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Out of sight: ten stories of victory over blindness

By Al Sperber. 1976

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio

'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.

Helen and teacher (Radcliffe biography series.)

By Joseph P Lash. 1980

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
Human-narrated audio

This double biography covers 100 years, from Annie Sullivan's childhood in an almshouse to Helen Keller's death in 1968. The…

author reveals the intensity and depth of their mutually dependent relationship which was filled with genius, devotion, sacrifice and love. c1980. (Radcliffe Biography Series)

The world in my ears

By Arthur T Cushen. 1979

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio

Part one deals with Cushen's life as a blind person employed as a station representative, broadcaster, and journalist. Part two…

explains in simple nontechnical terms the hobby of shortwave listening. 1980.

Ordinary daylight: portrait of an artist going blind

By Andrew Potok. 1980

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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A true story of a man who lost everything and found himself. A forty-year-old artist tells of his emotional reaction…

to dependency, retraining, rehabilitation and his constant hope to regain his sight, which causes him to try unusual cures, such as the 'bee sting' cure. 1980.

Rx, applause: biography of a blind performer

By Mason Turner. 1983

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A biography of blind musician Paul Meinert, including his successes in vaudeville in the 1920s, and his recovery from the challenges of the Depression years. 1983.

Emma and Co

By Sheila Hocken. 1983

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

A tribute to Emma, a devoted guide dog and companion, this book is filled with delightful and sometimes disastrous anecdotes…

about Emma and the Hocken family. Sequel to "Emma V.I.P." (DC28669). Followed by "After Emma" (DC28668). 1983.

Eclipse, a nightmare: A Nightmare

By Hugues De Montalembert, David Noakes. 1985

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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In 1978, artist Hughes de Montalembert was blinded by two muggers. This is the tale of his search for a…

cure, of his rehabilitation and his despair, and finally his discovery of reconciliation and peace. 1985. Uniform title: Lumière assassinée.

To catch an angel: adventures in the world I cannot see

By Robert Russell. 1963

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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Blinded as a child, the author achieved university degrees at Yale and Oxford, married an English girl and returned to a teaching career in the U.S.A. 1963.

The miracle worker: a play for television

By William Gibson. 1959

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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment, Drama, Philosophy
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Anne Sullivan comes to work with young deaf-blind Helen Keller, and finds a way to teach this previously unreachable child. 1959.

Midstream: my later life

By Helen Keller. 1929

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
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In this continuation of her autobiography, the famous deaf-blind woman chronicles her life since her sophomore year at Radcliffe College. c1929.

Helen Keller: a light for the blind (Women of our time)

By Donna Diamond, Kathleen V Kudlinski. 1989

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
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As a young child, a fever left Helen Keller deaf and blind. Anne Sullivan faced a difficult task when she…

was hired to teach Helen who was spoiled by everyone. Grades 3-6. c1989.

As the twig is bent

By Kenneth Jernigan. 1990

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) presents essays from individuals who discuss aspects of growing up blind. Overcoming others'…

misconceptions about blindness is the central theme among experiences such as being overprotected as children, deciding whether or not to use a cane, and seeking employment. Contributors range from a seven-year-old boy to the creator of the Braille math code. Many stress the importance of NFB in their lives. 1990.

The freedom bell

By Kenneth Jernigan. 1992

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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio

In a collection of essays, individuals discuss aspects of their blindness, and many emphasize the impact that the National Federation…

of the Blind has had on their lives. The title refers to the bell that is rung at the Louisiana Center for the Blind to celebrate a member's success or an event that may have meaning for all individuals who are blind. One essayist describes her relief at shedding self-imposed limitations and beginning a career. 1992.

Light in my darkness

By Helen Keller, Ray Silverman. 1994

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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Editor Ray Silverman revised and enlarged this edition of "My religion". Keller describes the influence that the writings of Emanuel…

Swedenborg had on her life from the age of sixteen. Keller wrote some of the passages as early as 1903. The original work was published in 1927 and later revised in 1960. This edition includes an introduction by Norman Vincent Peale. 1994.

Helen Keller: humanitarian (Great achievers)

By Lois Nicholson. 1996

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
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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. Junior and Senior High. c1996.

Ray Charles: voice of soul (Great achievers : lives of the physically challenged)

By David Ritz. 1994

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Music biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment, Lifestyle
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Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.

You don't have to be blind to see

By Jim Stovall. 1996

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment, Psychology
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The author, blind before the age of thirty as a result of juvenile macular degeneration, encourages others to achieve through…

their dreams. Using examples from his own life, Stovall suggests that people can succeed by changing the way they think. He recommends that once a path is decided, people should find mentors to help them along the way. c1996.

Friendships in the dark: a blind woman's story of the people and pets who light up her world

By Phyllis Campbell. 1996

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
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Totally blind since birth, the author tells of growing up on a small Virginia farm and going away to a…

residential school with her older sister (who is also blind) and becoming a church organist. She describes in loving detail the animals and other friends she meets along the way. c1996.

Sight unseen

By Georgina Kleege. 1999

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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment
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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 life. 1999.

Twilight: losing sight, gaining insight

By Henry A Grunwald. 1999

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Eye-related medical conditions
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The author chronicles his experience of macular degeneration, and the daily struggle to overcome its physical and psychological implications, and…

the discovery of what medicine can and cannot do. This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight. 1999.

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