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Panda: a guide horse for Ann
Par Rosanna Hansen. 2005
Discusses the work that Panda, a miniature horse, does to guide Ann, a blind woman. Describes Panda's training as well…
as Ann and Panda's daily routine and working relationship. Explains how the idea of using minihorses as full-time guides for blind people came into practice. For grades 3-6. 2005Not even wrong: adventures in autism
Par Paul Collins. 2004
Memoirist recounts his experiences after his two-year-old son was diagnosed with symptoms of autism, a developmental disorder affecting communication and…
social skills. Intersperses episodes of his family's daily life with anecdotes from his own personal journey to understand the world of autists and the meaning of "normal." Includes resources. 2004Blindness: what it is, what it does, and how to live with it
Par Thomas J Carroll. 1961
The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association addresses psychological and physical rehabilitation of adventitiously blind adults. Highlights issues associated…
with mobility, interpersonal communication, employment, finances, and well-being. Discusses special concerns regarding blind children, the elderly, congenitally blind persons, and those with other mental or physical conditions. 1961Blindness: modern approaches to the unseen environment
Par Paul A Zahl. 1950
Wide-ranging essays about issues concerning the blind community. Thirty experts in various fields discuss educational, psychological, and vocational matters and…
the use and development of sensory aids such as canes, guide dogs, braille, and talking books. Also addresses the needs of deaf-blind individuals and blinded veterans. 1950To catch an angel: adventures in the world I cannot see
Par Robert Russell. 1962
The life and achievements of the author, who was blinded in an accident at the age of five. Describes his…
refusal to acknowledge any essential difference between himself and sighted people and relates his success in earning a PhD, marrying and starting a family, and becoming a college professor. 1962My eyes have a cold nose
Par Hector Chevigny. 1946
Los Angeles radio script writer recounts what he calls his "initiation into the blind world" after he lost his sight…
from retinal detachment. Describes failed surgical procedures, his physical and emotional adjustment, and a return to work and society with the help of his guide dog, Wizard. 1946Quand l'humour se fait médecin (Planète vivante)
Par Patch Adams. 2000
"[...] Le Dr Patch Adams est un médecin socialement engagé qui a décidé de transformer nos régimes de santé publique…
et sa profession en général. Praticien d'une médecine à hauteur d'homme et fondateur d'un institut qui a soigné gratuitement plus de 15 000 personnes, Patch Adams s'est particulièrement distingué en plaçant l'humour au service de son art. Lorsqu'il se déguise en clown pour faire rire des enfants leucémiques ou des patients mentalement perturbés, qu'il recourt aux médecines douces, le Dr Patch Adams ne fait pas seulement un pied de nez à la médecine traditionnelle, trop souvent élitiste, mais, surtout, obtient d'incroyables résultats sur le plan de la guérison. Comme l'a écrit une sommité médicale américaine : " Le "rêve fou" de Patch est en réalité ce à quoi devraient ressembler tous les bons soins de santé ... " -- 4e de couvShine on me: the biography of an African American woman, born blind
Par D. Dexter Vizinau. 2004
The son of Margaret Vizinau, an African American woman born blind in Arkansas in 1927, describes growing up in San…
Francisco in the 1950s and 1960s. Relates how his single mother, a devout Christian, supported her sons by singing and playing the piano in church. Strong language. 2003Education and rehabilitation for empowerment (Critical Concerns on Blindness Ser.)
Par Ronald J. Ferguson, C. Edwin Vaughan, Ram Adiyta. 2005
The authors argue that the history of educational and rehabilitative services for blind people has condoned dependency. Provides an overview…
of the U.S. rehabilitation system during the twentieth century. Advocates for a positive philosophy toward blindness that includes empowerment, mobility, communication, and "blending in." 2005Dressing tips and clothing resources for making life easier (Making life easier #bk. II)
Par Jo Reynolds, Shelley Peterman Schwarz. 2000
The author, who has multiple sclerosis, discusses finding, making, or altering clothes that are fashionable and easy for people with…
physical challenges to wear. Includes shopping advice; tips on selecting garments, sizes, and materials; and techniques for making dressing less difficult. Includes resources. 2000Forgotten crimes: the Holocaust and people with disabilities
Par Suzanne E Evans. 2004
Lawyer and journalist details Germany's "euthanasia" programs of 1935 to 1945, in which as many as 750,000 children and adults…
with physical and mental disabilities were killed. Draws on historical records and survivor interviews to describe Nazi medical philosophies, sterilization laws, methods, and organizers--and the legacy of the atrocities. 2004Songs of the blind snowbird
Par Robert Michael Jacobs. 2003
Jacobs describes his personal journey from early success as a graphics designer, through illness and sudden blindness, to later success…
as a columnist. Currently, the author spends summers in Boston and winters in Key WestRevised standards and guidelines of service for the Library of Congress network of libraries for the blind and physically handicapped, 2005
Par Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. 2005
Describes service standards that apply to Library of Congress network libraries for blind and physically handicapped individuals. Offers guidelines for…
direct patron contact, lending, outreach, and production of web sites and reading materials. Also addresses consultants, volunteers, administration, budgeting, policies and procedures, reports, and research and development. 2005Twenty-four graduates of The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, present individual perspectives on their experiences at the school and…
on being blind. They describe the process of learning to properly use guide dogs and attest to the increased mobility and independence they achieved through the training facility. 2004Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker: the invisible art of editing
Par Ved Mehta. 1998
Born in India and blind since early childhood, writer Ved Mehta portrays his relationship with William Shawn, editor-in-chief of the…
New Yorker. He begins with their first meeting in 1959, when Mehta was anxious about earning a livelihood. Sequel to Up at Oxford (BR 9455) in his autobiographical series. 1998Brother Ray: Ray Charles' own story
Par Ray Charles. 2004
Candid autobiography of Georgia-born Grammy-winning musician Ray Charles (1930-2004). Describes overcoming poverty, blindness, his parents' deaths, and addiction to succeed…
in performing his unique blend of blues, jazz, and country styles. Includes discography and Ritz's 2004 postscript, "The Last Days of Brother Ray." Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978A guide to high school success for students with disabilities
Par Paul T. Jaeger, Cynthia Ann Bowman. 2004
Essays and personal narratives provide guidance and encouragement to students with special needs on achieving a positive high school experience.…
Highlights self-advocacy, mainstreaming, dating, extracurricular activities, and life after graduation. Includes resources about adaptive technology. Foreword by Chris Crutcher. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2004Too late to die young: nearly true tales from a life
Par Harriet McBryde Johnson. 2005
A lawyer specializing in disability issues protests Jerry Lewis's telethon and media heroes like Christopher Reeve. Born with a neuromuscular…
disease, the wheelchair-user relates anecdotes from her life of advocacy including involvement in Charleston, South Carolina, politics. Some strong language. 2005The red letters: my father's enchanted period (Nation Bks.)
Par Ved Mehta. 2004
Concluding volume in Continents of Exile series--the blind author's memoirs. Mehta recounts finding forty-year-old love letters that reveal his father's…
passionate love affair in Simla, India, in the 1930s. This discovery changes the author's perceptions of his father and mother, and even of himself. 2004Blind author recounts his life, from his boyhood in a log cabin and struggles for an education to international recognition…
in the field of vocational training for visually impaired persons. Chronicles his establishment in 1949 of the Emil Fries Piano Hospital and Training Center for piano servicing and tuning. 1980