Agar, Johnny

Summary: "The incredible story of Johnny Agar, born with cerebral palsy and who doctors thought would never walk, overcoming the odds to participate in long-distance endurance races with his dad pushing him, until the final mile when he walks across the finish line." - provided by publisher

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dexterity 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AGAR, JOHNNY AGA

Summary: "A young adult adaptation of Alice Wong's Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.9 DIS

Summary: "Incorporating lessons learned from personal experiences of people with disabilities, this guide shares actionable advice on steps to make your library as accessible as possible to all patrons regardless of ability. Ensuring accessibility is more important than ever; however, answering questions of what needs to be done and why to make a library accessible can be an uncomfortable and daunting...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions 2023

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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R OFF 027.6 SER

Morgan, Jason

Summary: A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a remarkable service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink. It is the story of one funny, lovable dog’s power to heal a family and teach a wounded man how to be a true father. It is the story of an amazing dog with boundless loyalty who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORGAN, JASON MOR

Summary: Imagine a world with complete accessibility. This is the story of Dr. Mark Bookman, a severely disabled Pennsylvania-born American who later resided in Tokyo full-time, becoming one of Japan's leading experts on accessibility and a policy consultant to governments and major corporations around the world. Sadly, Mark Bookman passed away just following the filming of the film.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC MAR

Mooney, Jonathan.

Summary: Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled with attention and behavior problems," Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider--a derogatory term used for kids in special education and a distinction that told the world he wasn't "normal." Along with other kids with special challenges, he grew up hearing himself denigrated daily. Ultimately, Mooney surprised skeptics by graduating with honors...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.196 MOO

Larson, Kate Clifford

Summary: The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, ROSEMARY LAR

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B KENNEDY LAR

Summary: Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind since early childhood, was a passionate advocate for change, using her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty. Becoming Helen Keller examines the complex legacy of this author, advocate, lecturer, and human rights pioneer.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BEC

Hoxie, Jim

Summary: "When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for veterans who are visually impaired. There he regains his confidence for independent living. Grandpa shares these experiences and talks about educating children about the tall white cane."--Publisher

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Disabl Hoxie

Summary: Season Two contains worlds (and alternative worlds) of excitement complete with shape-shifters, cryonic heads, belly-dwelling beasts, and people who turn to ashes before our eyes. But the overarching narrative takes three clandestine FBI agents, Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, and Walter Bishop, through a mind-bending investigation of a parallel reality that threatens to destroy ours.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRI

Finke, Beth

Summary: "This series explores disability in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This book explores the historic landmark legislation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implications today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage students to LOOK, THINK, MAKE A GUESS, ASK QUESTIONS, and CREATE. Books are authored by writers with disabilities and the series has been developed...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Disabilities Finke