deaf

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deaf

Nick's secret

2000
Nick, a deaf seventh grader, befriends a mysterious girl who is training and protecting a pack of valuable sheepdogs on her own.

Read my lips

2010
Lupe, a deaf woman working for the mayor's job efficiency commission, is treated with disdain by the police department, but she gains their respect after using her lip-reading skills to help them catch a dangerous criminal, and save the life of an officer.

Helen Keller

a light for the blind
1991
Blind and deaf from infancy, Helen Keller works to prove to herself and others, that there are no limits to what can be achieved by handicapped people.

Helen Keller

1996
An animated account of the life of Helen Keller, a child left blind and deaf by a childhood illness who gained the ability to communicate with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan and went on to leave her mark on the world.

Helen Keller

un ?tre exceptionnel
2007
A brief biography of the life and courage of Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing at a young age, and who, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, learned to read and write.

Helen Keller

2003
Introduces the life of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as the result of a childhood fever but learned to read, speak, and write, and traveled the world as an advocate for people with disabilities.

The heart is a lonely hunter

2004
A deaf-mute who has lost his only friend to a hospital for the insane becomes the recipient of the confidences of several other town residents.

The secret in the dorm attic

1990
While visiting his friend Matt on the campus of his special school for the deaf, nine-year-old Donald discovers something strange going on in the attic of Matt's dorm and becomes involved in the theft of a priceless necklace from a nearby museum.

The story of my life

2010
An autobiography of Helen Keller, written when she was a young woman, telling of her struggles with and triumphs over her physical disabilities.

The unheard

a memoir of deafness and Africa
2007
The author recalls his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia and the violence, disease, and poverty he encountered while there.

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