Toont titels in Biografieën van mensen met een beperking

From the challenges of travelling when blind to becoming a parent for the first time, Kika & Me is the moving, heart-warming and inspirational story of Dr Amit Patel’s sight-loss journey and how one guide dog changed his world. 'Inspiring and compelling . . . rekindles one's faith in human...

When an Antarctic research expedition goes wrong, the consequences are far-reaching—for the men involved and for their families back home. Robert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic field work, holds the clues to what happened, but he is no longer able to communicate them. While Anna, his wife, navigates the sharp contours of her new life as a carer, Robert is forced to learn a whole new way to be in the world.

In the late 1970’s, a rare metabolic disorder called “Phenylketonuria” (PKU) was little known by the medical community. With this condition, a liver enzyme is missing, preventing the body from properly breaking down protein rich foods, which becomes toxic to the body. As the brain develops, high levels of "phenylalanine" can lead to severe intellectual hinderance, neurological conditions, and a failure to thrive. Everyone is tested for PKU shortly after birth, as it is passed on genetically.

The Legacy of Innocence is the true story of Phillip—a gentle, vulnerable young man whose world was small, fragile, and shaped entirely by routine, trust, and innocence. Through your eyes, the listener witnesses the quiet beauty of his life, the challenges he faced, and the profound impact he had on the people around him—especially you. Phillip lived with a purity that the world often overlooked. He didn’t judge, didn’t hate, didn’t pretend. He moved through life with a soft smile, a humble pride, and a deep reliance on the kindness of others.

I am a 61-year-old Christian man of God, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a brother. My name is Donnie “Donskie” Bolena, and I have spent over forty years in the school of hard knocks—a university where the tuition is paid in pain, regret, and near-death experiences. For most of those years, I thought I was simply living life to the fullest. I didn't realize that I was actually engaging in a raging battle that was slowly stealing my mind, my soul, and my life.

Dreams To Actuality: From Wheelchair to Rancher—The Broderick Nixon Story is a powerful true story of resilience, faith, entrepreneurship, and legacy. Born with cerebral palsy and often underestimated because of his wheelchair, Broderick Nixon refused to let society define his future. In this deeply personal memoir, he shares the challenges of growing up with a disability, overcoming bullying, finding confidence, and learning how to turn pain into purpose.

Uma coletânea das melhores crônicas publicadas no projeto Histórias de cego, inicialmente um blog e depois um canal de youtube onde muito além de contar um pouco da sua vivência em uma sociedade tão visual, Marcos Lima nos mostra o mundo por seus olhos. Com...

Much more than a sports memoir, in Inseparable Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL’s first one-handed player, and his twin brother’s unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love. It’s the story of...

In the mid-twentieth century, on the dust-worn streets of Ardmore, Oklahoma, lived a vibrant and spirited girl named Mary Ellen. She radiated boundless joy until life took unexpected turns. Her father marched off to World War II on the thunderous trains she adored. Then, at only five or six years old, her hearing began its cruel and relentless fade. The beloved roar and lonely whistles of those trains slowly vanished into a heartbreaking silence. Before reaching adolescence, she learned to rely on lip reading to compensate for the sounds that were being taken from her.

When you are successful, it is easy to take your health for granted—until life suddenly changes direction and everything you once depended on begins to disappear. Broken in London is the true story of one man's journey from financial success to financial breakdown as chronic pain, depression and anxiety slowly change every part of his life.

Behind the Shutters is a powerful and unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and the human spirit’s refusal to be defined by limitation. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s—a time when families were often encouraged to institutionalize disabled children “for their own good”—this novel follows Stephie, a blind child growing up in institutional care, learning to survive in a world that was never designed to see her.

This is the story of my illness. Cancer was never really a thought. This book is all about my diagnosis and strange symptoms. The many treatments, medication trials, tests, doctor appointments. I was thrust into a world as a patient that I'd always been the caregiver. A true account of a medical mystery.

暗闇にいた私の転機は、小学五年生で訪れた──。胸に迫る魂の救済の告白。 読むことはできる。むしろ大好きだ。でも、漢字を習い始めて気づいてしまった。どうやら自分は「普通」ではないらしい。

What happens when a child who learns differently grows up believing the world has already decided what he can become? Sunshine & Rainbows is the true story of a boy growing up in a self-contained special education classroom, struggling to read, fit in, make friends, and understand why he seemed so different from everyone around him. From the birthday party nobody attended and the small school bus that separated him from his classmates, to the written tests that followed him into adulthood and repeatedly stood between him and new careers, his life was shaped by expectations he never chose.

"We should no longer be seen as being poor, miserable and living off benefits. We can be successful and live a happy and meaningful life. But changing that perception will be a bigger battle than climbing Everest." Hari Budha Magar is a father-of-three, husband and veteran. In 2010, he lost both...

"Seeing Eye dogs are only for the very deserving." The very deserving probably did not include people who could not stand to be anywhere near a dog. How would this cat-loving child ever grow up to experience the independence she wanted as a blind adult? Walk with Me tells the story of Sarah Blake LaRose's journey from fearful child to adulthood and the choice to give her love to the dogs who traveled by her side for over thirty years. It also tells how the cats she adored continued to be part of her life, building their own relationships with the dogs.

Miya knew that she was different from everyone else. From struggling to fit in at school to dealing with an abusive home life, Miya became convinced that she was nothing but a potato who would never belong. But as Miya began to understand her neurodivergence and the God Who had created her perfectly in His image, she soon came to realize that she was created for so much more than what she envisioned in an online world of gaming and anime.

This book tells the extraordinary true story of Irish Olympian Kevin Babington, whose journey carried him from a small town in Ireland to the pinnacle of international show jumping and the Olympic Games in Athens. Through grit, sacrifice, and an unshakable work ethic, Kevin built a life and business in the United States while becoming one of the most respected riders in the sport. But in 2019, a catastrophic fall left him paralyzed and forced him into the greatest challenge of his life.

What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. Odd...

A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet—a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action hailed as “insightful, bighearted [and] a transformative story for all readers” (The New York Times Book Review) “Beautifully complicates and expands our...