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12 entertainers with disabilities / by Ventura, Marne,author.(CARDINAL)401437;
Includes bibliographical references and index.730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; People with disabilities and the performing arts; Artists with disabilities;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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A new kind of listening [videorecording]
Ensemble: Kelly Calegar, Kendra Cumming, Virginia Dickie, Gail Dupre, Annie Graves, Eve Hanf-Enos, Margaret Heath, Fred Johnson, Megan Jones, Chris Mueller-Medlicott, Polly Medlicott, Richard Reho, Laura Spray, Karen StallingsFocuses on a 2005 project spearheaded by the Community Inclusive Theater Group, a North Carolina-based performing arts endeavor that sought to create an original collaborative piece involving amateur performers along with young people living with developmental disabilities. The project used drama class exercises to find a cohesive performing style and then adapted original poetic text created by the company's members with disabilities.Not rated.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mueller-Medlicott, Chris.; Reho, Richard.; Community Inclusive Theater Group (Durham, N.C.).; Artistic collaboration.; Community theater; Drama; Experimental theater; People with disabilities and the performing arts.; Theatrical companies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Birdman [videorecording] : or the unexpected virtue of ignorance /
Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts.A black comedy story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic-superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.Digital video disc.System requirements:
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Casting (Performing arts) ; Actors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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There plant eyes : a personal and cultural history of blindness / by Godin, M. Leona,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-316) and index.Introduction: Seeing & Not-Seeing -- Homer's Blind Bard -- The Tenacious Grip of the Blind Seer -- I Once Was Blind but Now I See -- Out, Vile Jelly! -- Telescopes, Microscopes, Spectacles, and Speculations -- Darkness Visible -- The Molyneux Man -- Performing Enlightenment -- Braille and His Invention -- The Tap Tapping of Blind Travelers -- Helen Keller In Vaudeville and In Love -- Sanctified by Affliction, or Not -- Portrait of the (Working) Writer as Blind -- The Secret Life of Art and Accessibility -- The Scylla and Charybdis of Stigma and Superpowers -- The Invisible Gorilla and Other Inattentions -- Constructing Blind Pride Out of Ancient and Evolutionary Blind Memes."A probing, witty, and deeply insightful history of blindness--in Western culture and literature, and in the author's own experience--that ranges from Homer to Milton to Braille to Stevie Wonder. M. Leona Godin begins her fascinating, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how "blindness" has, for millennia, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how, in metaphorical terms, blindness can also be made to suggest a door to artistic or spiritual transcendence. And she makes clear how all of this has obscured the reality of blindness, as a consequence of which many blind people have to deal not just with their disability but also with expectations of "specialness." Godin illuminates the often surprising history of both the physiological condition and of the ideas that have attached to it. She incorporates analysis of blindness in art and literature (from King Lear to Star Wars) and in culture (assumptions of the blind as pure and magically wise) with the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane, seeing eye dogs, eBooks), and with her own experience of gradually losing sight over the course of three decades. Altogether, she gives us a revelation of the centrality of blindness and vision to humanity's understanding of itself and the world"--
Subjects: Blind; Blindness; Blind in literature.; Blind in art.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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There plant eyes [large print] : a personal and cultural history of blindness / by Godin, M. Leona,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction: Seeing & Not-Seeing -- Homer's Blind Bard -- The Tenacious Grip of the Blind Seer -- I Once Was Blind but Now I See -- Out, Vile Jelly! -- Telescopes, Microscopes, Spectacles, and Speculations -- Darkness Visible -- The Molyneux Man -- Performing Enlightenment -- Braille and His Invention -- The Tap Tapping of Blind Travelers -- Helen Keller In Vaudeville and In Love -- Sanctified by Affliction, or Not -- Portrait of the (Working) Writer as Blind -- The Secret Life of Art