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Kenneth Jernigan: the master, the mission, the movement
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1999
Collection 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." 1999.Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares and describes 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired. Her book also…
contains recipes from cookbooks such as "The New Basics Cookbook," "Moosewood Cookbook," and "Country Gourmet Cookbook". 1998.Like cats and dogs
By 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 people. c1997.A guide to guide dog schools
By Toni Eames, Edwin Eames. 1986
A resource for blind individuals considering partnership with guide dogs. Following an overview of considerations about acquiring a guide dog,…
including the costs and benefits of having a guide dog, the book lists seventeen training programs, describing each school in detail. 1986.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.The elephant in the room: for teens with visual impairments
By Kristie Smith-Armand. 2007
Written specifically for teenagers who are blind or visually impaired, Smith-Armand addresses the problems they face and offers strategies and…
solutions. Topics include friendship, a sense of humor, dating and popularity, imagination, self-advocacy, and careers. For junior high and older readers. c2007.Speaking volumes: a magical history tour
By Wanda C Fitzgerald, Sean Peever. 2006
A magical tour of the CNIB Library on its 100th birthday, taken by Edgar Robinson, founder of the original Library…
for the Blind, and his wife Marion. Text of the play presented by the Glenvale Players, at a 2006 CNIB celebration recognizing 100 years of library services for Canadians living with vision loss. 2006.Wall-to-wall thanksgiving
By Kenneth. Ed Jernigan. 1997
Ten 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 England. c1997.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 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.Standing on one foot
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1994
Nine essays by blind adults relating experiences regarding their blindness. Kenneth Jernigan writes about the pitfalls of social conditioning and…
of accepting the public's mistaken ideas of a blind person's limitations. Marc Maurer describes becoming a father for the first time, and Gwen Nelson offers her experience as a juror. 1994.Paroles aveugles: les mots, les yeux, la peau
By Carl Havelange. 2006
Textes réunis, édités et illustrés par Carl Havelange pour le spectacle créé à l'occasion du colloque international "VOIR [barré]. La…
peinture dans le noir", le 1er juin 2007, dans la salle Rubens des Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, à Bruxelles. 2006.Père Jacques Ouellette & Père Roland Campbell, clercs de Saint-Viateur
By Roger Brousseau. 1990
Voici une brève biographie des Pères Jacques Ouellette et Roland Campbell, Clercs de Saint-Viateur. On relate ici l'enfance, la vocation,…
les années de formation, ainsi que le précieux travail des deux hommes; particulièrement les nombreuses années de dévouement passées auprès des handicapés visuels et des aveugles. 1990.One is fun: guidelines for better braille literacy
By Marjorie Troughton. 1992
The world under my fingers: personal reflections on braille
By Barbara Pierce. 1995
Aimed at convincing parents of children with low vision to expose them to braille. Firsthand accounts of people who have…
either depended on braille all of their lives or who were denied braille instruction and "have paid the price of that neglect for years." A contributor explains that reading print is like listening to a distant radio station with static, while reading braille is like sitting in a symphony hall. 1995.Buddy, the first seeing eye dog
By Eva Moore. 1996
Morris Frank, a blind man, traveled to Switzerland in the 1920s to train with his first guide dog, Buddy, a…
German shepherd. After learning to work together, Morris and Buddy went to the United States to teach other blind people about Seeing Eye dogs. For grades 2-4. 1996.Speaking volumes: a magical history tour
By Wanda C Fitzgerald. 2006
A magical tour of the CNIB Library on its 100th birthday, taken by Edgar Robinson, founder of the original Library…
for the Blind, and his wife Marion. Text of the play presented by the Glenvale Players, at a 2006 CNIB celebration recognizing 100 years of library services for Canadians living with vision loss. Comes with the play's programme. 2006.Until we have no tomorrows: "Dottie"
By Patricia Brudenell. 1999
Library services for visually impaired people: a manual of best practice
By Ed Hopkins Linda. 2000
Premier regard (Points.)
By Oliver Sacks, Christian Cler. 1999