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Out of sight: ten stories of victory over blindness
By Al Sperber. 1976
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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'Out of Sight' is the name of a radio programme for and about the blind in New York. This book…
was inspired by the programme as each of the ten people interviewed had taken part several times as they told their story of coping with blindness. Often their greatest battle has been seen against the contradictory and often discriminatory attitudes of sighted people towards them. 1976.
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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment
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A history of blind people's individual and collective accomplishments, as well as their thoughts and aspirations. 1990.
Touch the top of the world: a blind man's journey to climb farther than the eye can see : my story
By Erik Weihenmayer. 2001
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment, Sports and games
Human-transcribed braille
In this adventure-packed memoir, the author recalls rebelling against becoming blind by age fifteen. Relates acquiring a passion for mountaineering…
and developing the character traits that enabled him to succeed. Covers his climbing exploits and his wedding on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Some strong language. 2001.Whereas I was blind
By Ian Fraser Fraser of Lonsdale. 1942
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio
This story, by the Chairman of St Dunstan's, is particularly dedicated to all those who have lost their sight and includes a chapter about the launching of Talking Books. 1942.