and Accessibility -- The Scylla and Charybdis of Stigma and Superpowers -- The Invisible Gorilla and Other Inattentions -- Constructing Blind Pride Out of Ancient and Evolutionary Blind Memes."A probing, witty, and deeply insightful history of blindness--in Western culture and literature, and in the author's own experience--that ranges from Homer to Milton to Braille to Stevie Wonder. M. Leona Godin begins her fascinating, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how "blindness" has, for millennia, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how, in metaphorical terms, blindness can also be made to suggest a door to artistic or spiritual transcendence. And she makes clear how all of this has obscured the reality of blindness, as a consequence of which many blind people have to deal not just with their disability but also with expectations of "specialness." Godin illuminates the often surprising history of both the physiological condition and of the ideas that have attached to it. She incorporates analysis of blindness in art and literature (from King Lear to Star Wars) and in culture (assumptions of the blind as pure and magically wise) with the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane, seeing eye dogs, eBooks), and with her own experience of gradually losing sight over the course of three decades. Altogether, she gives us a revelation of the centrality of blindness and vision to humanity's understanding of itself and the world"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Blind; Blindness; Blind in literature.; Blind in art.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Not impossible : the art and joy of doing what couldn't be done / by Ebeling, Mick.(CARDINAL)408496;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What if you discovered by accident that you could change the world? Mick Ebeling--a film producer by trade, optimist by nature--set out to perform a simple act of kindness that quickly turned into a lifelong mission. In the process he discovered that he could, indeed, change the world--and this fascinating new book shows how you can, too. On the cutting edge of the new "Maker Movement"--an outgrowth of the "hackers" of a decade ago--Mick Ebeling has found ways to create new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds. With a bunch of nuts and bolts, a few jimmy-rigged web cameras and a coat hanger, he got a paralyzed artist drawing again; for less than a hundred bucks, he made prosthetic arms for a boy whose arms had been blown off in the war in Sudan. From the beginning, Ebeling has dreamed big, but that doesn't mean his accomplishments have come easy. He's had to deal with the little voice in his head we all recognize--the skeptical, disbelieving part that says, "Sorry, this ain't happening." Yet he found the courage to ignore that voice and move on. And believe. And get things done. The first result was the Eyewriter, which Time magazine called one of the "Top 50 Inventions of 2010," a device that tracks eye movements and translates them into a cursor on a screen, then into paint on a canvas or a sculpture design. Later he travelled to the Sudan with the homemade prosthetic hand his team created and taught the locals to use the 3D printers--now every week another armless boy gets new working limbs and hands. Fascinating, inspiring, and bursting with optimism and new ideas, Not Impossible is a true testament to the power of determination. It will motivate you to accept the idea that all problems can be solved--and that you have the ability to change the world and make miracles happen"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Ebeling, Mick.; Self-help devices for people with disabilities; Inventions; Rehabilitation technology; Biomedical engineering; Humanitarianism; Businessmen;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When the rain ends [sound recording] / by Taylor, Mary Ellen,1961-author.(CARDINAL)610824; Tusing, Megan,narrator.(CARDINAL)782739;
Performed by Megan Tusing.When artist Dani Peterson learns she's slowly losing her vision, she becomes unmoored. Her ex-husband died only months before, leaving Dani and her preteen daughter grief stricken. Suddenly, the life Dani built for her family on the Outer Banks feels like a painful reminder of all they've lost. On a whim, Dani sells her waterfront home and buys an old farm inland near the Virginia state line. But Dani's daughter recoils at the sudden, drastic change. The Outer Banks' sun-swept beaches, pink dawns, and savage storms are all she's ever known. But Dani is resolute, and the pair move to Virginia to embark on a challenging renovation. That summer, their efforts to turn a run-down silo into an art studio bring forth new friends, new loves, and new challenges. As mother and daughter navigate the fiercest storm of their lives, they learn that instead of waiting for the skies to clear, they can withstand the wind and rain, so long as they do it together.