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To love this life: quotations
By Helen Keller. 2000
Quotations from speeches, letters, articles, and interviews by the author, lecturer, and humanitarian who became deaf-blind at nineteen months of…
age. Topics include the senses, faith, women in society, human nature, war and peace, education, happiness, friendship and love, and triumph over adversity. Includes a chronology of Keller's life from 1880 to 1968. 2000.Veterans with a vision: Canada's war blinded in peace and war (Studies in Canadian military history,)
By Serge Marc Durflinger. 2010
A history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of…
War Blinded. Durflinger details the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping, and describes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. Captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community, and highlights the impact made by the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens. 2010.For the benefit of those who see: dispatches from the world of the blind
By Rosemary Mahoney. 2014
In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's 'The Island of the Colorblind', Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders,…
the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. 2014.Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy : a tribute by the foster-child of her mind
By Helen Keller. 1985
Deaf-blind Helen Keller tells of her early years with Anne Sullivan, the Irish immigrant girl who became her teacher-companion. She…
also describes her years at Radcliffe, Anne's marriage to John Macy, and their work together for the blind. 1985.The mind's eye
By Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.Triumph over darkness: the life of Louis Braille
By Lennard Bickel. 1988
Bickel tells the life of Louis Braille, creator of the code of raised dots which allows the blind to read…
and write. He tells of how Braille was blinded in an accident, and how he began to work on his tactile system of writing. He also describes the difficulties Braille faced in the initial lack of acceptance of the code by those who refused to recognize a system not based on the shapes of the print alphabet. 1988.Collins primary dictionary
By Evelyn Goldsmith, Ginny Lapage. 1995
Wings of courage: a lifetime of triumph over adversity
By Neil R Hamilton. 2000
Hamilton, a long-time employee of the CNIB, recalls growing up in Saskatchewan and his time as a pilot and instructor…
in World War Two. After losing most of his sight in the war Hamilton returned to Canada to recuperate and to adjust to his visual impairment. Through his work with the CNIB he became an inspiration to several generations of blind and visually impaired Canadians.Votre santé visuelle: on peut faire plus!
By Deborah Gold, Terri Hulett. 2007
Ce guide est destiné à tous les Canadiens qui désirent obtenir des renseignements sur la santé visuelle et les principales…
causes de perte de vision liées à l'âge. Il vise aussi à diminuer les sentiments de frustration, d'anxiété, de peur et de tristesse qu'éprouvent souvent les personnes qui doivent apprendre à vivre avec une perte de vision. Ce guide peut aussi servir aux membres de la famille, aux amis, aux soignants et aux aidants naturels. 2007.Voir avec les yeux du coeur: témoignage
By Réginald Arseneau. 1994
Témoignage émouvant d'un homme qui a perdu la vue à la suite d'une longue maladie progressive appelée "rétinite pigmentaire". Dans…
cet ouvrage, il raconte ses luttes de tous les instants pour se faire valoir comme un individu à part entière vivant en société. 1994.Voir l'invisible, réaliser l'impossible: biographie de Jean-Paul Losier
By Edna Arseneault-McGrath. 2004
La valeur d'une personne ne se mesure pas à son degré de vision mais plutôt par l'oeuvre qu'elle a accomplie.…
Et l'oeuvre de Jean-Paul Losier, un non-voyant, est impressionnante. Fils d'Acadie, cinquième d'une famille de treize enfants, Jean-Paul a surmonté tous les obstacles et ils étaient légions. Bachelier en arts et en education, avocat, 'l'homme qui savait les livres par coeur' a aussi enseigné 24 années à des voyants. Pendant toutes ces années, Jean-Paul a cultivé la terre familiale avec audace, fierté et un success croissant. Intelligence hors du commun, esprit analytique, influent mais discret et sans prétention, le rayonnement et l'importance de ce philanthrope ne se résument pas qu'aux non-voyants, à l'I.N.C.A. ou aux Acadiens. 2004.Vedi (Continents of exile. #3.)
By Ved Mehta. 1982
Blinded by meningitis, Vedi is sent to be educated in an Indian orphanage for the blind at the age of…
five. This premature separation from his rich parents, coupled with his survival amongst the blind former street urchins teaches Vedi self-reliance, giving him the basis for a meaningful life. 1982.Va dire à mes amis
By Rose Rioux-Durette. 1990
Une jeune aveugle dans la France du 19e siècle
By Zina Weygand, Catherine Kudlick, Thérèse-Adèle Husson. 2005
Lorsque la jeune Adèle commença à dicter ses Réflexions sur la condition des aveugles en 1825, elle n'était probablement pas…
consciente d'accomplir un acte révolutionnaire. Et pourtant ! Femme et aveugle dans la société oppressive du XIXème siècle, elle nous livre là un témoignage qui interroge notre vision du passé, nos hiérarchies sociales, nos valeurs, les notions modernes de citoyenneté, les relations entre individu et sensorialité. 2004.Understanding low vision
By Randall T Jose. 1983
A thorough review that covers fundamentals, assessment, clinical services, training and instructional services, and future directions. The author establishes a…
framework for understanding the impact of low vision on functioning, learning, and psychosocial status. Special sections contain chapters, reports, technical materials, curriculum guides, resources, and questionnaires by experts from 21 areas. 1983.Touching the rock: an experience of blindness
By John M Hull. 1990
In 1983 John Hull, a lecturer at Birmingham University, was forced to accept that he was blind. This book tells…
of his exploration of the "other world" of blindness. He reveals how every human experience, eating and lovemaking, playing with children and buying drinks in the University bar, is transformed. 1990.Tom & Bear: the training of a guide dog team
By Richard B McPhee. 1981
A day-to-day description of the training of 12 guide dogs and their masters at Guiding Eyes for the Blind in…
Yorktown Heights, New York. Useful to readers of any age who are interested in obtaining a guide dog. Grades 5-8. 1981.The world through blunted sight: an inquiry into the influence of defective vision on art and character (New aspects of art)
By Patrick D Trevor-Roper. 1970
Discusses the effect of various visual disorders upon personality and the visual arts. Each type of eye ailment is explained…
and related to examples from the work of famous artists. 1970.