Orem Library

This is an inspirational story about the human potential to overcome even the most overwhelming obstacles. The story of Bill Peck encourages us to keep working and trying until we achieve our goal. Never give up on the way to your dreams.

In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident.

Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.

"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview the rights of people with diasabilities in the United States, a chronology of important events, an annotated bibliography, and other resources for conducting further research.

"Based on the New York Times bestseller, UNTIL TUESDAY, this full-color picture book filled with adorable photographs tells the story of the amazing service dog who helps former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván overcome his combat-related wounds"--

Attitudes about disability have such deep cultural roots we almost forget their sources... but open the Bible and disability is everywhere. Moses stutters; Isaac is blind; Jesus heals the sick, the paralyzed, and the possessed. Yet religious leaders and cultural commentators treat disability as a metaphor for spiritual incapacity, or a challenge to be overcome. Belser-- herself a queer disabled Jewish feminist-- uses fresh readings of familiar biblical...

"Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"--

"Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with...