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Eyes at my feet
By Jessie Hickford. 1973
The author thought life had come to an end when she lost her sight at the age of fifty. Then…
she met Prudence, her guide dog, and life once again became full and happy. 1973.Blind to misfortune: a story of great courage in the face of adversity
By Bill Griffiths, Hugh Popham. 1989
Bill Griffiths lost both hands and both eyes when he was a prisoner of the Japanese in Java in 1942.…
Here he relates the story of how he overcame his tragedy, helped by the care and devotion of his wife, Alice. 1989.Keep in touch
By Graeme Edwards. 1942
As I see it
By Judy Taylor. 1989
Determined not to let her blindness prevent her living life to the full, and assured of her independence by her…
devoted guide dogs, Judy Taylor trained as a teacher and successfully taught sighted children in local secondary schools. She married and raised two sons. In 1987, an operation restored 25 per cent of normal vision, and she saw her husband and sons for the first time. 1989.Now I see
By Charley Boswell, Curtis Anders. 1969
Boswell tells the story of his life, beginning with being blinded in 1944 and abandoning his hopes for a baseball…
career. After painful readjustment, he went on to become a successful businessman, father of three children, and National Blind Golf Champion. Boswell's account is based on his conviction that "lives frustrated by physical misfortune can be turned into new directions by new interests." 1969.Native peoples (Discovering Canada)
By Robert Livesey. 1993
Who were the original native peoples who lived in what is now Canada? Where and how did they live? What…
were their legends and myths, heroes and gods? The authors move from east to west, providing the history and folklore of seven native nations. Activities and a crossword puzzle are included. Grades 5-8. 1993. (Discovering Canada series)Emma forever
By Sheila Hocken. 1990
Since regaining her sight in 1975, Sheila Hocken has been training difficult dogs. Here, she describes her canine family: Boris…
the overly-affectionate Rottweiler, Oscar the victim of a road accident and Katy who tussles with a bean-bag. 1990.Changing eyes, changing lives
By Mildred H Marshall. 1990
Child of the silent night: by Edith Fisher Hunter
By Edith Fisher Hunter. 1963
No compromise: the story of Colonel Baker and the CNIB
By Marjorie Wilkins Campbell. 1965
None so blind
By Bernice Clifton. 1962
Journey out of darkness
By Marie Bell McCoy. 1973
In simple, practical terms the author tells of the sudden and complete loss of her sight in middle age, and…
how despair gradually yielded to determination. Now competent and self-reliant in many ways, she places full emphasis on the spiritual gains which helped to counterbalance her physical loss. 1963.Girl and five brave horses
By Sonora Carver, Elizabeth Land. 1961
A daring young woman whose unusual profession consists of diving on horseback from a high tower into a tank is…
blinded in an unfortunate dive. Mastering her affliction, she continues her daredevil act with her audience unaware that she cannot see. 1961.Si tu voyais ce que j'entends
By Tom Sullivan, Derek L. T Gill, Jacque Lee. 1976
Temoins de l'invisible
By Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Une suite et un complément au témoignage autobiographique de l'auteur plusieurs fois réédité depuis 1966: "Sans yeux et sans mains"…
(FD01381), où celui-ci raconte son engagement chrétien et syndical, malgré ses handicaps physiques. Le présent livre fait état des conférences prononcées, des problèmes et des débats impliquant des handicapés, de son cheminement vers le diaconat et du "ministère" qu'il exerce. 1985.Sans yeux et sans mains
By Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Un soldat français, dans le désert de Lybie, après la bataille d'El-Alamein. Une grenade éclate dans ses mains. L'accident le…
laisse presque mort. Il vivra, mais il n'a plus d'yeux et plus de mains. Ce livre est son histoire, une longue confidence, franche, abrupte, pudique. 1985.Undefeated
By Lin Berwick. 1980
The author, who has cerebral palsy, is also blind. Andrew Cruikshank in a foreword writes: "Through all her troubles her…
mind had been clear and adventurous, driving her to experiences which her body could not fully satisfy: as for instance playing the flute with inhibited fingers that were not sinuous enough. But through it all confidence in her own mind supplied a courage to keep her constantly striving towards others to enrich life through sharing and affection. Now she has to put her experiences down modestly and simply; there is no self-pity here, the pain is endured, the stupidity of the world is accepted, but it is not allowed to impinge on the openness and clarity of her mind with rich awareness of values." 1980.The story of my life
By Helen Keller. 1988
At the age of 20, deaf/blind Helen Keller wrote this account of her education, which turned a neglected, ignorant child…
into a thinking, responsive person. Followed by "Midstream : my later life". (Reissue). 1998.The light in the night
By Nadine Mackenzie. 1981
The kingdom within
By Genevieve Caulfield. 1968
Blind since infancy, the author nevertheless travelled to Japan to aid blind people there, opened a school in Bangkok, and…
set up a national program for the blind in Vietnam. 1968.