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Women artists; People with visual disabilities; Mothers and daughters; Bereavement; Moving, Household; Artists' studios;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The torch [videorecording] / by Briamonte, Amy,film producer.(CARDINAL)551275; Farrell, Jim,film director,film producer.; Guy, Buddy,musician.(CARDINAL)357116; Khattar, Rohit,film producer.; Mahindra, Anand,film producer.; Sullivan, Quinn,1999-musician.; Cinestaan Film Company,production company.; IFC Films,publisher.(CARDINAL)354386; IFC Productions (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)848344; Mahindara Blues (Firm),production company.; Mojo Hand Films,production company.;
Cinematography, Aaron Frutman, Michael Andrus ; editors, Jim Farrell, Daniel Mooney.Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan.At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard-bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he's gone. Enter young guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has been mentored by Guy since he was a kid. This stirring documentary, amplified by electrifying musical performances, charts the guidance Guy himself received from the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf while observing the Grammy winner passing his wisdom to the next generation.DVD, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Guy, Buddy.; Blues (Music); Blues musicians; Guitar music (Blues);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The four-winged dinosaur / by Davis, Markdirectorproducerauthor.(DLC)n 96116653(CARDINAL)211638; Lewman, Lance(DLC)no2002084533; ARTE France.(DLC)n 2002135367(CARDINAL)326939; Caldecott Productions International.(DLC)no2008041726; MDTV Productions.(DLC)n 2006181376; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(DLC)n 80089989 (CARDINAL)154259; WGBH Video (Firm)(DLC)no 97033628 (CARDINAL)268015;
1. Feathered dinosaurs -- 2. A puzzle -- 3. Microraptor -- 4. Modelling -- 5. Wind tunnel -- 6. An unexpected find.Narrated by Lance Lewman.Originally broadcast as segments of the television program Nova on February 26, 2008.In 2002, the discovery of a beautiful and bizarre fossil astonished scientists and reignited the debate over the origin of flight. With four wings and superbly preserved feathers, the 130 million-year-old creature was like nothing paleontologists had ever seen before. In this program, Nova travels to the Chinese stone quarry where the fossil was discovered - a famed fossil treasure-trove - and teams up with the world's leading figures in paleontology, biomechanics, aerodynamics, animation, and scientific reconstruction to perform an unorthodox experiment: a wind tunnel flight test of a scientific replica of the ancient oddity. Dubbed Microraptor, the crow-sized fossil is one of the smallest dinosaurs ever found and one of the most controversial, challenging conventional theories and assumptions about the evolution of flight.Not rated.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Films for people with visual disabilities.; Educational; Documentary television programs.; Microraptor.; Paleontology; Paleontology; Dinosaurs; Birds of prey.; Dinosaurs; Wings (Anatomy).; Television programs.; Educational television programs.; Films for hard of hearing people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elysium [videorecording] / by Amon, Ryan.cmp; Block, Bill.pro(CARDINAL)845885; Blomkamp, Neill,1979-drtproaus(CARDINAL)849210; Braga, Alice.act(CARDINAL)340671; Copley, Sharlto,1973-act(CARDINAL)346658; Damon, Matt.act(CARDINAL)267441; Fichtner, William.act; Foster, Jodie.act(CARDINAL)361370; Kinberg, Simon.pro(CARDINAL)357096; Luna, Diego,1979-act; Moura, Wagner,1976-act; Alphacore (Firm); Kinberg Genre (Firm)(CARDINAL)357095; Media Rights Capital (Firm)(CARDINAL)348483; QED International.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399; Tri-Star Pictures.(CARDINAL)809902;
Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke, Lee Smith ; music, Ryan Amon.Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner."In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on a overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt ... will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium--but that doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can"--Container.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence and language throughout.BluRay, regions A, B, C; 1080p high definition, 2.40:1, mastered in 4K; 7.1 DTS-HD MA (English), 5.1 DTS-HD MA (French), 5.1 Dolby digital (English, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Equality; Overpopulation; Space stations;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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