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Helen Keller: discover the life of an American legend
By Don McLeese. 2003
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Disabilities, Biography of persons with disabilities
Human-transcribed braille
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as the result of a childhood fever but learned to read, speak, and write. For grades 2-4. 2003
Helen Keller: a level two reader (Wonder Bks.wonder Books Nonfiction)
By Cynthia Fitterer Klingel. 2002
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Biography of persons with disabilities, Women biography, Disabilities
Human-transcribed braille
A beginning reader about the life of Helen Keller. For grades K-3. 2002
On my own: the journey continues
By Sally Alexander. 1997
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Disabilities, Biography of persons with disabilities
Human-transcribed braille
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), 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 grades 6-9 and older readersLouis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind
By Margaret Davidson. 1971
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Biography of persons with disabilities, Disabilities
Human-transcribed braille
A simple biography of Louis Braille, who invented an alphabet that enables blind people to read when he was only fifteen. For grades 3-6
Taking hold: my journey into blindness
By Sally Alexander. 1994
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Disabilities, Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Sally Hobart was twenty-four when she began to lose her sight. At first she saw a thin black line that…
disappeared after a few minutes. But the line returned, and Sally realized after visits to many specialists that she would soon be totally blind. She tells of her frustrations, the loss of her fiance, the support of family and friends, and the help she got in adjusting to her new world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994The Miracle Worker: A Play
By William Gibson. 1914
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Biography of persons with disabilities, Drama
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
NO ONE COULD REACH HER Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind, and…
mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an almost fanatical determination, she would begin a frightening and incredibly moving struggle to tame the wild girl no one could reach, and bring Helen into the world at last....Normal: A Mother and Her Beautiful Son
By Magdalena Newman. 2019
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Biography of persons with disabilities, Journals and memoirs, Disabilities
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
A moving and “inspiring” memoir from the mother of a child with Treacher Collins syndrome, with a foreword by R.J.…
Palacio, author of Wonder (Publishers Weekly, starred review).For Magda Newman, normal was a goal—she wanted her son Nathaniel to be able to play on the playground, swim at the beach, enjoy the moments of childhood that are often taken for granted. But Nathaniel’s severe Treacher Collins syndrome—a craniofacial condition—meant that other concerns came first. Could he eat without the aid of a gastrointestinal tube? Could he hear? Would he ever be able to breathe effortlessly? In this moving memoir, Newman, with the help of her son, tells the story of raising Nathaniel, from the shock she and her husband faced when he was born, to the inspiration of Nathaniel’s own strength and quirky humor. All this while also facing both non-Hodgkins and Hodgkins lymphoma diagnoses of her own. This uplifting story of a family tackling complex and terrifying circumstances with love and resilience is a true testament to Magda and her family, and to families everywhere who quietly but courageously persist.