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In this meditation on his relationship with his guide dog Smokie, Michalko probes into what it means to be at…
home with blindness. Smokie makes no judgment about Michalko's lack of sight; it simply is the condition within which they work together. Their partnership thus allows Michalko to step outside of the conventional - and even 'enlightened' - understanding of blindness; he becomes not simply resigned to it but able to embrace it as an essential part of his being in the world. 1999.Stanford professor Krieger describes adapting to life with progressively limited vision caused by birdshot retinochoroidopathy. She writes of embarking upon…
local and long-distance trips and exploring the southwest desert with her guide dog Teela and her lover Hannah. c2010.By Marvin L Kwitko, Marvin Ross. 1994
By Diane P Chambers. 2005
A true story of a sign language teacher's encounter with Bert Riedel, an 86-year-old pianist who lost his hearing and…
sight at age 45. By learning hand-over-hand signing, Bert was able to experience a life renewal, and at the same time, Bert's teacher underwent a personal transformation. 2005.A handbook to help parents gain confidence in raising a child who is blind or has low vision. Suggests strategies,…
support parents' beliefs in their own abilities, and provide information and suggestions about additional sources of advice. Also defines the technical terms parents are likely to hear and discusses the expectations parents, educators, and others can have for a child who is blind or visually impaired. 2002.By Deborah Gold, Terri Hulett. 2007
This guide is intended for all Canadians who want to learn about vision health and the leading causes of age-related…
vision loss. It also aims to reduce some common feelings of frustration, anxiety, fear and sadness frequently experienced by people who are learning to deal with vision loss. The guide can also be used by family members, friends and health-care providers. 2007.By Helen Keller. 2000
Quotations from speeches, letters, articles, and interviews by the author, lecturer, and humanitarian who became deaf-blind at nineteen months of…
age. Topics include the senses, faith, women in society, human nature, war and peace, education, happiness, friendship and love, and triumph over adversity. Includes a chronology of Keller's life from 1880 to 1968. 2000.By Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. 2004
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.By Rosemary Mahoney. 2014
In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's 'The Island of the Colorblind', Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders,…
the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. 2014.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.By Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.By Eckhart Tolle. 2006
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.By B K S Iyengar, Daniel Rivers-Moore. 1988
Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in our daily lives…
to Patonjolis Yoga Sutras. He includes chapters on yoga and health, childhood, love, death, faith, teachers and teaching. The author argues that yoga is a spiritual path involving a great deal more than physical exercise. Yet this spirituality is deeply rooted in practicality, and all the philosophical concepts covered in the book are related directly and specifically to the practice of yoga postures and breathing. 1988.By Susan Neunzig Cahill. 1996
This anthology presents spiritual, but not necessarily religious, writings of women from ancient to modern times. Each entry includes a…
biographical sketch of the author and the time in which she lived. Among the selections are works by Joan of Arc, Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickenson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. 1996.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.By Sue Monk Kidd. 2018
Blending her own experience with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of…
her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipleship of "active waiting." 2018.By Luci Shaw. 1998
Poet Lucy Shaw guides you into a deeper understanding of how to cultivate the life of the soul in relationship…
to God and help you enjoy a lifelong partnership with Him. 1998.By Deborah Gold, Terri Hulett. 2007
Ce guide est destiné à tous les Canadiens qui désirent obtenir des renseignements sur la santé visuelle et les principales…
causes de perte de vision liées à l'âge. Il vise aussi à diminuer les sentiments de frustration, d'anxiété, de peur et de tristesse qu'éprouvent souvent les personnes qui doivent apprendre à vivre avec une perte de vision. Ce guide peut aussi servir aux membres de la famille, aux amis, aux soignants et aux aidants naturels. 2007.