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By Gordon D Fee, Douglas K Stuart. 2002
By Kathryn Evans. 2007
Kathy Evans and her partner had spent months agonising over whether to have a third child, then, at thirty-five, Kathy…
decided it would be now or never. When Caoimhe (pronounced Keeva) was born there was nothing to suggest anything was wrong. The following day a midwife baldly told Kathy her baby had Down syndrome. Tuesday's Child tells of Kathy's journey through shock, anger and grief to, ultimately, a kind of acceptance. From the bombshell of diagnosis - the defining moment that was to reshape her life - she charts her initial obsession with 'Why?', the impact on the family, the often hurtful, ignorant responses of strangers (and friends), and, most importantly of all, the battle to reclaim Caoimhe as an individual, not just a 'Downs child'. When Kathy wrote what was to become an award-winning series of articles about Caoimhe, she was inundated with responses - not just from other parents of disabled children but also from parents-to-be, relatives, teachers, doctors and many others who urged her to keep writing because they wanted to know more. The result is a moving account of life with Caoimhe that goes beyond memoir to highlight society's attitudes to difference and the ongoing ethical debate about genetics, as well as examining the minefield that is prenatal testing.By Colleen Ashby. 2021
By David Hume, Peter R Murray. 2021
Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected.…
‘I do not wake in the morning and regret I’m blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life’. To date that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques, facing business collapse, sailing ocean races and through much of it being the lead singer in popular bands. If you enjoy a short biography that inspires, saddens, cheers and sticks in your memory then don’t put aside Blind without Barriers.By Fiona Murphy. 2021
Fiona Murphy's memoir about being deaf is a revelation. Secrets are heavy, burdensome things. Imagine carrying a secret that if…
exposed could jeopardise your chances of securing a job and make you a social outcast. Fiona Murphy kept her deafness a secret for over twenty-five years. But then, desperate to hold onto a career she'd worked hard to pursue, she tried hearing aids. Shocked by how the world sounded, she vowed never to wear them again. After an accident to her hand, she discovered that sign language could change her life, and that Deaf culture could be part of her identity. Just as Fiona thought she was beginning to truly accept her body, she was diagnosed with a rare condition that causes the bones of the ears to harden. She was steadily losing her residual hearing. The news left her reeling. Blending memoir with observations on the healthcare industry, The Shape of Sound is a story about the corrosive power of secrets, stigma and shame, and how deaf experiences and disability are shaped by economics, social policy, medicine and societal expectations. This is the story of how Fiona learns to listen to her body.