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Love wins: the lovers and lawyers who fought the landmark case for marriage equality
Par Jim Obergefell, Debbie Cenziper. 2016
In June 2015, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law in all fifty states in a decision as groundbreaking…
as Roe v Wade and Brown v Board of Education. Through insider accounts and access to key players, this definitive account reveals the dramatic and previously unreported events behind Obergefell v Hodges and the lives at its centre. This is a story of law and love--and a promise made to a dying man who wanted to know how he would be remembered. 2016.Demain j'étais folle: un voyage en schizophrénie
Par Arnhild Lauveng, Alex Fouillet. 2014
Les ombres s'épaississent, le trottoir est devenu trop haut, le Capitaine hurle de ne plus manger, de ne plus dormir…
et de s'infliger des coups... Il faudrait fuir, mais le couloir derrière la porte est jonché de crocodiles. Aujourd'hui guérie de cette schizophrénie réputée inguérissable, Arnhild Lauveng est devenue psychologue, comme elle en rêvait depuis toujours. Avec la plus grande sobriété, elle raconte les premiers signes de la maladie, la terreur, les parents et les amis qui s'affolent, l'hospitalisation et la lente rémission. Devenu un classique international, ce témoignage est à la fois sidérant et infiniment précieux. Il porte un formidable message d'espoir, et, comme le dit Christophe André, traverser la nuit de la maladie aux côtés d'une personne qui s'en est sortie est exceptionnel. 2014. Titre uniforme: I morgen var jeg alltid en løve.Guide pratique du malvoyant: mieux vivre son handicap
Par Françoise Bosano. 2007
Ce Guide s'adresse à toutes les personnes qui se trouvent confrontées à la perte de la vision mais aussi à…
leur entourage. Les aider à faire face au handicap dans la vie quotidienne, à mieux vivre avec eux-mêmes et les autres : tels sont les objectifs de ce Guide. Il fourmille d'exemples pratiques, d'idées et de solutions concrètes, présentés par ordre alphabétique. 2007.Legless but smiling: an autobiography
Par Norman Croucher. 2001
Despite walking on two below-knee artificial legs, it became Norman Croucher's ambition to climb any one of the world's fourteen…
mountains which exceed 8,000 metres. No one with a considerable disability had climbed anywhere near this high, and his goal was an almost impossible dream: to join, as he put it, 'The five mile high club'. Includes strong language. 2001.Legwork: an inspiring journey through a chronic illness
Par Ellen Burstein MacFarlane, Patricia Burstein. 1994
Consumer advocacy investigative reporter MacFarlane was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986. Although she had suffered suicidal depression in the…
past, she faced MS with determination, even after ironically falling prey to a $100,000 scam "cure." Her marriage failed and her MS progressed until she became triplegic, but she retained her self-confidence throughout. Some strong language. 1994.Le voleur de brosses à dents
Par Églantine Éméyé. 2015
" Un jour, j'en ai eu assez. Mille fois, j'en ai eu assez. Assez de toi, Samy, assez de tous…
qui ne comprennent rien, de la société qui ne fait rien. Assez. Et puis mille fois, j'ai espéré, mille fois, j'ai ri et pleuré avec toi, mille fois, je t'ai serré dans mes bras. Alors j'ai écrit ce livre pour toi, mon petit bonhomme si différent, pour moi, et pour ton frère, afin qu'il n'oublie pas tous ces fous rires qui émaillent notre drôle de vie aussi. J'ai écrit ce livre pour toutes ces familles dont personne ne voit le désarroi, pour témoigner de notre quotidien durant ces dix ans, déjà. J'ai écrit ce livre en n'épargnant personne parce que personne ne nous épargne. C'est l'histoire de notre combat, c'est l'histoire de notre amour. Un amour que j'ai cru à sens unique. Tu me prouves aujourd'hui le contraire. " Récit intime d'une jeune femme, d'une jeune mère confrontée au quotidien du handicap, mais aussi témoignage sans fard sur un fait de société qu'on occulte : impossible de rester indifférent au cri d'amour de cette maman qui pourrait être nous. " -- 4e de couv.Chacun porte en soi une force insoupçonnée
Par Nicolas De Tonnac. 2013
Comment se relève-t-on d'un accident qui vous fait chuter d'un peuplier à l'âge de quinze ans et vous condamne à…
passer le restant de vos jours sur une chaise ? En acceptant de se passer de ses jambes pour grandir autrement. Cette force intérieure, Nicolas de Tonnac l'a découverte en lui à travers la longue épreuve d'un retour à une existence désormais assise et la révélation de sa vocation de médecin. À l'hôpital universitaire de Genève, où il exerce comme psychiatre de liaison, il fait figure d'agent double. À la fois soigné et soignant, il est au sein de la structure hospitalière le conciliateur entre les blessés de la vie et ceux qui les soignent. Dans l'itinéraire sans concession qu'il retrace, l'épreuve au quotidien est peut-être plus poignante encore que le récit de son accident - cette tragédie de son adolescence qu'il regarde comme une chance d'avoir pu se réaliser à la fois comme homme et comme passeur. 2013.All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
