Subject: Disabilities
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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The life and times of T.H. Gallaudet
Edna Edith Sayers has written the definitive biography of T. H. Gallaudet (1787-1851), celebrated today as the founder of deaf education in America. Sayers traces […]
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Beep: inside the unseen world of baseball for the blind
David Wanczyk illuminates the sport of blind baseball to show us a remarkable version of America’s pastime. With balls tricked out to beep three times […]
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Understanding international sign : a sociolinguistic study
In Understanding International Sign, Lori A. Whynot examines International Sign (IS) to determine the extent to which signers from different countries comprehend it. She focuses […]
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The stories they told me : the life of my deaf parents
“In this heartfelt memoir, Maria Wallisfurth recounts the lives of her deaf parents in Germany from the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. […]
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The language of light : a history of silent voices
Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly […]
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