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Monday, August 20,
2001Kudos for Kitty Fischer's
Story Two
leading journals recently published separate, rave reviews for Orchid
of the Bayou: A Deaf Woman Faces Blindness, Catherine (Kitty) Hoffpauir Fischer’s
story written by her with Cathryn Carroll, author of Clerc:
The Story of His Early Years. Disability Studies
Quarterly praises Orchid
of the Bayou in its Spring 2001 issue as a
“marvelous account” and the August 2001 issue of Silent News
celebrates Kitty as “a buoyant personality, here for anyone who
picks up this book.” Read the review
for Disability Studies
Quarterly
and the review
for Silent News
in their entirety. Kitty Fischer was born deaf, and during
her college years at Gallaudet University, she learned that she had Usher
syndrome, a genetic
condition that causes both deafness and blindness. Undaunted, Kitty turned the
discovery into an opportunity to explore her Cajun roots an the diverse life she
has led since she left her home in the Louisiana bayou. Read
Chapter 19, “Yes,
I have Usher Syndrome” to learn more about how
Kitty dealt with the challenges in her life, and order
Orchid of the Bayou at a
special savings of 20% off.   
Easter Seals and the American Library Association
(ALA) have selected Alandra’s
Lilacs by Tressa Bowers and The
Cry of the Gull by Emmanuelle Laborit for inclusion on the list of
recommended books for AccessAbility @ your library,
a new reading initiative designed for people of all ages – and abilities –
to learn more about and celebrate the personal accomplishments of people with disabilities.
“Alandra’s Lilacs is an engaging book that addresses the communication
choices and issues related to raising a child who is deaf.” Read
Chapter 2, “Homecoming” and
order Alandra’s
Lilacs. In The Cry of the Gull, discover how the author
transforms “from a deaf child with virtually no
access to meaningful language to a young woman honored with France’s
prestigious Moliére
award for best new acting talent.” Read Chapter
2,
“The
Story of the Sea Gull” and
order The Cry of
the Gull.
The early bird registration deadline for the
international conference “Dictionaries and the Standardization of Languages”
on November 7–8, 2001 is steadily approaching. Register on-line for this
seminal conference about the development of dictionaries in relation to signed
languages at Dictionaries.gallaudet.edu
by September 15 and receive a 13% discount.
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