{"product_id":"connecting-dots-a-blind-life-030683278x","title":"Connecting Dots: A Blind Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 030683278X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miele, Joshua A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary memoir of a scientist who became blind at a young age-how he navigates his experience and channels his genius into decades of cutting-edge work in accessibility-packed 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, Miele-naturally curious, and a born problem solver-not 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219311718688,"sku":"NEW030683278X","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71w6F6e7e8L.jpg?v=1787263436","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/connecting-dots-a-blind-life-030683278x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}