Blindness for Beginners: a Renewed Vision of the Possible by Maribel Steel
Published in Australia: BookPOD
Distributed: Heart Sight Press
Paperback: 230 pages
Non-fiction: Memoir, Self-help
RPP: AU$29.95
ISBN: 978-0-9874461-2-1 (PB)
SYNOPSIS
Losing sight is a life-changing experience.
In Part One, the author brings the reader up close to her personal story of the diagnosis of blindness, her struggle to hide her ‘disability’ and how she was forced to face the truth which transformed her life in ways she had not imagined possible.
Part Two includes the insights gained on adjusting emotionally and offers the beginner to blindness practical ways to adapt to many daily challenges: Tech gadgets, traveling independently, or retaining a passion for cooking are all possible with simple modifications and a creative approach to living.
In Part Three sighted readers gain ‘tools’ of the trade, from revealing common myths to giving helpful tips on being an effective sighted guide.
‘The most uplifting self-help book I’ve read this year.
And the autobiographical anecdotes from Maribel’s life are the most inspiring part.’
Hazel Edwards OAM, Author, Patron: Society of Women Writers VIC