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Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn all about important people whose wonderful talents shine bright from the disability community. Highlighting ten memorable people who paved the way, including Helen Keller, Christy Brown, Temple Grandin, Stevie Wonder, Chris Downey, Claudia Gordon, and others.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated collection of diverse, remarkable lives inspired by "Overlooked," the groundbreaking New York Times series that publishes the obituaries of notable people whose deaths went unreported in the paper"--
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A sex trafficking survivor and disability activist, after suffering unimaginable loss, illustrates how to find courage even in the darkest moments, giving women the permission to wrestle with difficult topics, honor the wisdom of their bodies and enact change from a place of strong faith.
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Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them. These short...
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English
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"A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community. Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle "failed" his first test--a hearing...
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