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Lettre sur les aveugles
Par Denis Diderot. 1972
Ce texte de Diderot (paru en 1749) tourne autour du rôle que jouent nos sens dans la formation de nos…
idées morales. N.B.: ce livre comprend aussi d'autres textes de Diderot, soit: "Supplément au voyage de Bougainville" et "Pensées philosophiques". 1972.On verra bien (Vivre autrement ; #2)
Par Roland Roux. 1982
Un homme dans la quarantaine, devenu aveugle à la suite d'un accident de chasse, raconte comment il a réussi sa…
réintégration dans la vie familiale, sociale, professionnelle et culturelle. Orientation chrétienne. Annexes centrées sur l'aspect médical de la cécité. 1982.Hands-on parenting: a resource guide for parents who are blind or partially sighted
Par Debbie Bacon. 2006
Provides a wide range of practical information and resources for parents who are blind or partially sighted, including successful adaptations…
and strategies so that new parents don't have to re-invent the wheel. Developed by blind parent specialist Debbie Bacon, who is also a blind mother of three, from discussions with like parents from the U.S. and other countries. Topics include newborns, when your child is sick, feeding, toilet training, transportation, monitoring your child, child safety, toys and games, and working with professionals. c2006.Kenneth Jernigan: the master, the mission, the movement
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1999
Collection of Dr. Jernigan's writings composed mostly during the 1990s. Includes numerous speeches and excerpts from the Kernel Books. In…
an introduction, Marc Maurer, of the National Federation of the Blind, describes Jernigan as a man who "changed the lives of blind people through his example and inspiration." 1999.Cooking with feeling and other useful senses: adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired
Par Deborah DeBord. 1998
Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares and describes 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired. Her book also…
contains recipes from cookbooks such as "The New Basics Cookbook," "Moosewood Cookbook," and "Country Gourmet Cookbook". 1998.Like cats and dogs
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1997
The nine stories in this collection describe ways in which blind people often learn to live comfortably in their environment,…
emphasizing harmony and friendship with one's surroundings, rather than misunderstanding and frustration. Eight of the selections are written by blind people. c1997.Fire on earth: doomsday, dinosaurs, and humankind
Par John R Gribbin. 1996
British science writers provide an overview on how interstellar collisions and meteoroidal impacts have shaped life on earth, beginning with…
the dinosaurs. They discuss different technologies that could be used in the future to prevent a calamitous collision between the Earth and an asteroid. 1996.A guide to guide dog schools
Par Toni Eames, Edwin Eames. 1986
A resource for blind individuals considering partnership with guide dogs. Following an overview of considerations about acquiring a guide dog,…
including the costs and benefits of having a guide dog, the book lists seventeen training programs, describing each school in detail. 1986.Temoins de l'invisible
Par Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Une suite et un complément au témoignage autobiographique de l'auteur plusieurs fois réédité depuis 1966: "Sans yeux et sans mains"…
(FD01381), où celui-ci raconte son engagement chrétien et syndical, malgré ses handicaps physiques. Le présent livre fait état des conférences prononcées, des problèmes et des débats impliquant des handicapés, de son cheminement vers le diaconat et du "ministère" qu'il exerce. 1985.The elephant in the room: for teens with visual impairments
Par Kristie Smith-Armand. 2007
Written specifically for teenagers who are blind or visually impaired, Smith-Armand addresses the problems they face and offers strategies and…
solutions. Topics include friendship, a sense of humor, dating and popularity, imagination, self-advocacy, and careers. For junior high and older readers. c2007.Speaking volumes: a magical history tour
Par Wanda C Fitzgerald, Sean Peever. 2006
A magical tour of the CNIB Library on its 100th birthday, taken by Edgar Robinson, founder of the original Library…
for the Blind, and his wife Marion. Text of the play presented by the Glenvale Players, at a 2006 CNIB celebration recognizing 100 years of library services for Canadians living with vision loss. 2006.Wall-to-wall thanksgiving
Par Kenneth. Ed Jernigan. 1997
Ten short stories by National Federation of the Blind members focusing on how they have overcome difficulties they faced growing…
up and how their views on these problems changed as they grew older. The title story tells how Barbara Pierce handled a Thanksgiving celebration in England. c1997.Wonderful life: the Burgess Shale and the nature of history
Par Stephen Jay Gould. 1989
The Burgess Shale is a rock formation containing the fossilized remains of a large number of marine creatures that no…
longer exist. An account of the studies, the misinterpretations and the revisions of opinion which arose from the Burgess Shale findings. 1989.The story of my life
Par Helen Keller. 1988
At the age of 20, deaf/blind Helen Keller wrote this account of her education, which turned a neglected, ignorant child…
into a thinking, responsive person. Followed by "Midstream : my later life". (Reissue). 1998.The kingdom within
Par Genevieve Caulfield. 1968
Blind since infancy, the author nevertheless travelled to Japan to aid blind people there, opened a school in Bangkok, and…
set up a national program for the blind in Vietnam. 1968.Standing on one foot
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1994
Nine essays by blind adults relating experiences regarding their blindness. Kenneth Jernigan writes about the pitfalls of social conditioning and…
of accepting the public's mistaken ideas of a blind person's limitations. Marc Maurer describes becoming a father for the first time, and Gwen Nelson offers her experience as a juror. 1994.Paroles aveugles: les mots, les yeux, la peau
Par Carl Havelange. 2006
Textes réunis, édités et illustrés par Carl Havelange pour le spectacle créé à l'occasion du colloque international "VOIR [barré]. La…
peinture dans le noir", le 1er juin 2007, dans la salle Rubens des Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, à Bruxelles. 2006.Père Jacques Ouellette & Père Roland Campbell, clercs de Saint-Viateur
Par Roger Brousseau. 1990
Voici une brève biographie des Pères Jacques Ouellette et Roland Campbell, Clercs de Saint-Viateur. On relate ici l'enfance, la vocation,…
les années de formation, ainsi que le précieux travail des deux hommes; particulièrement les nombreuses années de dévouement passées auprès des handicapés visuels et des aveugles. 1990.One is fun: guidelines for better braille literacy
Par Marjorie Troughton. 1992
The world under my fingers: personal reflections on braille
Par Barbara Pierce. 1995
Aimed at convincing parents of children with low vision to expose them to braille. Firsthand accounts of people who have…
either depended on braille all of their lives or who were denied braille instruction and "have paid the price of that neglect for years." A contributor explains that reading print is like listening to a distant radio station with static, while reading braille is like sitting in a symphony hall. 1995.