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L'aveugle aux mille destins ((Chronique).)
By Joe Jack. 2010
" L'aveugle aux mille destins est une tranche de vie haïtienne, une plongée dans l'histoire d'Haïti à travers l'itinéraire d'un…
aveugle. Joe Jack est un musicien de renom né aveugle aux Gonaïves en 1936. Il grandit dans un milieu où personne ne sait à l'époque ce qu'est un aveugle. Ses parents vont alors de pèlerinage en pèlerinage dans tous les recoins du pays, espérant rencontrer un Saint qui aurait pu aider leur fils à recouvrer la vue. Mais... c'était peine perdue. Joe Jack a tout misé sur l'éducation pour réussir sa vie. Après des études collégiales aux États-Unis, il revient dans son pays où il a enseigné l'anglais. Il s'accroche à la musique, qui est sa véritable passion. Crooner hors pair, Joe Jack a su charmer toute une génération d'amateurs de musique [...] " -- 4e de couv..Invisible? Impossible? Not ever!: biography of Jean-Paul Losier
By Edna Arseneault-McGrath. 2005
Acadian-born, fifth in a family of thirteen, and born blind, Jean-Paul Losier has overcome many obstacles to achieve success. Attaining…
Bachelors of Arts and Education degrees and a law degree, known as 'the man who knew the books by heart', Losier spent 24 years teaching while also cultivating the family farm. He is known as a tireless volunteer in his community and on behalf of the blind and deaf-blind, and as a man who is dedicated to the betterment of all mankind. 2005.L'histoire de Louis Braille (Ma petite vache a mal aux pattes ; #33)
By Danielle Vaillancourt. 2001
Une excellente biographie romancée de Louis Braille. Par son entêtement, sa détermination, son ingéniosité, cet homme a atteint son but…
et a permis aux aveugles de s'ouvrir au monde, d'élargir leur horizon. Tonique. Années 2-4. 2001.Entreprendre avec sa différence (Handivie)
By Jérôme Adam, Patrick Blanchet. 2006
L'histoire d'Endal, ou, Comment bien vivre grâce à l'amour d'un chien
By Gill Paul, Allen Parton, Sandra Parton, Christine Auché. 2010
" Un chien doté de capacités exceptionnelles a permis à Allen Parton de retrouver l'envie de vivre. Grièvement blessé à…
la guerre, cloué dans un fauteuil roulant, il ne reconnaissait ni sa femme ni ses enfants et s'exprimait avec difficulté. Commencent alors des mois de rééducation. Ce journal écrit à quatre mains raconte des années de souffrance, un couple qui se déchire et le désespoir d'Allen. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Endal : how one extraordinary dog brought a family back from the brink.Et la lumière fut
By Jacques Lusseyran. 1987
Un destin fabuleux, celui de Jacques Lusseyran, devenu aveugle à l'âge de sept ans et qui dès lors, va "renaître"…
à la vie. Son récit passionné, son écriture lumineuse, sa sensibilité extrême font littéralement vivre au lecteur cette redécouverte du monde, cette réappropriation de l'existence. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Lusseyran se retrouve à la tête d'une cellule de la Résistance ; fait prisonnier, il vivra les horreurs de Buchenwald. Après la guerre, il vivra aux État-Unis où il enseignera le français. Une vie exceptionnelle, un être remarquable. 1987.Planet of the blind
By Stephen Kuusisto. 1998
The author, legally blind since birth, has written an eloquent memoir about his struggles to overcome his shame of his…
"blind self" and succeed as a writer and academic. Kuusisto is currently director of student services at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a preeminent guide-dog school in New York. 1998.L'histoire d'une vie trop courte: une battante au pays de Lou Gherig
By Michèle Ouimet, Marie-Josée Duquette. 2015
" Ce livre parle d'un homme, Stephen, atteint de la maladie de Lou Gehrig, une maladie dégénérative où le patient…
meurt en toute lucidité, emmuré dans un corps paralysé. Écrit à quatre mains, Histoire d'une vie trop courte raconte la lutte de Stephen contre la mort à travers les yeux de sa femme, Marie-Josée, qui l'a accompagné jusqu'à la fin. Malgré tout. Car ce couple, qui s'est aimé puis détesté, a connu des déchirements. Après leur séparation, ils se sont livrés un combat féroce pour la garde de leur fille. Quand la maladie a bouleversé leurs vies, ils ont enterré la hache de guerre et attaché leurs vies pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Marie-Josée s'est battue non seulement contre la maladie, mais aussi contre les aberrations du système de santé américain. Au milieu de cette histoire tragique, leur fille de sept ans, Laurence, qui a vu son père dépérir de jour en jour. Un récit sans fard, presque brutal. Un puissant cocktail d'émotions. " -- 4e de couv.Paralympian: my autobiography
