Connecting Dots

Name: Connecting Dots
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
SKU: 04773383

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5044063Connecting Dotshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/connecting-dots-9780306832802/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4588560/image.jpg?v=638761688462930000263310MXNGrand Central PublishingInStock/Ebooks/In this extraordinary memoir, a scientist who became blind at a young age shares how he navigates the world around him, and how his contributions led to cutting-edge work in accessibilitypacked with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability.At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head. It could have ended his life, but instead, Mielenaturally curious, and a born problem solvernot only recovered, but thrived. Throughout his life, Miele has found increasingly inventive ways to succeed in a world built for the sighted, and to help others to do the same. At first reluctant to even think of himself as blind, he eventually embraced his blindness and became a committed advocate for disability and accessibility. Along the way, he grappled with drugs and addiction, played bass in a rock band, worked for NASA, became a guerilla activist, and married the love of his life and had two children. He chronicles the evolution of a number of revolutionary accessible technologies and his role in shaping them, including screen readers, tactile maps, and audio description.Connecting Dots delivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining, and ultimately triumphant. Joshua Mieles story is one of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact....4773383Connecting Dots263310https://www.gandhi.com.mx/connecting-dots-9780306832802/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4588560/image.jpg?v=638761688462930000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259780306832802_W3siaWQiOiIwNTRjOWRmYi01NjgzLTRlNzktOTY0My01ODY2YjQyN2I0ZjIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMxMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ3LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI2MywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780306832802_The extraordinary memoir of a scientist who became blind at a young agehow he navigates his experience and channels his genius into decades of cutting-edge work in accessibilitypacked with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability.At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a delusional neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head in a crime that shocked New York. It could have ended his life, but instead, Mielenaturally curious, and a born problem solvernot only recovered, but thrived. Throughout his life, Miele has found increasingly inventive ways to succeed in a world built for the sighted, and to help others to do the same. At first reluctant to even think of himself as blind, he eventually embraced his blindness and became a committed advocate for disability and accessibility. Along the way, he grappled with drugs and addiction, played bass in a rock band, worked for NASA, became a guerilla activist, deconstructed and reconstructed myriad technologies, and married the love of his life and had two children. He chronicles the evolution of a number of revolutionary accessible technologies and his role in shaping them, including screen readers, tactile maps, and audio description.Connecting Dots delivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining, and ultimately triumphant: In 2021 Miele won a MacArthur Genius award for his work in accessibility. His story demonstrates the normality of blindness as he lives, loves, invents, raises a family, and takes pride in his blind identity. It also introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, from his loving if eccentric family, to his rock-and-roll buddies and first loves, to the devoted teachers and brilliant colleagues whose encouragement and collaboration supported his success. Its a riveting romp, interweaving tales of invention and independence with humor, struggle, and achievement the story of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact....(*_*)9780306832802_A memoir that is "several wonderful books wrapped into one" by a scientist who became blind at a young agehow he navigates his experience and channels his genius into decades of cutting edge work in accessibilitypacked with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability. (A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know It All and The Year of Living Constitutionally)At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a delusional neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head in a crime that shocked New York. It could have ended his life, but, instead, Mielenaturally curious and a born problem solvernot only recovered but thrived, finding increasingly inventive ways to succeed in a world built for the sighted. At first reluctant to even think of himself as blind, he eventually embraced his blindness and became a committed advocate for disability and accessibility. Along the way, he grappled with drugs and addiction, played bass in a rock band, worked for NASA, became a guerilla activist, married the love of his life, and had two children.Miele introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, from his lovingly quirky family, to his rock-and-roll buddies and romantic loves, to the devoted teachers and brilliant colleagues whose encouragement and collaboration supported him. He also chronicles the development of revolutionary accessible technologies and his role in shaping them, including screen readers, tactile maps, and audio description. Connecting Dots delivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining and, ultimately, triumphant; in 2021 Miele won a MacArthur Genius award for his work. His story demonstrates the normality of blindness as he lives, loves, invents, raises a family, and takes pride in his blind identity. Interweaving tales of invention and independence with humor, struggle, and achievement, this is the story of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact....(*_*)9780306832802_In this extraordinary memoir, a scientist who became blind at a young age shares how he navigates the world around him, and how his contributions led to cutting-edge work in accessibilitypacked with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability.At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head. It could have ended his life, but instead, Mielenaturally curious, and a born problem solvernot only recovered, but thrived. Throughout his life, Miele has found increasingly inventive ways to succeed in a world built for the sighted, and to help others to do the same. At first reluctant to even think of himself as blind, he eventually embraced his blindness and became a committed advocate for disability and accessibility. Along the way, he grappled with drugs and addiction, played bass in a rock band, worked for NASA, became a guerilla activist, and married the love of his life and had two children. He chronicles the evolution of a number of revolutionary accessible technologies and his role in shaping them, including screen readers, tactile maps, and audio description.Connecting Dots delivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining, and ultimately triumphant. Joshua Mieles story is one of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact....9780306832802_Hachette Books(*_*)9780306832802_Grand Central Publishinglibro_electonico_9780306832802_9780306832802Joshua A.InglésMéxico2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-8654ef65-b050-4c64-ba51-7c9be0e2a663.epub2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00Grand Central Publishing