Blindness

17 items

Losing your Sight
Losing your Sight [an Indispensable Handbook for the Partially Sighted, the Blind, Their Families and Friends] By Daniels, Ellen (Book - 2001) 362.41 DAN Available in some Locations
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C'mon Papa
C'mon Papa Dispatches from A Dad in the Dark By Knighton, Ryan (Book - 2010) 362.41092 K71k Available in some Locations

Annotation:“Knighton writes with rare insight and humour about a common experience from an uncommon perspective.

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The Doctor Will Not See You Now
The Doctor Will Not See You Now By Poulson, Jane (Book - 2002) 921 P8745 Available in some Locations

Annotation:Remarkable autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, a sighted medical scientist who became blind in the first year of her professional career. She learned not only to accept every challenge to her health, but also how to live and work in a sighted world. And she did more than survive, she went on to a stellar career as a phsician, teacher and researcher

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Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with A Blind Wonder Cat By Cooper, Gwen (Book - 2009) 636.80929 C776 Available in some Locations

Annotation:A pet rescue volunteer describes her relationship with a 3-pound blind cat whose daredevil character and affectionate personality saw the author through six moves, a burglary, and the healing of her broken heart.

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Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping A Life by Ear By Kuusisto, Stephen (Book - 2006) 921 K96985k Available in some Locations

Annotation:The author of the highly regarded Planet of the Blind instructs us in the fine art of listening.

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And There Was Light
And There Was Light Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, Blind Hero of the French Resistance By Lusseyran, Jacques (Book - 1998) 940.548 L972 1998 Available in some Locations
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Et la lumière fut
Et la lumière fut By Lusseyran, Jacques (Audiobook Cassette - 2005 - French) 940.5344 L972a Available in some Locations
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The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life With Her Letters (1887-1901) and A Supplementary Account of Her Education, Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan By Keller, Helen (Book - 1954) 921 K29k2 Available in some Locations
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Sourde, muette, aveugle
Sourde, muette, aveugle histoire de ma vie By Keller, Helen (Book - 1991 - French) 921 K292s Available in some Locations
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Blind Rage
Blind Rage Letters to Helen Keller By Kleege, Georgina (Book - 2006) KLEEG Available in some Locations
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Blindness
Blindness By Saramago, José (Book - 1997) SARAM Available in some Locations

Annotation:Saramago's 1998 Nobel prize-winning novel, about the citizens of an unnamed city going blind and succumbing to their basest instincts.

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La nuit sans fin
La nuit sans fin le témoignage d'espoir d'un non-voyant By Tremblay, Paul-Émile (Book - 2008 - French) 921 T7897t Available in some Locations
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Watery Grave
Watery Grave By Alexander, Bruce (Book - 1996) ALEXA Available in some Locations

Annotation:Sir John Fielding, the blind chief magistrate of the Bow Street Court, and his able assistant, orphan Jeremy Proctor, must solve a possible murder at sea by investigating why Captain Josiah Markham went overboard. 3rd in the popular series.

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Histoire d'amour
Histoire d'amour roman By Boissard, Janine (Book - 2003 - French) BOISS Available in some Locations
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Things Not Seen
Things Not Seen By Clements, Andrew (Book - 2002) CLEME Available in some Locations

Annotation:15-year-old Bobby discovers that he has become invisible overnight. He reaches out to a blind girl, Alicia Van Dorn, and together they begin to fight back as best as they can.

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Blindsight
Blindsight (DVD - 2008) 796.522095496 B648 All copies in use. Availability details Holds: 1 on 4 copies

Annotation:The gripping true-life adventure of six blind Tibetan teenagers on a climbing expedition up formidable Mount Everest.

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The Eyes of Me
The Eyes of Me (DVD - 2010) 371.911E97 Available in some Locations

Annotation:Captures the stories of four extraordinary teenagers at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a public residential high school in Austin that has educated visually impaired students for more than 150 years.

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