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The slate book: a guide to the slate and stylus
Par Jennifer Dunnam. 2000
Advocates the use of the slate and stylus as a means of taking braille notes before learning electronic methods. Provides…
suggestions and exercises to assist in becoming proficient in this skill, which is equivalent to writing with a pen or pencil. 2000Poetry, short stories, memoirs, essays, and a play selected from works by twenty-three authors. Many of the pieces express feelings…
about the writers' physical conditions, which range from congenital deafness to gradual hearing loss to hearing impairment. Includes brief biographical sketchesIn this sixteenth book in the Kernel series, National Federation of the Blind members continue to provide descriptions of living…
with blindness. NFB president Marc Maurer, who has taken over the series since the 1998 death of Kenneth Jernigan, tells of dealing with stereotypes during his first Christmas without his mentorLe petit poucet à roulettes
Par Mariette Jacquet. 2002
Benoît avance dans l'existence assis sur un fauteuil roulant. Enfant différent depuis sa naissance, même s'il ne sait pas très…
bien ni pourquoi ni comment, Benoît respire l'envie de vivre et d'aimer, de conquérir sa place sous le ciel. Une quête attachante que poursuit chaque petit d'homme mais qui, avec Benoît, prend une autre dimensionTo touch the untouchable dream
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1998
Eight essays by blind people who express their self-confidence in pursuing personal goals. A couple describe their trip to a…
South African game park. A social worker explains why she left a secure job for a riskier career as a writer. And a magazine editor relates why baking bread has been a longtime pleasureListening with my heart
Par Heather Whitestone-McCallum. 1997
The author tells of growing up deaf after a childhood illness and dreaming first of being a dancer and then…
of being a beauty pageant winner. Crowned Miss America in 1995, Whitestone became the first victor with a disability. She tells of her belief that she is following God's plan and describes the five guiding principles that helped her find successPlus aucun enfant autochtone arraché: pour en finir avec le colonialisme médical canadien (Futur proche)
Par Samir Shaheen-Hussain. 2020
Shaheen-Hussain documente ici la violence médicale infligée aux enfants autochtones et leurs familles. Il se penche sur la pratique qui…
interdisait l'accompagnement parental lors d'évacuations aéromédicales, laquelle affectait de façon disproportionnée les Autochtones. L'auteur y lance cet appel: il est impératif d'éliminer les impacts des politiques racistes et coloniales sur les déterminants sociaux de la santé, de décoloniser la pratique médicale et de soutenir les luttes d'autodétermination des peuples autochtones. Il s'agit de conditions préalables essentielles à toute réconciliation authentiqueOn my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), Alexander…
describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For grades 6-9 and older readersReflecting 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. 1986Child of the silent night
Par Edith Hunter. 1963
A biography of Laura Bridgman, born in 1829, blind, deaf, and mute from having scarlet fever at age two. Describes…
her early years at home and the decision to send her to the Perkins Institute, where Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe taught her to communicate. For grades 4-7. 1963A 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 Sullivan