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This 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 languageHeartsongs
Par Mattie Stepanek. 2001
A collection of poems by a boy who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He expresses his belief in…
celebrating the gifts of life every day and encourages everyone to listen to the special song inside his or her heart. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Personne 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 couvRemember laughter: a life of James Thurber
Par Neil Grauer. 1994
Biography of the twentieth-century American humorist best known for his stories and cartoons featured in the New Yorker in the…
1930s and 1940s. Thurber, who published most of his writing after the onset of blindness in the early 1940s, was renowned for such works as My Life and Hard Times (RC 21038) and Thurber Carnival (RC 18374). Some strong languageFriendships in the dark: a blind woman's story of the people and pets who light up her world
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1996
Totally blind since birth, the author tells of growing up on a small Virginia farm and going away to a…
residential school with her older sister, who is also blind, and becoming a church organist. She describes in loving detail the animals and other friends she meets along the wayTen short stories by National Federation of the Blind members focusing on how they have overcome difficulties they faced growing…
up and how their views on these problems changed as they grew older. The title story tells how Barbara Pierce handled a Thanksgiving celebration in EnglandOut of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
Par Russell Freedman. 1997
Louis Braille accidentally blinded himself with one of his father's tools when he was three years old. In 1819, at…
the age of ten, Braille began attending the Royal National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, where, by the age of fifteen, he had developed a system of raised dots for reading and writing that is now used worldwide by blind people. For grades 4-7 and older readersLike cats and dogs
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1997
The nine stories in this collection describe ways in which blind people often learn to live comfortably in their environment,…
emphasizing harmony and friendship with one's surroundings, rather than misunderstanding and frustration. Eight of the selections are written by blind peopleThe seeing glass: a memoir
Par Jacquelin Gorman. 1997
When the author temporarily loses sight--one eye at a time--she retreats to her bedroom and memories of her late autistic…
brother, Robin. In alternating chapters she tells of her experience with blindness and the story of RobinThe 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 AudioUnderstanding Cub Scouts with disabilities
Par Boy Scouts of America. 1975
A guide for helping Cub Scout leaders incorporate boys with disabilities into the Cub Scouting program. Explains various types of…
disabilities and suggests particular adaptations of Cub Scout activities to increase participation, success, and enjoyment for boys with special needsNine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes aloneBraille books, 1995-1996
Par Library Of Congress. 1994
A catalog of braille books produced during 1995 and 1996 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically…
Handicapped. Separate sections list fiction and nonfiction subject categories. Young adult books are also included