By Stephen Miller. 2008
Stephen Miller is one of Britain's most successful athletes. Record-breaking Stephen, who has Cerebral Palsy, has won three Paralympic gold…
medals, plus dozens of other international accolades in the club and discus events, and will endeavour to win more at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. A writer and poet, Stephen's inspirational autobiography tells of his struggles and triumphs. Strong language. 2008.Out of the whirlpool: a memoir of remorse and reconciliation
By Sue Wiygul Martin. 2013
The author has written a moving account of the rebuilding of her life after a desperate, impetuous act in her…
youth ended in blindness. Since that day, she has greeted the world with her trademark determination and humour, accepting each new day of challenge while squarely facing the issues attending her post-traumatic adjustment. Now, after more than thirty years of recovery and reconciliation with the past, Martin shares the simple truths of her journey. 2013.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
By Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.Out of sight
By Linda Tennent. 2012
An account of the author’s journey into blindness over six decades from a progressive eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (also…
known as tunnel vision). Focusses on the many challenges faced and the coping tools used, and can be read as a resource for both those facing vision loss and those who support them. 2012.Harmonie: l’inoubliable
By Lucie Malenfant. 2012
Perdre la vue est une des choses les plus terribles qui puisse arriver. Mais grâce à l’amour et au soutien…
de mon mari et de ma fille, j’ai appris à vivre avec mon handicap. Et grâce à Mira, j’ai eu la chance de rencontrer ma belle Harmonie. Plus qu’une compagne, Harmonie a été pour moi une véritable amie durant toutes ces années. 2012.Le crash et le défi, survivre (À vrai dire)
By Johanne De Montigny. 1985
29 mars, 1979. Un F-27 de Québécair quitte l'aéroport de L'Ancienne-Lorette à destination de Montréal. Une minute 48 seconds plus…
tard, c'est le crash. Bilan: 17 morts. Voici le récit bouleversant d'une des sept passagers qui ont eu la vie sauve. 1985.One and one make five
By Mary Evans. 1996
This remarkable story charts a lifetime of working with visually impaired and deafblind people. From adverse beginnings, without bitterness or…
regret, through childhood illness and war, Miss Evans recounts her training and subsequent work. Great emphasis is laid on working with noncommunicating, deafblind children, with help and guidance for parents and carers in achieving that exclusive first breakthrough and alleviating the problems of the elderly with acquired handicaps. 1996.On a clear day
By Alex MacCormick, David Blunkett. 1995
Born in 1947 in the slums of Sheffield, England, David Blunkett has never let blindness be more than an inconvenience…
to him, whether at university or in the British House of Commons as an MP. In this autobiography, he discusses his life, politics, and, most of all, his beloved guide dogs, Ruby, Offa, and Lucy. 1995.On sight and insight: a journey into the world of blindness
By John Martin Hull. 1997
In 1983, forced to accept total blindness, John Hull began to keep a cassette diary. In it he recorded his…
daily experiences, his thoughts and impressions. It offers a unique journey into the "other world" of blindness - a world where people have no faces, a world in which perception of sound, silence, time and space are dramatically transformed. He relates his interactions with other people, including his relationship with his young children and their growing understanding of his blindness. 1997.On my own: the journey continues
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.Oliver's twist: the life and times of an unapologetic newshound
By Craig Oliver. 2011
The only child of two alcoholics, Oliver spent his childhood and adolescence in the homes of strangers. A chance summer…
job with the local CBC station launched his broadcasting career, taking Oliver from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Ottawa, Washington, and Central America, and eventually to chief parliamentary correspondent for CTV News. At the same time, Oliver pursued a personal passion for Canada’s wilderness rivers, paddling some of the remotest waters in western and northern Canada with political and media figures such as Tim Kotcheff and Pierre Trudeau. Most surprising is the revelation that this comfortable television presenter has been legally blind for a decade. Includes strong language. c2011.