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By Ved Mehta. 2001
Blind since the age of four, the New Yorker staff writer continues his autobiographical series. Mehta scrutinizes failed love affairs…
with four women to determine "the truth of exactly what happened...the effect of love on one's sense of self." 2001By Deborah Kent. 1996
A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of…
the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For grades 4-7. 1996By Library Of Congress. 2001
A catalog of braille books produced during 1999 and 2000 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically…
Handicapped. Separate sections list fiction and nonfiction by subject categories. Young adult books are also included. 2001By Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. For junior and senior high readersProvides an overview of the issues surrounding people with disabilities and assistive technology. Discusses how the equipment affects the individual…
and how to successfully match them. Uses vignettes to describe those who use devices and those who tried and abandoned them. 2000By Édith Fournier. 2007
"Dans ce vibrant témoignage, Édith Fournier nous confie son cheminement aux côtés d'un conjoint atteint d'un grave processus de dégénérescence…
neurologique, conjugaison de symptômes des maladies d'Alzheimer et de Parkinson. Ce compagnon tant aimé, c'est Michel Moreau, cinéaste de métier, artiste d'âme et créateur sensible. La pensée que livre ici l'auteure témoigne de sa transformation intérieure, forage de l'âme d'autant plus profond que les deuils sont immenses : perte chez cet homme puissant des fonctions élémentaires : mémoire, orientation, marche, langage... impuissance devant l'inéluctable, impatiences et culpabilité, colères et doute, besoin d'aide et perte d'intimité, angoisse de séparation et grands silences, etc. À travers ces embûches, quelques lueurs, des petits bonheurs, une infinie tendresse, des étonnements. Histoire d'amour et de métamorphose, récit philosophique autant que méditation du quotidien, ce livre s'adresse à tous ceux qui cherchent à nourrir leur réflexion dans cet étrange parcours auprès de tout grand malade engagé sur la voie de l'éternité." -- 4e de couvBy Elisabeth Gitter. 2001
The life of Laura Bridgman, deaf and blind from age two, who became one of the most famous women of…
the mid-nineteenth century. Explores her education with Samuel Howe at Boston's Perkins Institution for the Blind; views her achievements in the context of American social, cultural, and intellectual history. 2001By Anne Pope. 1997
After explaining how the ear works and what can cause hearing loss, Pope discusses coping strategies for individuals, their families,…
and their friends. She also offers information on hearing aids, the cochlear implant, and other devices to improve hearing. Includes interviews with several hearing-impaired persons. For senior high and older readersBy Kenneth Jernigan. 1998
Members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss various aspects of being blind. An attorney writes about the importance…
of learning about body language and others describe how their "educated fingers" make them adept at skills such as sewingBy Emmanuelle Laborit. 1998
Autobiography of deaf French actress born to hearing parents. She explains the difficulties she encountered as a result of not…
being exposed to sign language until she was seven. Discusses being bilingual, with sign language as her primary means of communication and French as her second language. 1998By Library Of Congress. 1999
A catalog of braille books produced during 1997 and 1998 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically…
Handicapped. Separate sections list fiction and nonfiction subject categories. Young adult books are also included. 19992000
In this collection of personal accounts, members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss the importance of being given…
the opportunity to try, as well as the value of training and belief. In the title article Maurer discusses how key it is to recognize the significance of small triumphs and successes. 2000An account of Helen Keller's public speaking, concentrating on the characteristics, effectiveness, and broad range of topics of her speeches.…
Observes that, although sightless and deaf, she learned to communicate effectively, inspiring others with her "vision of a better tomorrow." Provides a chronology of her discourse. 1998By Boy Scouts of America. 1994
Provides a variety of programs and activities for the scout leader in an effort to include young adults with disabilities…
in the Exploring program, which includes both men and women from ages fourteen through twenty. Companion to Scouting for the Physically Handicapped (RC 9429). 1994By Georgina Kleege. 1999
Kleege was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of eleven and learned coping mechanisms. In eight essays she describes…
her experiences as well as the cultural aspects of blindness in language, film, and literature. As an author and professor, Kleege outlines the reading process and her delight in learning braille later in lifeEssays by leading philosophers, legal scholars, and political theorists--many with backgrounds in bioethics or in disability studies--examine critical issues concerning…
the conceptual, philosophical, political, and legal foundations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990. 2000By Lennard Davis. 2000
Memoir of a baby boomer who was raised in a working-class Bronx neighborhood by immigrant Jewish parents who were deaf.…
Davis describes communicating in sign language before he could speak, recalls family relationships that included a much older brother, and assesses the advantages and problems inherent in his childhood. 2000By Jennifer Bryant. 1994
Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…
read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. For grades 5-8 and older readersBy Jacques Boulerice. 2008
"Ce livre raconte l'aventure unique d'une femme qui fait un pied de nez à l'oubli et à l'Alzheimer. Pendant plus…
de dix ans, elle élabore une stratégie instinctive et passionnée pour s'accrocher à la joie d'être présente en dépit de tout. Alors que le cortège des atteintes de la démence l'entraîne vers le silence, elle jalonne ses jours de réflexions lumineuses sur l'enfance, l'amour, la vieillesse, la folie, le réel et l'imaginaire, la maladie, le désespoir et la sérénité. Tout est noté. Tout est rapporté fidèlement. À travers ses égarements, cette maman autodidacte apprend à son fils écrivain quelque chose d'essentiel sur le pouvoir des mots et sur le métier de vieillir. "En 1999, je commençais à prendre des notes à partir des propos de ma mère qui perdait de plus en plus ses repères. Au départ, je savais que sa vie allait lentement se vider d'elle-même. C'est un terrible chemin de croix. Mais je ne devinais en rien la profonde et salutaire communion qui nous attendait. Tout ce qui reste n'est pas destiné au vide ou à loubli?" -- 4e de couvBy Mattie Stepanek. 2001
This second collection of poems expands on the themes of faith and hope found in Heartsongs (RC 53296, BR 13761).…
In "I Could... If They Would," Mattie shares his dreams of what he would do if a cure were discovered for his rare disease. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001