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Les jardiniers de l'âme: innover pour donner leur chance aux enfants en difficulté
By Martine Roussel-Adam. 2011
" Parcourant la planète, Martine Roussel-Adam a exploré les projets les plus innovants pour aider les enfants en difficulté à…
s'épanouir durablement. Au Canada, Mary désamorce la violence et fait émerger l'empathie grâce à des visites de bébés dans les écoles. En Sierra Leone, des ex-enfants soldats dansent avec David pour réapprendre à vivre. Dans les bidonvilles de Colombie, Felicity allume des étoiles dans les yeux de ses protégés en les initiant aux arts du cirque et en leur proposant d'en faire leur métier... Loin du fatalisme ambiant, chaque histoire nous fait découvrir un innovateur social hors du commun qui a su apporter aux enfants en souffrance une aide globale pour leur permettre de rebondir et acquérir de nouveaux repères. Un livre vibrant qui porte un regard nouveau sur l'intégration des jeunes en difficulté, qui propose des analyses, des solutions et invite à l'action. " -- 4e de couvScattered shadows: a memoir of blindness and vision
By John Howard Griffin, Robert Bonazzi. 2004
The author of Black like me (DB 61703) recounts losing his sight in 1947 from a war injury and unexpectedly…
recovering it ten years later. Describes his religious conversion to Catholicism during his blindness and individual and institutional reactions to his physical impairment. Some strong language. 2004Reflections from a different journey: what adults with disabilities wish all parents knew
By Stanley Klein, John Kemp. 2004
Forty informative essays by successful adult role models who have "lived the disability experience." Individuals with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy,…
vision and hearing loss, autism, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, learning disabilities, and other health conditions share their thoughts on acceptance, parenting, sexuality, and education. 2004The radioactive boy scout: the true story of a boy and his backyard nuclear reactor
By Ken Silverstein. 2004
Los Angeles Times investigative reporter recounts scientific experiments Detroit teenager David Hahn undertook to earn a Boy Scout merit badge…
in 1995. Describes how David, with textbook knowledge and information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, built a nuclear reactor in his family shed--and sparked an environmental catastrophe. Some strong language. 2004Deaf-blind infants and children: a developmental guide
By J. M McInnes. 1982
Guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals working with multisensory-deprived (MSD) children. Discusses the problems associated with MSD and offers…
ways to aid the development of social, emotional, cognitive-conceptual, perceptual, and mobility skills. 1993Dark harbor: building house and home on an enchanted island (Nation Bks.)
By Ved Mehta. 2003
In this continuation of his Continents of Exile memoir series, Mehta, a blind writer, recounts his undertaking to build a…
house on a small Maine island in 1984 and the importance of this home in his marriage and family life. 2003Helen and teacher: the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy
By Joseph P Lash. 1980
Dual biography reveals the depth and intensity in the mutually dependent relationship between deaf-blind Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne…
Sullivan. Chronicles both women's childhoods and adult years until Keller's death in 1968. 1980Running around in family circles with friends in pursuit
By Georgia Griffith. 2003
Author, born blind, recalls her life from childhood in the 1930s through the 1990s. Griffith discusses growing up in a…
sighted family, attending a school for the blind, obtaining a degree in music education, becoming a braille music proofreader for the National Library Service, and organizing and managing computer discussion groups for CompuServe. 2003Lullaby of birdland: The Autobiography of George Shearing (Bayou Jazz Lives Ser.)
