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Guide pratique du malvoyant: mieux vivre son handicap
By Françoise Bosano. 2007
Ce Guide s'adresse à toutes les personnes qui se trouvent confrontées à la perte de la vision mais aussi à…
leur entourage. Les aider à faire face au handicap dans la vie quotidienne, à mieux vivre avec eux-mêmes et les autres : tels sont les objectifs de ce Guide. Il fourmille d'exemples pratiques, d'idées et de solutions concrètes, présentés par ordre alphabétique. 2007.All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Jill's leading ladies: the story of Jill's six guide dogs
By Jill Allen-King. 2012
Following close on the heels of Jill Allen-King's autobiography, 'Just Jill', this is a tribute to her trusted four-legged friends,…
who have given her companionship, instilled her with confidence, and guided her safely in both her personal life and in her incredibly important voluntary work throughout the UK. 2012.Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
By Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.Beginnings and blueprints (A kernel Bk. #Vol. 11)
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.Harnessing thought: the guide dog : a thinking animal with a skilful mind
By Bruce Johnston. 1995
This book presents a detailed explanation of dog behaviour and psychology, and how dogs can be educated to become skilled…
performers with adaptable and skilful minds, not merely well-conditioned and mechanistic robots. The traditional belief that animals were quite incapable of thinking or of making conscious decisions about alternative courses of decision is a dogma now contended; this book explains how a dog's conscious awareness replicates exactly the thought processes of the human brain. 1995.Guiding stars
By Peter Ireson. 1993
A selection of writings, recollections and images chosen to convey some of the joys and anxieties, achievements and disappointments experienced…
by the generations of people who have either used guide dogs or helped to provide them. 1993.An Iranian odyssey
By Gohar Kordi. 1991
Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four she became blind. The…
book chronicles her childhood in the country, the family's move to Teheran and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at university. 1991.Journey to independence: blindness, the Canadian story
By Euclid J Herie. 2005
Explores the history of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) - from the men who crafted its charter…
to the people who have made it a successful organization. Established in 1918, this organization has guided blind people out of a time of poverty and abuse, bringing them the same rights and freedoms as all Canadians. Millions of Canadians have been touched by the services it provides and by its message of hope. 2005.This book shows how cultural, economic and moral prejudice locked blind people into frustrating mechanical labour and denied them their…
full humanity. It gives us a picture of historical forces that produced and often controlled ideas about blindness. 2008.Healing the eye the natural way: alternative medicine and macular degeneration
By Edward Kondrot. 2000
A look at how to heal and care for your eyes with nutrition, vitamin therapy, mineral therapy, homeopathy, microcurrent stimulation,…
and chelation therapy. Includes exercises and tips for everyday living. 2001.How does it feel to be blind?: the psychodynamics of visual impairment
By Paul J Schulz. 1980
The author has elucidated the vast experiences and reactions of the newly blind person in a thorough, insightful way which…
will prove valuable to those who deal with the problems of the blind. 1980.Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
By Graham E Trope. 2011
This book portrays guide dog mating, illnesses and eating habits some readers may find disturbing. It was Derek Freeman who…
began to breed dogs specifically to train as guide dogs, when other suitable dogs were hard to find. Over the years, he has reared some 20,000 puppies, with an 80% success rate, and has a unique insight into the mind of the dog. Using GDBA as a backcloth, he discusses rearing, training, health and socialization, and gives an insight into the complexities of dog ownership. 1991.Coping with glaucoma: A Guide To Living With Glaucoma For You And Your Family
By Edith Marks, Rita Montauredes. 1997
Braille into the next millennium
By Judith M Dixon. 2000
Essays examining the history and future of braille including such topics as the development of the literary, Nemeth, and music…
codes; braille production; legal issues; library service; and literacy and computer access concerns. 2000.Coping with vision loss: understanding the psychological, social, and spiritual effects
By Cheri Colby Langdell, Tim Langdell. 2011
Explores personal, psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives on blindness, and also shows some of the benefits blind and nearly blind…
people have found after vision loss. Explains the practical challenges that vision loss creates for the person experiencing it. and for the family members and friends of that person. Some strong language. 2011.Chelsea, the story of a signal dog: The Story Of A Signal Dog
By Paul W Ogden. 1992
When Paul Ogden and his wife, both deaf, adopt a signal dog from Canine Companions for Independence, they must go…
through an intensive training program to learn the 80 signals to which their dog responds. 1992.Blind vision: the neuroscience of visual impairment
By Zaira Cattaneo, Tomaso Vecchi. 2011
Italian researchers examine the effects of blindness on the development and functioning of the human cognitive system. They demonstrate the…
ways other senses evolve to help compensate for the absence of sight. 2011.Beauties and achievements of the blind
By Wm Artman, L. V Hall. 2003
An explanation, written in 1862, of blindness and its effects upon mental and physical development. It was the authors' hope…
to remove some of the obstacles to independence for the blind, and to provide the facts about blindness, to best guard against being misunderstood. 2003, c1862.