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• True Biz

  a Novel

  Nović, Sara, 1987-

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  The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Quiet Foghorn

  More Notes From a Deaf Gay Life

  Luczak, Raymond, 1965-

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  In this collection of essays, Raymond Luczak once again offers readers powerful and deeply personal reflections on his experiences as a Deaf gay man. He begins his journey with the printed word where lipreading is not required, and discovers a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deaf Utopia

  a Memoir-and a Love Letter to a Way of Life

  DiMarco, Nyle, 1989-

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  A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and Deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community.

• Volume Control

  Hearing in a Deafening World

  Owen, David, 1955-

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  Citing the millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss and the stigmas and costs that challenge treatment, a New Yorker staff writer outlines the science of hearing while profiling the remarkable new technologies of today’s medical community.

• Aquarium

  a Novel

  Sheḥori, Yaʻarah,

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  Sisters Lili and Dori Ackerman are deaf. Their parents—beautiful, despondent Anna; fearsome and admired Alex—are deaf, too. Alex, a scrap metal collector and sometime prophet, opposes any attempt to integrate with the hearing; to escape their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Seen

  One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

  Sjunneson, Elsa, 1985-

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  In this blend of memoir, media criticism and cultural critique, the Deafblind writer and four-time Hugo Award finalist discusses how the media represents disability in books, movies and TV, as well as her efforts to fight ableism.

• The Deaf Girl

  a Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds

  Heringer, Abigail,

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  Abigail Heringer made her television debut as an instant fan-favorite on season 25 of The Bachelor. Stepping out of the limousine, she approached her bachelor with a playful declaration: she would be staring at his lips all night for two reasons—her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bug

  a Novel

  Sartori, Giacomo, 1958-

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  A timely, hilarious, and inventive novel by the author of I Am God about a family of misfit savants that explores (dis)ability, artificial intelligence, and the interdependence of technology and the natural world, narrated by the family's deaf…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Can Hear You Whisper

  An Intimate Journey Through the Science of Sound and Language

  Denworth, Lydia, 1966-

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  An investigation into the science of hearing, child language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, and Deaf culture spurred by Lydia Denworth's discovery that her son couldn't hear her lullabies and the family's life-altering decision to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hearing Test

  a Novel

  Callahan, Eliza Barry,

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  Diagnosed with Sudden Deafness, an artist in her late twenties keeps a record of her year-one filled with a series of fleeting and often humorous encounters-as she reorients her relationship to the world while living alone in a New York City studio…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming Helen Keller

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sign for Home

  a Novel

  Fell, Blair,

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  Arlo Dilly, DeafBlind, a Jehovah's Witness and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle, sets out, with his gay interpreter and his wildly inappropriate Belgian best friend, to find the love of life, who he thought he lost forever but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Sign of Her Own

  Marsh, Sarah (Novelist),

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  Inspired by a true story, describes the life of Ellen Lark, a deaf woman who became a favorite student of Alexander Graham Bell while he raced against Western Union to cast a human voice over wires.

• The Story of My Life

  Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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  A serious illness destroyed Helen Keller's sight and hearing at the age of two. At seven, she was helped by Anne Sullivan, her beloved teacher and friend. Through sheer determination and resolve, she learned to speak and prepared herself for entry…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disability Visibility

  First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

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  This collection of essays from contemporary disabled writers celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act focuses on issues such as disabled performers in the theater and the everyday lives of the community.

• I'll Scream Later

  Matlin, Marlee

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  The actress describes how she lost her hearing at the age of eighteen months, the challenges of being a role model for the deaf and hearing-impaired community, and her personal struggles with addiction and abuse.

• The Perseverance

  Antrobus, Raymond,

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  An extraordinary debut from a young British-Jamaican poet, 'Perseverance' is a book of loss, language, and praise. One of the most crucial new voices to emerge from Britain, Raymond Antrobus explores the d/Deaf experience, the death of his father…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Touch the Future

  a Manifesto in Essays

  Clark, John Lee, 1978-

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  A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience and the untapped potential of a new tactile language.

• Deafening

  Itani, Frances, 1942-

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  Left profoundly deaf following a bout with scarlet fever, Grania O'Neill grows up at the Ontario School for the Deaf, where she spends her entire time, protected from the hearing world outside and learning sign language and speech, but her life is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• But You Look So Normal

  Lost and Found in a Hearing World

  Marseille, Claudia,

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  When four-year-old Claudia Marseille was diagnosed with severe hearing loss and received her first hearing aid, her lifelong journey to fit in began. Here, she reveals how she overcame loneliness and isolation and carved out a fulfilling life for…Read moreRead more of this annotation