By George Shearing, Alyn Shipton. 2004
Reminiscences by congenitally blind jazz pianist Shearing about his 1920s English childhood and early success in London before he immigrated…
to America in 1947. Recounts hobnobbing in New York with jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie among others and recording with his famed quintet. 2004Le château de verre
By Jeannette Walls. 2008
"[...] Jeannette Walls est connue du Tout New York : chroniqueuse mondaine, elle évolue dans le monde des célébrités. Qui…
pourrait imaginer qu'elle a passé ses premières années dans la misère la plus sordide ? - que son enfance a été une lutte continuelle pour survivre, marquée par un père et une mère d'une excentricité absolue ? ... Amoureux des arts et des lettres, sublimes de fantaisie, les parents Walls sont aussi des marginaux d'un égoïsme criminel. Mathématicien et bricoleur inspiré, le père caresse un rêve fou : bâtir une maison de verre dans le désert. Mais il noie ses projets dans l'alcool. La mère écrit, peint, déclame de la poésie. Son bien-être ne l'intéresse pas. Celui de sa progéniture non plus. Fuyant la misère, la famille doit sillonner l'Amérique. En permanence, les enfants Walls sont confrontés au froid, à la faim, au danger..." -- 4e de couvLes troubles de santé mentale, notamment la dépression, la maniaco-dépression et le burnout, sont maintenant omniprésents sur la planète. Ils…
touchent tout autant les hommes que les femmes, les gens riches que les gens pauvres, les personnes scolarisées que celles qui le sont moins. Quand ce n'est pas nous-mêmes qui sommes atteints, c'est quelqu'un de notre entourage, un collègue de travail ou d'études, un parent, un ami ou plusieurs d'entre eux. Ces maux nous concernent tous. Bien que nous en sachions maintenant plus sur ces troubles qu'autrefois, il n'en demeure pas moins qu'ils dérangent. Nous osons en parler davantage de nos jours, mais le sujet n'en demeure pas moins encore fondamentalement tabou. Lui-même atteint de maniaco-dépression, Richard Langlois nous fait prendre conscience des difficultés auxquelles sont confrontées les personnes atteintes et leur entourage : recevoir le diagnostic, apprivoiser la maladie, se questionner sur la cause, comprendre et accepter la situation, reprendre la vie quotidienne, vivre de nouveaux défis avec de nouvelles limites. Mieux informés, chacun pourra agir positivement et nourrir l'espoir. -- 4e de couvThe difference that disability makes
By Rod Michalko. 2002
Blind Canadian professor defines the way society perceives people with handicaps and usually associates impairment with suffering. Explores why disabled…
persons are either feared or considered useless, illustrating with anecdotes from his own experience. Some strong language. 2002Health insurance resources manual: a guide for people with chronic disease and disability
By Dorothy E Northrop. 2003
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Seven blind persons recall how they have reached the summit as they scaled "personal mountains." "To Climb Every Mountain" describes…
Erik Weihenmayer's successful ascent of Mt. Everest. Other chapters recount a blind student's camp counselor job and a teenager's conquest of the fear of losing her physical freedom on becoming blind. 2002Independent living without sight and hearing
By Richard Kinney. 1972
A guide written by a deaf-blind educator for deaf-blind young people and adults. Offers advice on how deaf-blind people can…
make the most of touch and other senses, how they can communicate more effectively, and how they can better order their daily lives. 1972Disabled rights: American disability policy and the fight for equality
By Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer. 2003
History and politics of the disability rights movement in the United States. Discusses how the disability community has coalesced in…
the past fifty years to press its demands and how passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act has shaped public policy and individual expectations. Also reviews ADA-related litigation and some "hot button" issues. 2003Nine accounts by blind people about work and everyday routines. Includes editor Marc Maurer's recollections of campus life at the…
University of Notre Dame, a young man's reflections on choosing a career in music, and a home owner's musings on his neighbors' surprise that he works around the house. 2002Journalist explores the backlash against the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and society's focus on medical treatment rather than equal…
opportunities. Discusses Clint Eastwood's decision to fight a lawsuit for access violations, Christopher Reeve's goal to walk again, and the proposed ADA Notification Act. 2003Blindness and children: an individual differences approach
By David H Warren. 1994
Making self-employment work for people with disabilities
By Cary Griffin, David Hammis. 2003
Experienced vocational counselors offer a practical handbook that provides individuals with disabilities information on how to start and maintain a…
small business. Includes suggestions on preparing a business plan and market strategies, understanding and using government programs, and finding mentors and useful web sites. 2003