Get the Summary of Andrew Leland's The Country of the Blind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Country of the Blind" by Andrew Leland is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted experience of blindness. Leland delves into the varied perceptions and realities of being blind, from the common misconception of total darkness to the actual diversity of visual experiences among the blind. He shares his personal...

On the day of my birth, my mother had already decided that she wanted to give me away. She had made this decision even though she had not yet known the extent of the problems that would confront me. As it turned out, there were many, including the fact that I was not born a beautiful baby.Actually, I was considered to be quite ugly, disfigured by a cleft lip and palate that left a gaping hole in the middle of my face. In addition, I was born deaf,...

When Jim Sayre was a totally blind child growing up in Zanesville, Ohio, in the 1940s and '50s, blind children were typically steered into occupations caning chairs or tuning pianos. "Or selling pencils on street corners," Jim says. No way he was going to settle for that. With the help of a loving mother who saw the wisdom of integrating a blind child into the sighted world and Jim's own innate determination--he might call it stubbornness--Jim...

Limitless With Autism Matthew Kenslow never gave Autism the prerogative to stop him from achieving what would bring him joy in life-spreading acceptance of others' disabilities and teaching classrooms of students. Notwithstanding, life has brought him a world of setbacks and standstills, causing him to put in extra effort to prove his competence and helping him learn how to go through things rather than around them. Unstoppable will take...

"This wordless two-color graphic novel is an enthralling fable about disability, companionship, and transformation, set in the haunting beauty of the wild. One day, a little girl picks an unusual flower from an unusual bush in the forest. Overnight, the flower blooms and turns into a magical creature: a rose wolf, missing a leg just like she is missing an arm. Together, the new friends must go on a journey to find where they belong. In her graphic...

Este libro muestra cómo se configura el concepto de capital emocional desde las experiencias de padres y madres de niños y niñas con discapacidad. Esta investigación cualitativa con enfoque narrativo-biográfico, entrecruzó argumentos empíricos y teóricos desde lo personal-familiar, la salud y la educación. Como padres y madres, nuestras vivencias respecto a la discapacidad dieron sentido a esta lógica, justo en ese orden: una ruptura ideológica...

En 1882 una niña que enfermó con una fiebre que estuvo a punto de morir. Ella sobrevivió, pero la quedaron secuelas, no podía ver ni oír. Debido a que no podía oír tampoco podía hablar. "Historia de mi vida" es el relato extraordinario de Helen Keller, una mujer sorda y ciega que, a pesar de sus desafíos, se convirtió en un símbolo de superación y logros. En esta obra, Keller comparte sus experiencias desde la infancia hasta la adultez,...

Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who-after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven-told her she'd probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would "treat your mind as well as your body." Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair,...

Thirteen-year-old Houston and his younger brother Robbie dream of becoming astronauts, but when Houston is accepted to the Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program he realizes that Robbie's dream may not be achievable due to his cerebral palsy, so he makes a new plan that shoots for the stars.

With all the daily hustle and bustle, it is growing harder to hold on to our own sense of identity. As Sarah Reilley explores what it means to be authentic in a world affected by social media, a pandemic, and loss of human compassion, she takes note of what authenticity truly means to her. With humor, wit, honesty, and some tears, this journey into the human soul is touching and inspiring."I was deeply moved by how open and honest the author was about...