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Blind justice: Jacobus tenBroek and the vision of equality
By Floyd W Matson. 2005
Biography of the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, written by friend and collaborator Matson. Tells how tenBroek…
(1911-1968), blinded at age seven, obtained a law degree and became an advocate not only for blind people but for people with disabilities, poor people, and other minority groups. 2005.Crashing through: the extraordinary true story of the man who dared to see
By Robert Kurson. 2008
Award-winning author profiles Michael May (born 1953), who was blinded at age three and later became a champion skier, CIA…
analyst, and entrepreneur. Relates May's internal conflict over whether to undergo a revolutionary stem-cell procedure and a cornea transplant to restore his sight. 2007.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.Her special vision: a biography of Jean Little (Contemporary Canadian biographies)
By Barbara Greenwood, Audrey McKim. 1987
As a young girl, Jean Little was teased by the other children because of her visual impairment. Today, Jean is…
the award-winning author of over a dozen books for children. Grades 5-8. Grade I braille. 1987.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 womanly art of breastfeeding
By Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman. 2010
Breastfeeding is a normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Now the La Leche League’s classic guide has…
been updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from its nursing advice, stories, and information - from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. c2010.Periods (H wise guides)
By Charlotte Owen. 1995
Based on current research and endorsed by the Brook Advisory Centre, this book covers everything a girl needs to know…
about periods. Written by the agony aunt of "19" magazine, it contains practical information and real-life quotes. It also includes a list of useful addresses.Things no longer there: a memoir of losing sight and finding vision
By Susan Krieger. 2005
Krieger, a sociologist and writer who is also losing her vision to a rare eye disease, goes bird watching in…
New Mexico, learns to use a white cane, revisits an old love, and returns to the summer camp of her youth, while reflecting on the nature of blindness and sight. She explains that that while outer landscapes may change, the inner visions persist, giving meaning and jarring the senses with a very different picture from what appears before the eyes. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.The windhorse
By Elaine Brook, Julie Donnelly. 1986
Julie Donnelly has been blind since the age of eight - the result of glaucoma. She is a switchboard operator…
in a London bank and travels to and from work with her yellow Labrador guide dog, Bruno, her first release from the prison of blindness. She met Elaine Brook, an experienced mountaineer, and her horizons took another great leap. After learning to climb in this country they began to plan the impossible: the trek, in winter, to the 18,000 foot summit of Kala Patthar. 1986.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.The puzzle of sex
By Peter Vardy. 1997
Exploring where sex, God and religion meet, this book asks whether there is a clear teaching in the Church and…
the Bible about how we should behave sexually. It also considers whether these are matters over which the modern church is out of touch and has no business ruling on.Work. pump. repeat: the new mom's survival guide to breastfeeding and going back to work
By Jessica Shortall. 2017
Meet the frenemy of every working, breastfeeding mother: the breast pump. In this practical, relatable, and humorous guide, Shortall shares…
the nitty-gritty basics of surviving the working world as a breastfeeding mother and gives women moral support for dealing with the stress and guilt that come with juggling working and breastfeeding. 2017.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.Whoa, baby! What just happened?: what nobody tells you about the postpartum year
By Laura Moser, Kelly Rowland, Tristan Bickman. 2017
When multi-million-selling vocalist and actress Kelly Rowland gave birth to her son Titan in November 2014, it was love at…
first sight. But Rowland was also a little freaked out about what had just happened to her body, as well as by many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. Dr. Tristan Bickman, Rowland's OB/GYN for the last 14 years, was there, day and night, to answer every single question that popped into her head. Dr. Bickman provided Rowland with the reassurance she needed, telling her that in the months after a woman gives birth, nothing is exactly strange--but nothing is necessarily normal, either. Rowland and Dr. Bickman team up to cover everything a new mom needs to know: the gross physical stuff; the hormonal and emotional stuff; and the just plain weird stuff. 2017.What's going on down there?: answers to questions boys find hard to ask
By Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava Castro. 1998
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information…
about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.What one sees without eyes: selected writings of Jacques Lusseyran
By Jacques Lusseyran. 1999
In this collection of writings, the author tells of experiencing 'light in myself' as a spiritual gift of love. He…
examines the value of 'seeing' for both blind and sighted people, and explores the nature of inner space that we call 'I'. In two short memoirs, he recalls encounters in the death camps which inspired and strengthened him to find an inner response to an outer hell. 1999.What to look for in winter: a memoir in blindness
By Candia McWilliam. 2010
Candia McWilliam had just joined the judging panel of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2006 when she started…
to lose her sight. The gradual onset of blindness seemed like an assault especially tailored for someone whose life consisted of reading and writing. At first she could only dictate, and the unfamiliar process unblocked a flow of memory and association concerning her childhood in Edinburgh, her mother's suicide, her teenage escape into another identity, finding and losing bearings in Cambridge and London, her marriages, her children and, stalking all these, her increasing alcoholism. Strong language. 2010.Votre grossesse au jour le jour: toutes les étapes, de la conception à la naissance
By Lesley Regan, Régine Cavallaro, Anne Trager, Fabrice Neuman. 2006
Avoir un enfant est sans aucun doute l'un des plus importants moments d'une vie. Pour s'assurer de vivre cette période…
dans le calme et la sérénité, voici un indispensable outil renfermant toutes les informations nécessaires, de la conception à la vie après l'accouchement, en passant par toutes les étapes de l'accouchement. Comprenant les toutes dernières mises à jour de la législation québécoise en matière de maternité, ce livre pratique est le plus complet qui soit. 2006. Titre uniforme: Pregnancy week by week.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.