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Sipping Dom Pérignon through a straw : reimagining success as a disabled achiever / by Ndopu, Eddie,author.;
"Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu's rousing memoir about being both profoundly disabled and profoundly successful without trading one for the other. Eddie Ndopu grew up loving pop music and reruns of The Bold and the Beautiful, and as an adult he would become a globe-trotting disability activist. By his early twenties, he had rocketed through every boundary put in front of him-a queer, Black wheelchair user-challenging bias at the highest echelons of power and prestige. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative motor neuron disease affecting his physical mobility, Eddie was told that he wouldn't live beyond age five. But using his razor-sharp mind and grit, Eddie became the first-ever disabled African awarded a full scholarship to the prestigious Oxford University for a master's degree in public policy, a remarkable feat worthy of a toast. But beyond the challenges that students face-making it to class on time, managing steamy crushes, and being student body president-Eddie faced obstacles as a disabled individual that often go unnoticed and unaddressed, namely a revolving door of care aides. Saddled with the burden of raising money to cover his most basic needs: a care aide, financial aid, and disability accommodations, Eddie writes about his fight for financial aid and his continued advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities. Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw follows Eddie as he scales the mountain of success only to find exclusion, discrimination, and neglect still lying in wait on the other side. Written with his one good finger, Eddie's vibrant prose delivers a clarion call to underdogs everywhere to stop climbing mountains and start moving them instead"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ndopu, Eddie.; Human rights.; People with disabilities; People with disabilities; Success.;
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Sunnyside Plaza / by Simon, Scott.;
While helping police officers Esther and Lon investigate a suspicious death at her group home, nineteen-year-old Sal Miyake, who is mentally challenged, gains insights into herself and makes new friends.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Interpersonal relations; People with mental disabilities; Death; Group homes;
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Riding sound waves / by Griffith, Theanne.; Brown, Reggie.;
"In the Maker Maze-a magical makerspace-Violet and Pablo, along with their classmate Henry, learn all about the senses and how different people might experience them"--Provided by publisher.Ages 7-10.LSC
Subjects: Senses and sensation; Makerspaces; People with disabilities; Friendship;
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All in pieces / by Young, Suzanne.;
Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: Anger; Brothers and sisters; People with disabilities; Bullying; Dysfunctional families;
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Best day ever! / by Singer, Marilyn.; Nixon, Leah.;
A sweet dog-loves-kid/kid-loves-dog story, in which the kid uses a wheelchair, from an award-winning children's poet and talented debut illustrator.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; People with disabilities; Wheelchairs;
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Lucas at the Paralympics / by Plohl, Igor.; Šonc, Urška Stropnik.; Lopert, Nika.; Waller, Kristina Alice.;
"Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"--Provided by publisher. Includes sidebars about how athletes who are blind, wear prosthetics, or use wheelchairs compete in different events, as well as the history of the Paralympic Games.LSC
Subjects: Paralympic Games; Lion; People with disabilities; Athletes; Animals;
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The power of disability : 10 lessons for surviving, thriving, and changing the world / by Etmanski, Al,1947-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach us"--
Subjects: People with disabilities; Disability awareness.; Resilience (Personality trait);
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Half a king / by Abercrombie, Joe.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Kings and rulers; People with disabilities; Fathers; Revenge; Kings and rulers;
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The beauty of dusk : on vision lost and found / by Bruni, Frank,author.;
From NYT columnist and author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and optimism after partially losing his eyesight. Bruni recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality, a medical and spiritual odyssey that involved not only reappraising his own priorities, but also gathering wisdom from longtime friends and new acquaintances who had navigated their own traumas and afflictions.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Bruni, Frank.; Authors; People with visual disabilities; Vision disorders;
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The prince who was just himself / by Schnee, Silke.; Sistig, Heike.; Albertz, Erna,1979-;
Lacking the athletic and reading skills of his older brothers, Prince Noah uses love and compassion to save the kingdom from the Black Knight.LSC
Subjects: Princes; Down syndrome; People with mental disabilities; Individuality;
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