Subject: Disabilities
An invincible spirit: the story of Don Fulk
Profoundly deafened as an infant, Don Fulk didn’t learn his name or go to school until the age of ten. At the age of 18 […]
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Between two worlds: my life as a child of deaf adults
In his memoir, David Sorensen explores his identity as a coda, or a child of Deaf adults. He describes his experiences with the roles often […]
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Accessible America: a history of disability and design
Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb […]
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Such a pretty girl: a story of struggle, empowerment, and disability pride
Such a Pretty Girl is Nadina LaSpina’s story–from her early years in her native Sicily, where still a baby she contracts polio, a fact that […]
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Haben: the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
With wit and passion, Haben, a disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law, takes readers through her […]
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Paris in America: a deaf Nanticoke shoemaker and his daughter
A memoir about a hearing daughter of a Deaf Nanticoke Indian, who grew up in Dover, Delaware’s black community in the 1950s and 60s. ~ […]
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Have dog, will travel: a poet’s journey
A blind poet describes his relationship with his first guide dog and how it changed his life and gave him a newfound appreciation for travel […]
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Raising and educating a deaf child: a comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators
Deaf children are not hearing children who can’t hear, and having a deaf child is not analogous to having a hearing child who can’t hear. […]
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Autism in heels: the untold story of a female life on the spectrum
The face of autism is changing, and more often than we realize, that face is wearing lipstick. Autism in Heels, an intimate memoir, reveals the […]
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Shifting the dialog, shifting the culture: pathways to successful postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals
In this volume, Stephanie W. Cawthon and Carrie Lou Garberoglio discuss the individual and systemic factors that both facilitate and inhibit the attainment of postsecondary […]
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