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We've got this : essays by disabled parents / by Hull, Eliza,editor.(CARDINAL)883618;

Introduction by Eliza Hull -- Nina Tame -- Sam Drummond -- Micheline Lee -- Lucy and James Catchpole -- Cathy Reay -- Christa Couture -- Ricardo and Donna Thornton -- Jasper Peach -- Joanne Limburg -- Marjorie Aunos -- Jax Jacki Brown -- Daniela Izzie -- Oscar and Estefani Arevalo -- Debra Keenahan -- Kristen Witucki -- Jacinta Parsons -- Jaclyn and Garry Lynch -- Brent Phillips -- Mandy McCracken -- Brian Edwards -- Neangok Chair -- Liel K. Bridgford -- Kristy Forbes -- Shakira Hussein -- Rebekah G. Taussig."The first major anthology by parents with disabilities. How does a father who is blind take his child to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a disability, there were added complexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 percent of people worldwide live with a disability, and many of them are also parents. And yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature. In We've Got This, parents around the world who identify as Deaf, disabled, or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people's attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory, and empowering anthology that tackles ableism head-on"--

Subjects: Essays.; Parents with disabilities.; Parents handicapés.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Life is short (pun intended) / by Arnold, Jennifer,1974-(CARDINAL)410342; Klein, Bill,1974-(CARDINAL)410343;

"From the beloved stars of TLC's The Little Couple comes an uplifting and moving behind-the-scenes account of how the pair met, fell in love, and overcame huge obstacles to become successful professionals and parents. Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein have inspired millions as stars of TLC's hit show The Little Couple. Though they both have dwarfism, they have knocked down every obstacle they have encountered together with a positive, can-do attitude. The show has featured the lives of Jennifer (a respected neonatologist) and Bill (a successful entrepreneur) from their marriage in 2009, to the launch of their pet shop, to the adoption of their children, to Jen's overcoming cancer. Now, for the first time Jen and Bill are letting readers into their private lives with behind-the-scenes, never-before-told stories about how they fell in love, what inspires them, and the passions that drive their success. Jen and Bill have a simple purpose in life: make the world a better place through encouragement and education. A must-have for fans of the show or anyone who has ever faced a difficult challenge, Life Is Short (Pun Intended) gives readers a glance at what inspires these positive people to approach life with such optimism and share their lives with the public every day"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Arnold, Jennifer, 1974-; Klein, Bill, 1974-; Dwarfs (Persons); Television personalities;

Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16

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Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity / by Solomon, Andrew,1963-(CARDINAL)203434;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 707-906) and index.Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down Syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father.In this book the author tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. His proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, as are the triumphs of love he documents in every chapter. All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent parents should accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on 40,000 pages of interview transcripts with more than three hundred families, the author mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges. Whether considering prenatal screening for genetic disorders, cochlear implants for the deaf, or gender reassignment surgery for transgender people, he narrates a universal struggle toward compassion. Many families grow closer through caring for a challenging child; most discover supportive communities of others similarly affected; some are inspired to become advocates and activists, celebrating the very conditions they once feared. Woven into their courageous and affirming stories is the author's journey to accepting his own identity, which culminated in his midlife decision, influenced by this research, to become a parent. In this book he explores themes of generosity, acceptance, and tolerance, all rooted in the insight that love can transcend every prejudice; and expands our definition of what it is to be human.National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (general), 2012.

Subjects: Children with disabilities; Exceptional children; Parents of children with disabilities; Parents of exceptional children; Identity (Psychology); Parent and child;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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Giants : the dwarfs of Auschwitz : the extraordinary story of the Lilliput Troupe / by Koren, Yehuda(Writer in English),author.(CARDINAL)467553; Negev, Eilat,author.(CARDINAL)684527; Davis, Warwick,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)540054;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281).Family Tree -- Foreword by Warwick Davis -- Prologue -- One: Transylvania, 1866 -- Two: Rozavlea, 1923 -- Three: Rozavlea, 1930 -- Four: On the Road, 1931-1940 -- Five: Hungary, 1940 -- Six: Maramures, Easter 1944 -- Seven: Auschwitz-Birkenau, May 1944 -- Eight: Auschwitz-Birkenau, June 1944 -- Nine: Auschwitz-Birkenau, July 1944 -- Ten: Auschwitz-Birkenau, August 1944 -- Eleven: Auschwitz-Birkenau, September 1944 -- Twelve: Auschwitz-Birkenau, October 1944 -- Thirteen: Auschwitz-Birkenau, November 1944 -- Fourteen: Auschwitz-Birkenau, December 1944 -- Fifteen: Auschwitz-Birkenau, January 1945 -- Sixteen: On the Road, 1945 -- Seventeen: Sighet-Antwerp, 1945-1949 -- Eighteen: Haifa, 1949-1954 -- Nineteen: Haifa, 1955-1979 -- Twenty: Haifa, 1980-1993 -- Twenty-One: Haifa, 1993-2001 -- Epilogue: Rozavlea-Auschwitz, September 2000 -- SourcesIn this remarkable, never-before-told account of the Ovitz family, seven of whose ten members were dwarfs, readers bear witness to the terrible irony of the Ovitz's fate: being burdened with dwarfism helped them to endure the Holocaust.

Subjects: Biographies.; Ovitz family.; Mengele, Josef, 1911-1979.; Jews; Dwarfs (Persons); Human experimentation in medicine; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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