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Par Cheryl M Heppner. 1992
The author says that as a profoundly deaf child, she was taught to adapt to the hearing world. But after…
two strokes left Heppner completely deaf, she learned sign language, and then realized how frustrating her earlier life had been. She eventually became an advocate for deaf people. 1992.Par Philip Zazove. 1993
Zazove was born hearing only vowels and a few consonants. His parents decided to "mainstream" him rather than give him…
special schooling. He describes growing up, going to medical school, and having a family practice in Utah. Interspersed throughout his own history are details of various cases he has had. Dr. Zazove went on to teach at a university medical schoolPar Joan Brock. 1994
Thirty-two-year-old Joan and her husband Joe were employed at the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School when Joan suddenly lost the…
ability to see the color pink and soon was irreversibly blind. Then Joe was diagnosed with cancer and died. Joan and her daughter moved, and Joan obtained a "talking computer", spoke about her experience, and wed a high-school crushPar Marty Klein. 1993
In 1976, by the age of twenty-eight, Marty Klein was completely blind. In 1990 he began writing his life story…
to explain how he changed from a sighted, confident, rebellious, and self-centered young man of the 1960s to a compassionate and responsible man in the 1990s--who happens to be blind. In his account, Klein discusses three main topics: the Vietnam War, drugs, and fate. Strong languagePar Abraham Schmitt. 1992
The author portrays his difficulty in coping with a condition that he could not comprehend until he discovered in middle…
age that it was a serious learning disability. Born into a nearly illiterate Mennonite village in a Canadian prairie province, Schmitt suffered humiliation, confusion, and failure. Now he looks upon his handicap as something to survive, not resolvePar Carolyn Martin. 1994
Carolyn Martin describes growing up with cerebral palsy. Her schooling experiences ranged from wonderful (the Crippled Children's School in North…
Dakota) to frustrating (various special-needs classes). Her dream of being educated, free, dignified, and a writer faltered occasionally but never expired. "An inch at a time," Carolyn completed college and learned to live independently. 1994.Par Gilbert M Gaul. 1993
An appeal to change the way society, particularly the American medical system, deals with chronica11y disabled children. The author, a…
medical writer and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, tells the story of his child, born with spina bifida. Gaul describes encounters with the medical profession, insurance companies, and the educational system, and the inspiration that he draws from his courageous sonPar Chris Burke. 1991
Chris Burke, also known as Corky Thatcher, co-star of the ABC television series "Life Goes On," reveals how he succeeded…
in life despite having Down syndrome. His teachers, colleagues, and the Burke family talk about what it is like to live and work with ChrisPar Harry C Cordellos. 1993
Cordellos avoided sports in his youth because of failing sight and a heart murmur. His attitude changed when he was…
introduced to water skiing through an orientation center. Now considered the most highly conditioned blind athlete in the world by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, director of Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas, fifty-three-year-old Cordellos holds a master's degree in physical education and lectures widelyPar Robert V Hine. 1993
As a young man, Hine was informed that his eye condition, uveitis, would eventually lead to blindness. After graduate school…
and marriage, and well into his career as a history professor, Hine did gradually lose his sight to cataracts, which the uveitis made inoperable. Hine used braille, talking computers, and readers to continue teaching and writing for the next fifteen years, and then underwent an operation that restored sight in one eyePar Ved Mehta. 1993
Continues Mehta's autobiographical series and forms a sequel to The Stolen Light (RC 29519, BR 7793). For the author, simply…
getting to Oxford was the fulfillment of a dream, and meant England was to become his third spiritual home, after India and America. He recounts making friends, making history his chosen field of study, making do in a medieval city, and making an effort to hide his feelings about his inadequacies and frustrationsPar Judith St. George. 1992
In 1886, six-year-old Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, sat on Alexander Graham Bell's knee and played with his…
watch. Thus began a supportive friendship that lasted until Bell's death in 1922. Keller dedicated The Story of My Life (BR 3998, RC 25830) "To Alexander Graham Bell, who has taught the deaf to speak..." For grades 5-8 and older readersPar Jeremy Schreiber. 2022
Jeremy Schreiber was on top of the world—athletic, newly married, successful. And then something went terribly wrong. In this moving…
memoir, he shares his journey after he received a terrifying diagnosis: ALS. As the devastating disease robbed him of movement and speech, he was abandoned by his wife and betrayed by a society that shuns people with disabilities. But it's not all doom and gloom. He found love, support, and a powerful purpose. While fighting for his independence and then for his life, Jeremy gave his all to the ALS and disability communities. Never Say Invisible is his legacy gift. Smart, clever, and humorous, his story is a testament to what can be learned and achieved despite a terminal illness. Jeremy died on October 29, 2021, before he could finish this memoir. Sandra Jonas Publishing is proud to collaborate with his parents, Fred and Ronnye Schreiber, to carry on his workPar Bill Irwin, David McCasland. 1992
A variety of problems involving family, alcoholism, and blindness prompted middle-aged Bill Irwin's decision to tackle the 2,000-mile-long Appalachian Trail…
with his dog guide Orient. For eight months in 1990, the self-proclaimed non-hiker made his way along the sometimes treacherous trail--a feat he credits to God. In describing the trip, Irwin stresses the helpfulness of the other "thru-hikers" he metPar Donna Williams. 1992
Donna Williams did not realize she was autistic until her early twenties. In an effort to understand herself, she recorded…
her memories of a childhood of confusion and 'abnormal' behaviour, coupled with an abusive mother. Some strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1992. Followed by "Somebody somewhere". 1992.Par Harilyn Rousso, Susan Gushee O'Malley, Mary Severance. 1988
Par Tom Sullivan, Derek L. Gill. 1989
Autobiography of a young man who became blind shortly after birth. Gifted and refusing to accept limitations, he developed his…
abilities, becoming a champion wrestler, a dean's list student, a Harvard graduate, and a successful musician. He focuses on personal relationships--especially with his family--and experiences that have helped him maintain a positive outlookPar Alison Osius. 1991
By seventeen, Hugh Herr's main focus in life was mountain climbing, a sport in which he was already breaking records.…
Then tragedy struck: while climbing, Hugh and a friend became disoriented and were lost in the snow for days. Hugh's frostbitten lower legs were amputated, and he battled depression by training himself to climb again and by designing artificial limb parts. 1991.Par Raija Nieminen. 1990
Nieminen's deafness advanced slowly during her youth, allowing her to learn her native Finnish, perfect lipreading, and master sign language.…
When her husband's career takes the family to a Caribbean island for two years, Nieminen's self-confidence diminishes as she struggles with the difficulties English presents to deaf foreigners. Her search for an understanding deaf community leads Nieminen to teach sign language to deaf childrenPar Sheila Hocken. 1988
Witty story about the antics of the author's dogs. Her clan of chocolate Labradors began with Emma, a guide dog…
during the author's temporary blindness, and has expanded to include a German short-haired pointer. In this story, Hocken introduces four newcomers. She also reveals her fear that an eye infection may once again threaten her sight. Sequel to "Emma and Co."