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Braille books, 1991-1992
Par Library Of Congress. 1993
A catalog of braille books produced during 1991 and 1992 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically…
Handicapped. Separate sections list fiction and nonfiction subject categories. Young adult books are also includedThe mask of benevolence: disabling the deaf community
Par Harlan Lane. 1992
The author of When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf (RC 21750) continues his indictment of "audists"--people who…
treat deafness as a disability. Lane, a psychologist specializing in linguistics, opposes limitations on the education of deaf children. He advocates that the hearing establishment learn and support deaf language, and recognize the deaf as a minority whose culture enriches the lives of the hearingBoys from different generations of the same family reveal what it is like to grow up in Europe in the…
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Michael, apprenticed to a merchant at fourteen, asserts his rights as he forges his career. Homesick Friederich is coached by his mother about girls and spending money. Stephan Carl pays for his adventuresome spiritRobyn's book: a true diary
Par Robyn Miller. 1986
Robyn Miller is a young woman who has cystic fibrosis--a hereditary disease that is disabling, progessive, and fatal. This collection…
of prose and poetry reveals her talent as a writer, and her indomitable spirit and sense of humor. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe week the world heard Gallaudet
Par Jack Gannon. 1989
In March 1988, the board of trustees of Gallaudet met to select the seventh president in the 124-year history of…
the college. There were three candidates--two deaf men and a hearing woman. When the board announced the hiring of Dr. Elisabeth Ann Zinser, the students, were incensed and began a week of protest that led to Zinser's resignation and the appointment of Dr. I. King Jordan as the first deaf presidentColumbus and the world around him
Par Milton Meltzer. 1990
Meltzer, in this meticulously researched account, moves beyond Columbus's skills as a navigator to paint a picture of an arrogant,…
obsessive dreamer. Driven by greed for wealth and power and by a dubious interest in converting "the heathens," Columbus, like his comtemporaries, saw non-Europeans as inferior being ripe for enslavement, and their lands ripe for European exploitation. For grades 6-9 and older readersAccess America guide to the southwestern national parks: an atlas and guide for visitors with disabilities
Par Inc Cartographic. 1989
A guide to the accessibility of parks such as Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Petrified Forest for visitors with disabilities. Parks…
are evaluated as accessible; usable, but with assistance; or unaccessible. Includes information on parking, restroom, dining, and lodging facilities as well as programs for persons with various disabilitiesTouching the rock: an experience of blindness
Par John Hull. 1990
In 1983, after about three years as "a sighted person who could not see," Hull made the transition to being…
blind. He began to keep a journal--recording his reactions to what delighted or puzzled him, and his thoughts about his relationships, his job as a university lecturer, his dreams, his self-image, his faith, his anguish, and his eventual acceptance of his blindnessFunny business: an outsider's year in Japan
Par Gary Katzenstein. 1989
Katzenstein, chosen as one of fifteen Americans to be Luce Scholars, spent a year studying in Japan. With degrees in…
business and computer science, he felt well equipped to work at Sony. However, with no first-hand knowledge of Asia, he found a world so totally different from America that he made a cross-cultural mess of things. Sony gave up on him, but with ingenuity he found another job in JapanAccess America guide to the western national parks: and atlas and guide for vistors with disabilities
Par Inc Cartographic. 1989
A guide to the accessibility of parks such as Olympic, Yosemite, Mount Rainier, and Crater Lake for visitors with disabilities.…
Parks are evaluated as accessible; usable, but with assistance; or unaccessible. Includes information on parking, restroom, dining, and lodging facilities, as well as programs for persons with various disabilitiesHow to survive hearing loss
Par Charlotte Himber. 1989
Himber, whose hearing has been impaired for most of her life, is one of more than twenty million Americans with…
some form of hearing impairment. She chronicles her own hearing loss, her gradual acceptance of it, and her experiences with a variety of hearing aids. She also provides information on various kinds of hearing loss, on how hearing is evaluated, and on how to help friends and families adjustAccess America guide to the eastern national parks: an atlas and guide for visitors with disabilities
