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Stephen Hawking : a memoir of friendship and physics / by Mlodinow, Leonard,1954-author.;
"A memoir from the author of SUBLIMINAL and THE DRUNKARD'S WALK revealing his relationship with renowned physicist Stephen Hawking as both a fellow scientist and a friend"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018.; People with disabilities; Physicists;
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Articulate : A Deaf Memoir of Voice. by Kolb, Rachel.;
In 'Articulate', Rachel Kolb blends personal narrative with cultural commentary to explore the different layers of deafness, language, and voice. She deconstructs multisensory experiences of language, examining the cultural importance hearing people attach to sound, the inner labyrinths of speech therapy, the murkiness of lipreading, and her lifelong intimacy with written English.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Disability; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disability; SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities;
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Deaf utopia : a memoir--and a love letter to a way of life / by DiMarco, Nyle,1989-author.; Siebert, Robert F.,author.;
'Deaf Utopia' is a heartfelt and inspiring memoir and Deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community. DiMarco's acting credits include 'Difficult People', 'Switched at Birth', 'This Close', and 'Station 19'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; DiMarco, Nyle, 1989-; Deaf; People with disabilities;
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Robot revolution / by Patterson, James,1947-; Grabenstein, Chris.; Neufeld, Juliana,1982-;
"Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project...and why it was worth the wait"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Robots; Inventors; Families; People with disabilities;
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A curse so dark and lonely / by Kemmerer, Brigid.;
Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Blessing and cursing; Magic; Cerebral palsy; People with disabilities;
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A kids book about disability / by Napper, Kristine.;
"Sometimes people act like having a disability means you're from another planet, even though over a BILLION people in the world have disabilities. So how do you talk about disability? How do you talk to people with disabilities? This book helps kids and grownups approach disability as a normal part of the human experience"--Back cover.
Subjects: Disabilities; Ability; People with disabilities;
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Amazing athletes : an all-star look at Canada's Paralympians / by Ouellet, Marie-Claude.; Aronoff, Phyllis,1945-; Scott, Howard,1952-;
A look at Canada's Paralympics athletes.LSC
Subjects: Paralympic Games; Sports for people with disabilities; Athletes with disabilities;
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In a different key : the story of autism / by Donvan, John(John Joseph),1955-author.; Zucker, Caren(Caren Brenda),1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with autism--by liberating children from dank institutions, campaigning for their right to go to school, challenging expert opinion on what it means to have autism, and persuading society to accept those who are different. It is the story of women like Ruth Sullivan, who rebelled against a medical establishment that blamed cold and rejecting "refrigerator mothers" for causing autism; and of fathers who pushed scientists to dig harder for treatments. Many others played starring roles too: doctors like Leo Kanner, who pioneered our understanding of autism; lawyers like Tom Gilhool, who took the families' battle for education to the courtroom; scientists who sparred over how to treat autism; and those with autism, like Temple Grandin, Alex Plank, and Ari Ne'eman, who explained their inner worlds and championed the philosophy of neurodiversity. This is also a story of fierce controversies--from the question of whether there is truly an autism "epidemic," and whether vaccines played a part in it; to scandals involving "facilitated communication," one of many treatments that have proved to be blind alleys; to stark disagreements about whether scientists should pursue a cure for autism. There are dark turns too: we learn about experimenters feeding LSD to children with autism, or shocking them with electricity to change their behavior; and the authors reveal compelling evidence that Hans Asperger, discoverer of the syndrome named after him, participated in the Nazi program that consigned disabled children to death. By turns intimate and panoramic, In a Different Key takes us on a journey from an era when families were shamed and children were condemned to institutions to one in which a cadre of people with autism push not simply for inclusion, but for a new understanding of autism: as difference rather than disability"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders; Autism spectrum disorders.; People with disabilities.;
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After the flames : a burn victim's battle with celebrity / by Rose, Jonathan R.,author.;
On the morning of March 10th, 1988, a house fire engulfed fourteen-year-old Joey Philion in flames. He suffered third degree burns on 95 percent of his body. This book is about one of the world's most famous burn victims: his incredible survival, his nightmarish path to recovery that helped revolutionize medical treatment for burn victims worldwide, the fame thrust upon him after he was declared a hero from the media, and the tumultuous years that followed, most of which were spent under the microscope of an unforgiving public eye.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Philion, Joey.; Burns and scalds; People with disabilities;
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The Shadow Crosser / by Cervantes, Jennifer.;
"When a few Mexica gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"-- Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Maya mythology; People with disabilities; Friendship; Maya gods;
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