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When the blizzard blows
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1994
To illustrate that people who are blind are otherwise ordinary and far from helpless, Kernel Book series editor Kenneth Jernigan,…
National Federation of the Blind (NFB); NFB president Marc Maurer; and other NFB members describe frustrating incidents in their lives. Examples are strangers who assume that a blind woman's small children have to take care of her, and a nurse who asks Jernigan if he needs his secretary to help him get undressedMother father deaf: living between sound and silence
Par Paul Preston. 1994
The son of deaf parents, Preston uses the stories of others like him to describe how exposure to the "deaf…
culture" within the "hearing culture" shapes lives. He has written this book "as much as possible in the Deaf way," interweaving fragments of his informants' stories and using repetition for emphasis, because "Deaf storytelling does not boil down to a punch line. It is in the telling." Some strong languageTaking charge: teenagers talk about life & physical disabilities
Par Kay Kriegsman. 1992
The authors and the teenagers interviewed in this book offer guidance for coping with a disability and adolescence--which the authors…
term "the ultimate disability." Suggested are strategies for handling issues such as sexuality, staring strangers, siblings, and overprotective parents. For junior and senior high and older readersD-Day, June 6, 1944: the climactic battle of World War II
Par Stephen Ambrose. 1994
From an interview with Supreme Commander General Eisenhower in 1964 through the recollections of hundreds of Allied and German veterans,…
a military historian reconstructs the most decisive day of World War II. Some strong language. BestsellerLouis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind
Par Margaret Davidson. 1971
Count us in: growing up with Down syndrome
Par Jason Kingsley. 1994
Two young men, both diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth, write about how they earned their independence. Assisted by their…
mothers, Kingsley and Levitz talk about their challenges, mutual respect and affection, expectations, special and mainstream education, and family support. Topics echo the concerns of most young people: school, friends, money, jobs, life, sex, and marriageStanding on one foot
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 jurorA special kind of hero: Chris Burke's own story
Par 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 ChrisHand, heart & mind: the story of the education of America's deaf people
Par Lou Walker. 1994
Surveys the education of deaf people since ancient times. The author describes discrimination; early schools in Europe; and the feud…
between the Gallaudets, father and son, and Alexander Graham Bell over the methods used to educate deaf people in America. She also discusses the 1988 demand by deaf students for a deaf president at Gallaudet University. For grades 5-8 and older readersA high door sill for keeping water out is just one of the barriers to shipboard travel for those with…
physical handicaps. The authors (one well-traveled and paraplegic) give data about which cruises and boats (from large ships to small sailboats) are accommodating. They note the size of passageways, the availability of elevators and "handicapped" cabins, and the need for an attendantMother-to-be: a guide to pregnancy and birth for women with disabilities
Par Judith Rogers. 1991
An occupational therapist who is disabled, Rogers saw the need for this book during her own pregnancy and those of…
her anxious clients. Included are the experiences of thirty-six women with a variety of disabilities, discussion on the impact of having children, information on the stages of pregnancy, and an explanation of when a cesarean section may be necessaryAs the twig is bent
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1992
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) presents essays from individuals who discuss aspects of growing up blind. Overcoming others'…
misconceptions about blindness is the central theme among experiences such as being overprotected as children, deciding whether or not to use a cane, and seeking employment. Contributions range from a seven-year-old boy to the creator of the braille math code. Many stress the importance of NFB in their livesWhat you should know about blindness, services for the blind, and the organized blind movement
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1992
This guide published by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) includes information on blindness (definition, causes, and misconceptions) and…
descriptions of services (books, employment, education, and products) offered through NFB and other agencies. Also discusses the history of NFB, key people in the organization, and NFB special interest divisionsDen of lions: memoirs of seven years
Par Terry Anderson. 1993
Former correspondent's account of 2,454 days held hostage by Hezbollah, an Islamic terrorist organization. Anderson, aided by his then-fiancee Madeleine…
Bassil, chronicles the ordeal from the day he was mistaken for a spy and captured in Beirut, Lebanon, until the day he was released. He describes his own physical and mental abuse as well as the conditions of his fellow hostages. Some strong languageInternational yearbook of library service for blind and physically handicapped individuals, volume 1, 1993
Par Inc Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America. 1993
Volume one of journal designed to "heighten awareness of library services for blind and physically handicapped individuals worldwide" discusses aspects…
of services in various countries. Includes reports on technology and a chronology of international servicesA world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age
Par William Manchester. 1992
The author first outlines the period made chaotic by the waning authority of the Catholic Church, made turbulent by Martin…
Luther, made beautiful by Michelangelo, but, most importantly, made aware by Ferdinand Magellan. According to Manchester, it was Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, when he proved the rotundity of a rotating earth, that shattered myths and ushered in a new ageThe freedom bell
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1992
In a collection of essays individuals discuss aspects of their blindness, and many emphasize the impact that the National Federation…
of the Blind has had on their lives. The title refers to the bell that is rung at the Louisiana Center for the Blind to celebrate a member's success or an event that may have meaning for all individuals who are blind. One essayist describes her relief at shedding self-imposed limitations and beginning a careerNow I see
Par Charley Boswell. 1969
Boswell tells the story of his life, beginning with being blinded in 1944 and abandoning his hopes for a baseball…
career. After painful readjustment, he went on to become a successful businessman, father of three children, and National Blind Golf Champion. Boswell's account is based on his conviction that "lives frustrated by physical misfortune can be turned into new directions by new interests."The care and feeding of the long white cane: instructions in cane travel
Par Thomas Bickford. 1993
The author, blind himself, begins with instructions for novices in cane use and continues with step-by-step advice on walking within…
buildings, following traffic patterns, and using public transportation. Also discussed are recreational hiking and dealing with inclement weatherNo pity: people with disabilities forging a new civil rights movement
Par Joseph Shapiro. 1993
Shapiro examines society's range of prejudices towards disabled individuals--including the insult of marveling over a disabled acquaintance's normality, or being…
amazed when a disabled person chooses not to exploit technology that would "cure" the disability. He then describes the lives of individuals who have been denied even the basic tools and assistance necessary for freedom