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What Are the Paralympic Games? (What Was?)
By Gail Herman, Who Hq. 2020
It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games! As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer…
Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events.A World without Martha: A Memoir of Sisters, Disability, and Difference
By Victoria Freeman. 2019
Victoria Freeman was only four when her parents followed medical advice and sent her sister away to a distant, overcrowded…
institution. Martha was not yet two, but in 1960s Ontario there was little community acceptance or support for raising children with intellectual disabilities at home. In this frank and moving memoir, Victoria describes growing up in a world that excluded and dehumanized her sister, and how society’s insistence that only a “normal” life was worth living affected her sister, her family, and herself, until changing attitudes to disability and difference offered both sisters new possibilities for healing and self-discovery.Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
By Rebekah Taussig. 2020
A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to…
paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she longed for more stories that allowed disability to be complex and ordinary, uncomfortable and fine, painful and fulfilling.Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn’t fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity, living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and how the pervasiveness of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life. Disability affects all of us, directly or indirectly, at one point or another. By exploring this truth in poignant and lyrical essays, Taussig illustrates the need for more stories and more voices to understand the diversity of humanity. Sitting Pretty challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind and relentless, as we set to work to write an entirely different story.Je n'en ai jamais parlé à personne
By Martine Delvaux. 2020
"En octobre 2017, devant la vague de témoignages suscitée par le mouvement #moiaussi, j'ai senti une urgence : une fois…
sorties du silence, nous ne devions pas y retourner. C'est la raison pour laquelle j'ai lancé un appel. Ce livre est une chambre d'échos. Un chœur. Sans déesse ni héroïne en tête, des voix avancent. Nous faisons front commun. Martine Delvaux. Je n'en ai jamais parlé à personne : paroles recueillies et agencées par Martine Delvaux"One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all…
are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people. From original pieces by up-and-coming authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma, to blog posts, manifestos, eulogies, Congressional testimonies, and beyond: this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. It invites listeners to question their own understandings. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and the past with hope and loveOur house is on fire: Scenes of a family and a planet in crisis
By Malena Ernman. 2020
Brought to you by Penguin. 'An extraordinary account of how one family rose, with unshakable moral clarity, to the tremendous…
responsibility of being alive at the moment when our immediate collective decisions will determine the fate of life on Earth. They share their story of courage not because they want our accolades, but because they demand our company. Greta Thunberg has already inspired a global moment - this book is part of how we will win' Naomi Klein This is the story of a family led to confront a crisis they had never foreseen. Of a happy life with two young daughters which suddenly falters, never to be the same again. Aged eleven, the eldest stops eating and speaking, and her younger sister struggles to cope. Slowly, alongside diagnoses of autism and selective mutism, their desperate parents become aware of another source for their firstborn daughter's distress: her imperilled future on a rapidly heating planet. Steered by her determination to understand the truth, the family begins to see the deep connections between their own and the planet's suffering. Against forces that try to silence them, disparaging them for being different, they discover ways to strengthen, heal, and act in the world. And then, one day, fifteen-year-old Greta decides to go on strikeJe ne suis pas un talisman
By Bibiana Mbushi. 2012
" J'ai un peu plus de onze ans, et je m'appelle Bibiana. Tanzanienne à la peau blanche, je suis albinos.…
Certaines personnes pensent que nous sommes des êtres magiques et que nous priver d'un bras ou d'une jambe n'aura pas de conséquences car nos membres portent bonheur et repoussent. Ceci est mon histoire. " -- 4e de couvUne cure d'amour
By Elton John. 2012
" Elton John est un survivant. Il en prend conscience dans les années 80 alors que la plupart de ses…
amis artistes meurent les uns après les autres d'une maladie alors mal connue et objet d'autant de préjugés que de répulsion. Pourtant il continue à vivre comme avant : excès de drogue et de sexe. Dans ce livre très émouvant, Elton John se livre pour la première fois. Sa remise en question démarre en 1985 alors qu'il accompagne Ryan White, jeune malade du Sida, tout au long de son agonie... " -- 4e de couvQuand j'étais invisible
