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Words in my hands : a teacher, a deaf-blind man, an unforgettable journey / Diane Chambers.

Title
Words in my hands : a teacher, a deaf-blind man, an unforgettable journey / Diane Chambers.
Author
Chambers, Diane P., 1959-
Publication
Conifer, CO : Ellexa Press, c2005.

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Description
vii, 263 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
"Bert Riedel, an eighty-six year-old deaf-blind pianist, cut off from the world since age forty-five, discovers a new life through hand-over-hand sign. This heartwarming narrative about the life changing power of sign language communication is told by Diane Chambers, Bert's sign language teacher. Diane finds her world transformed as well by her relationship with her unique student. Words in My Hands is the true story of their unforgettable journey." - back cover.
Subject
  • Chambers, Diane P., 1959-
  • Riedel, Bert, 1911-2003
  • Deafblind people > United States > Biography
  • Teachers of deafblind people > United States > Biography
  • Persons With Hearing Impairments > rehabilitation
  • Visually Impaired Persons > rehabilitation
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-262).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0976096706
LCCN
^^2004096549
OCLC
  • 57637451
  • SCSB-11632228
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library