Par Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Daddy bent-legs: the 40-year-old musing of a physically disabled man, husband, and father
Par Neil Matheson. 2009
Neil Matheson was born with a physical disability called Cerebral Palsy, and from that day forward, Neil experienced life on…
a pair of crutches. Despite his physical handicap, Neil grew up like any regular kid. Now, at forty-one years of age, the author reflects back on his life story, a journey on crutches, including struggle, triumph, acceptance, love, and salvation. 2009.Jill's leading ladies: the story of Jill's six guide dogs
Par Jill Allen-King. 2012
Following close on the heels of Jill Allen-King's autobiography, 'Just Jill', this is a tribute to her trusted four-legged friends,…
who have given her companionship, instilled her with confidence, and guided her safely in both her personal life and in her incredibly important voluntary work throughout the UK. 2012.Between myself and them: stories of disability and difference
Par Ed Krause Carol, Carol Krause. 2005
Gutsy, frank, provocative and even confrontational, the 23 contributors to this first-person anthology trace the myriad feelings and experiences that…
go along with growing up disabled across different genders, cultures, classes, and sexualities. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
Par Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.Beginnings and blueprints (A kernel Bk. #Vol. 11)
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.Harnessing thought: the guide dog : a thinking animal with a skilful mind
Par Bruce Johnston. 1995
This book presents a detailed explanation of dog behaviour and psychology, and how dogs can be educated to become skilled…
performers with adaptable and skilful minds, not merely well-conditioned and mechanistic robots. The traditional belief that animals were quite incapable of thinking or of making conscious decisions about alternative courses of decision is a dogma now contended; this book explains how a dog's conscious awareness replicates exactly the thought processes of the human brain. 1995.Guiding stars
Par Peter Ireson. 1993
A selection of writings, recollections and images chosen to convey some of the joys and anxieties, achievements and disappointments experienced…
by the generations of people who have either used guide dogs or helped to provide them. 1993.An Iranian odyssey
Par Gohar Kordi. 1991
Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four she became blind. The…
book chronicles her childhood in the country, the family's move to Teheran and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at university. 1991.Journey to independence: blindness, the Canadian story
Par Euclid J Herie. 2005
Explores the history of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) - from the men who crafted its charter…
to the people who have made it a successful organization. Established in 1918, this organization has guided blind people out of a time of poverty and abuse, bringing them the same rights and freedoms as all Canadians. Millions of Canadians have been touched by the services it provides and by its message of hope. 2005.Joni
Par Joni Eareckson Tada, Joe Musser. 1978
At the age of 17 the author was the victim of a diving accident that left her totally paralysed from…
the shoulders down. Here she tells her story of her fight against quadriplegia and depression. 1978.The right to remain silent is one of the most easily recognized and oft-quoted constitutional rights in American culture, yet…
there is widespread misunderstanding about the right and the protections promised under the Fifth Amendment. Dershowitz reveals precisely why our Fifth Amendment rights matter and how they are being reshaped, limited, and in some cases revoked in the wake of 9/11. 2008.I'm walking as straight as I can: transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond
Par Geri Jewell, Ted Nichelson. 2011
Born with cerebral palsy, Jewell inspired a generation when she became the first person with a disability to appear in…
a recurring role on prime-time television. The book's title refers to both Jewell's sexuality and her struggle growing up with cerebral palsy. Describes her experiences from her traumatic birth in Buffalo, New York, to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star, as well as her downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, and marriage. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. 2011.