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Trusting Calvin: how a dog helped heal a Holocaust survivor's heart
Par Sharon Peters. 2012
Biography of Holocaust survivor Max Edelman. Describes Max being blinded by two Nazi guards and witnessing a German Shepherd kill…
another prisoner. Discusses Max's difficulty bonding with Calvin--the Labrador guide dog he received after retiring in America--because of his fear of canines, and Calvin saving Max's life. Violence. 2012Job search handbook for people with disabilities
Par Daniel J. Ryan. 2011
Comprehensive resource guide to career development for people with disabilities. Covers locating openings, preparing for interviews, writing resumes, using government…
programs, networking, and succeeding at work. Discusses available accommodations and provides job links from the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. 2011Nickie's nook: sharing the journey
Par Nickie Coby. 2007
Selected writings from the online journal of blind college student and aspiring social worker Coby, who has Complex Regional Pain…
Syndrome. Discusses her guide dog Julio, her Christianity, and the differences between blindness and chronic illness. For senior high and older readers. 2007Bullying and students with disabilities: strategies and techniques to create a safe learning environment for all
Par Barry E. McNamara. 2013
Professor of special education draws on research and case studies to provide an overview to understand and address bullying of…
students with disabilities. Discusses specific school-wide programs, offers intervention techniques for parents and staff, and lists resources for students. 2013A lifetime of wisdom: embracing the way God heals you
Par Joni Eareckson Tada. 2009
The founder of a Christian disability advocacy organization, herself quadriplegic, uses biblical scripture to explain the contradictions between misfortune and…
God's goodness. Describes her response to her own teenage accident and her state of mind forty years later. Advocates living in the "now" and discusses reasons for suffering. 2009Morris and Buddy: the story of the first seeing eye dog
Par Becky Hall. 2007
Account of twenty-year-old Morris Frank, who, blinded in a boxing accident, traveled from Tennessee to Switzerland in 1928 to become…
the first American owner of a seeing-eye dog, whom he named Buddy. Discusses training processes and Morris's mission to bring canine guides to the United States. For grades 3-6. 2007Joni: an unforgettable story
Par Joni Eareckson Tada, Joe Musser. 2001
Tada, paralyzed from the neck down by a diving accident in 1967, shares her struggle--what she calls an "incredible adventure"--to…
adjust to her disability. Describes overcoming, through faith in God, her physical and emotional challenges and even becoming a skillful artist by using her mouth to guide her pen. 1976Freedom (A Kernel Book Ser.)
Par Marc Maurer. 2006
Eight individuals share their experiences with blindness. In the title memoir, Maurer reflects that "blindness must be confronted in unconventional…
ways if progress in surmounting its disadvantages is to be made." In "Mom, What Does Blind Mean?" Pauletta Feldman answers her nonsighted son's questions. 2006The blind doctor: the Jacob Bolotin story : a biography
Par Rosalind Perlman. 2007
Biography of Chicago-born Jacob Bolotin (1888-1924), blind from birth. The author, whose husband was related to Bolotin, discusses Bolotin's determination…
to become a physician and describes the hard-won training that enabled him to practice medicine as a respected heart and lung specialist. Some strong language. 2007Raymond's room: ending the segregation of people with disabilities
Par Dale DiLeo. 2007
Advocate for people with severe disabilities attacks what he calls the "disability industrial complex" for keeping persons needing assistance segregated…
from mainstream life. Critiques institutional programs and facilities. Proposes ways those with serious challenges can find and hold jobs and live independently in their own homes. 2007The Ragged Edge Online community's guide to planning and presenting a disability awareness event. Explains the negative consequences of disability…
simulations and suggests alternative activities that promote the concept of "ableism," as advocated by the disability rights movement. Includes a countdown calendar, a checklist, resources, and readings. 2006This practical guide offers techniques for making the public-school experience successful for blind and visually impaired children. Covers skills, tools,…
and principles for constructing an effective program in the classroom. 2005From bat sonar to canes for the blind (Imitating nature)
Par Toney Allman. 2006
Explains the echolocation skills used by bats that became the basis for designing a cane to permit people who are…
blind to have more freedom of movement. Discusses the UltraCane--a white cane fitted with transmitters to bounce signals off objects within ten feet. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2006Behind our eyes: stories, poems and essays by writers with disabilities
Par Sanford Rosenthal, Executive Director, Editor Marilyn Smith. 2007
Twenty-seven contributors, many blind, express their experiences dealing with everyday situations and emotions. In "Her Day Versus My Day," a…
twenty-five-year-old suffers a stroke. In "Rebel with a Cane," a thirteen-year-old who is blind defies her overprotective parents and walks home alone from school. 2007Independent movement and travel in blind children: a promotion model
Par Joseph Cutter. 2007
Advocates a team approach to creating a positive learning environment that fosters mobility and self-reliance in blind children. Discusses the…
philosophy of cane travel, including the appropriate time to begin teaching cane use and ways to encourage the development of cane travel skills for home, school, and community. 2007Seeing beyond blindness (Critical Concerns in Blindness Ser.)
Par Shelley Kinash. 2006
Inquiry into the blind person's online-learning experience. Author presents interpretive research culled from interviews with seven blind online learners and…
twenty-five others--blind and sighted--including parents, teachers, and inventors of accessibility resources. Discusses usability and user issues such as technological proficiency and working knowledge of adaptive technology. 2006A self-help guide on how to change your future by changing the present. Choose your dream goals and discover how…
to attain them. Value your accomplishments and believe in yourself. Learn the seven strategies to rebound from adversity. Take charge of your attitude and take charge of your lifeHope unseen: the story of the U.S. Army's first blind active-duty officer
Par Scotty Smiley, Doug Crandall. 2010
Account of U.S. Army Captain and Ranger Scotty Smiley, who after losing his sight during a suicide-bomber attack in Iraq,…
became the first active-duty blind officer. Covers Smiley's post-injury accomplishments, including earning an MBA, winning an ESPY, climbing Mount Rainier, and teaching leadership at West Point. Discusses his faith. 2010The unseen minority: a social history of blindness in America
Par Frances A. Koestler. 1976
Examines U.S. contributions toward improving the condition of blind individuals. Discusses the invention of braille and the origins of the…
talking book. Includes portraits of Louis Braille of France, Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan Macy, and Dorothy Eustis, as well as detailed accounts of mid-twentieth-century federal and state legislationBlind rage: letters to Helen Keller
Par Georgina Kleege. 2006
A blind professor, author of Sight Unseen (RC 48328, BR 12149), pens letters to the deceased Helen Keller and probes…
for the private feelings behind Keller's idealized public image. Kleege expresses admiration for Keller but criticizes her as an unrealistic model. Speculates about Keller's love life and personal emotions. 2006