By Martin Pistorius. 2013
" A douze ans, Martin tombe inexplicablement malade. Il devient muet, en fauteuil roulant, et incapable du moindre mouvement. Les…
médecins affirment que son cerveau est totalement détruit. En réalité, si le corps de Martin est inerte, son esprit fonctionne parfaitement. Littéralement prisonnier, il ne peut même pas cligner des yeux pour se manifester. Le pire, ce sont ces infirmières qui le traitent désormais comme une chose, au point de lui faire subir des abus inimaginables... Jusqu'au jour où, après onze années de cauchemar, un thérapeute entrevoit de la vie chez Martin. Et peu à peu, le jeune homme se "réveille" à la vie. Un formidable combat, une extraordinaire renaissance. Martin recommence à marcher, parler et finit par se marier. Avant de raconter son histoire... Le témoignage bouleversant d'un enfant prisonnier 11 ans dans son propre corps. " -- 4e de couvDyslexique et alors?: un autre regard sur le handicap
By Sabine Laîné. 2009
Fantine et Jérôme voulaient dix enfants. Ils n'en eurent qu'un, Ugo. Un enfant extraordinaire, un enfant aux richesses insoupçonnées. Et…
il en avait du courage, Ugo. Pour dix ! Car il était dys. Dyslexique, dans un monde où il ne fait pas bon être différent. Au début, c'était le bonheur, l'insouciance, l'éveil à la vie, une vie ordinaire. Puis, vint le temps de l'inquiétude... C'est quand même curieux qu'il parle toujours aussi mal ! Puis, celui des doutes... Il n'arrive même pas à apprendre à lire ! Il est bête ou quoi ! Ou fainéant... Et celui de la révolte, quand ils comprirent enfin et commencèrent à se battre. Pas contre la dyslexie, mais contre l'inertie de toute une société... Des années à souffrir aux côtés d'Ugo, à vivre avec un handicap invisible. Et la différence. Même pas l'indifférence, qui eût été plus douce, finalement ! -- 4e de couvBlue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya
By Bruce Kirkby. 2020
One morning at breakfast, while gawking at his phone and feeling increasingly disconnected from family and everything else of importance…
in his world, it strikes writer Bruce Kirkby: this isn’t how he wants to live. Within days, plans begin to take shape. Bruce, his wife Christine, and their two children—seven-year-old Bodi and three-year-old Taj—will cross the Pacific by container ship, then travel onward through South Korea, China, India and Nepal aboard bus, riverboat and train, eventually traversing the Himalaya by foot. Their destination: a thousand-year-old Buddhist monastery in the remote Zanskar valley, one of the last places where Tibetan Buddhism is still practised freely in its original setting. Taken into the mud-brick home of a senior lama, Tsering Wangyal, the family spends the summer absorbed by monastery life. In this refuge, where ancient traditions intersect with the modern world, Bruce discovers ways to slow down, to observe and listen, and ultimately, to better understand his son on the autism spectrum—to surrender all expectations and connect with Bodi exactly as he is. Recounted with wit and humility, Blue Sky Kingdom is an engaging travel memoir as well as a thoughtful exploration of modern distraction, the loss of ancient wisdom, and the challenges and rewards of intercultural friendships.Defining the Boundaries of Disability: Critical Perspectives (Routledge Advances in Disability Studies)
By Matthew C. Murray, Licia Carlson. 2021
This ground-breaking volume considers what it means to make claims of disability membership in view of the robust Disability Rights…
movement, the rich areas of academic inquiry into disability, increased philosophical attention to the nature and significance of disability, a vibrant disability culture and disability arts movement, and advances in biomedical science and technology. By focusing on the statement, "We are all disabled", the book explores the following questions: What are the philosophical, political, and practical implications of making this claim? What conceptions of disability underlie it? When, if ever, is this claim justified, and when or why might it be problematic or harmful? What are the implications of claiming "we are all disabled" amidst this global COVID-19 pandemic? These critical reflections on the boundaries of disability include perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, law, and the arts. In exploring the boundaries of disability, and the ways in which these lines are drawn theoretically, legally, medically, socially, and culturally, the authors in this volume challenge particular conceptions of disability, expand the meaning and significance of the term, and consider the implications of claiming disability as an identity. It will be of interest to a broad audience, including disability scholars, advocates and activists, philosophers and historians of disability, moral theorists, clinicians, legal scholars, and artists.Sitting pretty: The view from my ordinary, resilient, disabled body
By Rebekah Taussig. 2020
A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to…
paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she longed for more stories that allowed disability to be complex and ordinary, uncomfortable and fine, painful and fulfilling. Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn't fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity, living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and how the pervasiveness of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life. Disability affects all of us, directly or indirectly, at one point or another. By exploring this truth in poignant and lyrical essays, Taussig illustrates the need for more stories and more voices to understand the diversity of humanity. Sitting Pretty challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind and relentless, as we set to work to write an entirely different storyLiving fossils: Survivors from earth's distant past
By Rebecca E. Hirsch. 2021
In the history of life on this planet, 99.9 percent of all species have gone extinct. But a few have…
survived almost unchanged. Author Rebecca E. Hirsch introduces readers to six living fossils, including the chambered nautilus, the horseshoe crab with its sticky blue blood, and venomous platypuses that sting, as well as a comprehensive explanation of evolution and extinction for readers who may not be familiar with the terms yet. Readers will also discover a a spectacular timeline of the history of animal life on Earth. Dive into the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary historyBionic beasts: Saving animal lives with artificial flippers, legs, and beaks
By Jolene Gutiérrez. 2021
What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle's flipper is…
injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to design and build prosthetic body parts that can help these animals thrive. Meet an Asian elephant named Mosha, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle named Lola, a German Shepherd named Cassidy, a greylag goose named Vitória, and Pirate, a Berkshire-Tamworth pig. Each of these animals was struggling, but through a variety of techniques and technologies, humans created devices that enabled the animals to live and move more comfortably. Discover the stories of how veterinarians, doctors, and even students from around the world used 3D printing and other techniques to build bionic body parts for these amazing animalsUne épine empourprée (T minuscule)
By Michaël La Chance. 2019
« J'écrivais ceci encore abasourdi par un accident cérébral. Ce témoignage a-t-il un intérêt hors de moi-même ? J'étais trop…
étourdi pour convoquer le regard des autres, mesurer la lecture qu'ils pourraient en faire. La vision trouble, la marche entravée, j'écrivais sur le vif, à la recherche d'une trame symbolique pour réparer ma vie intérieure fracassée par l'accident silencieux. Soudain je regardais les choses comme une énigme, les êtres naturels comme des prodiges. J'étais devenu ma propre énigme, plus précisément, j'entrevoyais mes facultés, pour peu qu'elles me permettaient de respirer et de penser, de parler et de marcher, comme des mécanismes précieux et fragiles. »Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
By Jen Bryant. 2016
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of…
a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet—a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today. Award-winning writer Jen Bryant tells Braille’s inspiring story with a lively and accessible text, filled with the sounds, the smells, and the touch of Louis’s world. Boris Kulikov’s inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost, and what he was determined to gain back through books. An author’s note and additional resources at the end of the book complement the simple story and offer more information for parents and teachers. Praise for Six Dots: "An inspiring look at a child inventor whose drive and intelligence changed to world—for the blind and sighted alike."—Kirkus Reviews"Even in a crowded field, Bryant’s tightly focused work, cast in the fictionalized voice of Braille himself, is particularly distinguished."—Bulletin, starred review"This picture book biography strikes a perfect balance between the seriousness of Braille’s life and the exuberance he projected out into the world." — School Library Journal, starred reviewDiscovering the mammoth: a tale of giants, unicorns, ivory, and the birth of a new science
By John J. McKay. 2017
Examination of the evolving scientific study of fossils and the development of the modern understanding of mammoths and other related,…
extinct animals. Discusses significant discoveries across the world from the time of Ancient Greece through to the nineteenth century. 2017Author of Bringing Down the House and Sex on the Moon examines the work of researchers to bring the woolly…
mammoth back from extinction through the use of DNA extracted from a frozen specimen combined with the DNA of a modern elephant.Unforeseen: the first blind Rhodes scholar : a memoir
By James J. Barnes. 2017
A historian's memoir of becoming the first blind Rhodes Scholar in the mid-1950s. Describes the deterioration of the author's eyesight…
during his first year at Oxford and his determination to press on. Relates his subsequent personal and educational achievments, including a PhD from Harvard and a distinguished forty-four-year teaching career. 2017