities…
in the Exploring program, which includes both men and women from ages fourteen through twenty. Companion to Scouting for the Physically Handicapped (RC 9429). 1994Sight unseen
Par Georgina Kleege. 1999
Kleege was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of eleven and learned coping mechanisms. In eight essays she describes…
her experiences as well as the cultural aspects of blindness in language, film, and literature. As an author and professor, Kleege outlines the reading process and her delight in learning braille later in lifeEssays by leading philosophers, legal scholars, and political theorists--many with backgrounds in bioethics or in disability studies--examine critical issues concerning…
the conceptual, philosophical, political, and legal foundations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990. 2000My sense of silence: memoirs of a childhood with deafness
Par Lennard Davis. 2000
Memoir of a baby boomer who was raised in a working-class Bronx neighborhood by immigrant Jewish parents who were deaf.…
Davis describes communicating in sign language before he could speak, recalls family relationships that included a much older brother, and assesses the advantages and problems inherent in his childhood. 2000Louis Braille: inventor
Par Jennifer Bryant. 1994
Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…
read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. For grades 5-8 and older readersLa mémoire des mots: Alice au pays de l'Alzheimer
Par Jacques Boulerice. 2008
"Ce livre raconte l'aventure unique d'une femme qui fait un pied de nez à l'oubli et à l'Alzheimer. Pendant plus…
de dix ans, elle élabore une stratégie instinctive et passionnée pour s'accrocher à la joie d'être présente en dépit de tout. Alors que le cortège des atteintes de la démence l'entraîne vers le silence, elle jalonne ses jours de réflexions lumineuses sur l'enfance, l'amour, la vieillesse, la folie, le réel et l'imaginaire, la maladie, le désespoir et la sérénité. Tout est noté. Tout est rapporté fidèlement. À travers ses égarements, cette maman autodidacte apprend à son fils écrivain quelque chose d'essentiel sur le pouvoir des mots et sur le métier de vieillir. "En 1999, je commençais à prendre des notes à partir des propos de ma mère qui perdait de plus en plus ses repères. Au départ, je savais que sa vie allait lentement se vider d'elle-même. C'est un terrible chemin de croix. Mais je ne devinais en rien la profonde et salutaire communion qui nous attendait. Tout ce qui reste n'est pas destiné au vide ou à loubli?" -- 4e de couvJourney through heartsongs
Par Mattie Stepanek. 2001
This second collection of poems expands on the themes of faith and hope found in Heartsongs (RC 53296, BR 13761).…
In "I Could... If They Would," Mattie shares his dreams of what he would do if a cure were discovered for his rare disease. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Planet of the blind
Par Stephen Kuusisto. 1998
Although legally blind since birth, Kuusisto passed as sighted for more than thirty years. He describes his refracted visual perceptions…
and how pretending to see actually interfered with his participation in the sighted world. Then, by using a white cane and, eventually, a guide dog, he experienced new acceptance and mobility. Some descriptions of sex and some strong languageThe miracle worker: a play for television
Par William Gibson. 1957
Depicts the beginning of the lifelong relationship between deaf and blind Helen Keller and her tutor, Annie Sullivan. When Annie…
arrives at the Keller household, she finds a spoiled, fractious child who cannot communicate. Annie teaches Helen to finger spell and searches for a way to show her what different words mean. 1956Mon enfant est différent (Les enfants du fleuve)
Par Marielle Lachenal. 2000
L'auteur donne la parole aux enfants "différents". Ce livre est le résultat d'un travail considérable à partir de témoignages vécus,…
classés ensuite par grands thèmes. Marielle Lachenal est médecin, mère de six enfants dont le dernier a un handicap mental. Comme parent, elle témoigne, comme médecin elle a voulu comprendre et analyser. [SDMAgainst the pollution of the I: selected writings of Jacques Lusseyran
Par Jacques Lusseyran. 1999
Six biographical essays explore the nature of blindness and attitudes toward it. Lusseyran's "I" refers to an inner light, or…
"radiance," that he discovered after losing his eyesight at age eight. Describes incarceration and survival in Buchenwald; suggests that "disabilities, losses, griefs, and failings" are gifts that can lead to joy. 1999In this companion to Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students (RC 30434, BR 8036),…
the authors provide sample exercises for teaching cane travel to students from preschool through high school. Covers general techniques as well as specifics for outdoor travel and use of public transportation. 1998Des larmes dans l'ombre: l'histoire d'une agression sexuelle (Collection Cas Vecu)
Par Nathalie Hébert. 1998
Une jeune femme témoigne sur les violences sexuelles subies durant son enfance. Placée à six ans dans une famille d'accueil,…
on abusera d'elle pendant deux ans. Plus tard, adolescente, elle sombrera dans la toxicomanie. Ce n'est qu'après une longue thérapie qu'elle confrontera son agresseur et le fera condamner en cour criminelle. [SDMBravo! Miss Brown: a world without sight and sound
Par Joan Mactavish. 2001
Biography of Mae Brown (1935-1973), who was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from a Canadian university and a counselor…
at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Her college tutor chronicles Brown's family, education, social and professional life, and triumphs and disappointments. 2000Collection of Dr. Jernigan's writings composed mostly during the 1990s. Includes numerous speeches and excerpts from the Kernel Books. In…
an introduction, Marc Maurer, of the National Federation of the Blind, describes Jernigan as a man who "changed the lives of blind people through his example and inspiration."A matter of dignity: changing the lives of the disabled
Par Andrew Potok. 2002
The author of Ordinary Daylight (RC 16674) portrays activists, technicians, health professionals, and others working to improve the everyday lives…
of people with disabilities through technological progress or advances in public policy and awareness. Potok discusses independence, quality of life, and dignity, relating these issues to his own experience with retinitis pigmentosa. 2002La cité de la Joie
Par Dominique Lapierre. 1985
Reportage sur l'action entreprise par un prêtre français, un médecin américain, une infirmière et un tireur de pousse-pousse, dans un…
quartier de Calcutta pour soigner et aider ceux qui en ont besoin. [SDMLe mal de vivre: histoires de renaissances
Par Luc-Christophe Guillerm. 2007
"[...] Comment redonner espoir et goût à la vie ? À travers de nombreux témoignages de personnes suicidaires, deux psychiatres…
nous donnent leurs conseils pour mieux comprendre, mieux écouter et mieux aider. Parce qu'une réponse adaptée peut contribuer à une véritable renaissance". -- 4e de couv