Par Inc Cartographic. 1989
A guide to the accessibility of parks such as Everglades, Great Smoky Mountains, and Mammoth Cave for visitors with disabilities.…
Parks are evaluated as accessible; usable, but with assistance; or unaccessible. Includes Information on parking, restroom, dining, and lodging facilities; as well as programs for persons with various disabilitiesSounds like Skipper: the story of Kerena Marchant and her hearing dog Skipper
Par Kerena Marchant. 1987
Kerena Marchant was five years old before her hearing loss was discovered. With a determination to overcome challenges, she graduated…
from a regular school and the university and landed a job with the BBC. But living on her own created some unique problems. Skipper's arrival in Kerena's life has made her life and her work much easier. Skipper even has his own BBC staff passHELP: when the parent is handicapped
Par Stephanie Parks. 1984
Adapted from a version of the "Hawaii Early Learning Profile Activity Guide," this book helps parents with disabilities participate in…
their child's learning and development. The focus is on training parents in facilitating the development of their child's mental, motor, and emotional skillsDare to dream: the Rose Resnick story
Par Rose Resnick. 1988
Resnick lost her sight in 1918 at the age of two--the result of measles. As a child growing up in…
New York City she attended public schools. Her musical talent was discovered at the New York Association for the Blind. Her love of music has aided her throughout her life in her careers in education and social work, and has brought her many awardsAccess America guide to the Rocky Mountain national parks: an atlas and guide for visitors with disabilities
Par Inc Cartographic. 1989
A guide to the accessibility of parks such as Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton for visitors with disabilities. Parks…
are evaluated as accessible; usable, but with assistance; of unaccessible. Includes information on parking, restroom, dining, and lodging facilites, as well as programs for persons with various disabilitiesI hope
Par Raisa Gorbacheva. 1991
In her introduction, the wife of Michail Gorbachev states that her book is not an autobiography but rather a story…
about herself, past and present, and her reactions to historical events. In a series of five interviews held with Georgi Pryakhin, and translated by David Floyd, Raisa Gorbachev describes the role she came to play as the Soviet Union's first ladyThe August coup: the truth and the lessons
Par Mikhail Gorbachev. 1991
The Soviet Union's first democratically elected president describes the three-day coup d'etat that occurred in August of 1991. Gorbachev defends…
his actions during his confrontation with the plotters, addresses rumors concerning the incident, and discusses events that occurred immediately after the coup, such as the withdrawal of the Baltic States from the Union. He outlines his hopes for the USSRMaeve rising: Coming out trans in corporate america
Par Maeve DuVally. 2023
When Maeve DuVally came out as a transgender woman while working as a corporate communications manager at Goldman Sachs, she…
knew she couldn't do it quietly. DuVally intimately documents her struggle to be herself in this environment, initially keeping her identity a secret with wardrobe changes in the lobby bathroom after work. Eventually she declares herself and, to her surprise, Goldman Sachs embraces the effort. Surgery follows. When DuVally finally takes those first steps on heels through the corridors of this institution on the way to her first meeting as a woman, the listener cheers. A New York Times story helped her realize she could become a role model for other transgender people and branded Goldman Sachs as a model for corporations assisting their transitioning employees. Before she found her courage, DuVally's life was mired in depression and unconscious struggle. Raised in an Irish Catholic family with a sadistic pathologist father, her upbringing dropped her into an adulthood plagued by alcoholism. At Goldman Sachs, she ascends to a top communications position before her drinking begins to encroach upon her work. Finally, DuVally hits bottom, becoming sober after a lifetime in and out of AA and rehab. Clear at last, she begins to understand the source of her lifelong struggle and takes the bold step to become the woman she is nowThe Alamo
Par Leonard Fisher. 1987
The Alamo, a national historic landmark, is known as "the shrine of Texas liberty." William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, James…
Bowie, and some 180 other Texans lost their lives during the battle that took place there in 1836. Originally built as a Franciscan mission, the Alamo has also been used as a supply depot and a general store. For grades 6-9 and older readers