[ISLMA-Share] Looking for titles about celebrities with disabilities

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Steven Hawking-  Many, many celebrities have dyslexia There are many books
about successful people with disabilities not sure if they are
celebrities.  Helen Keller
*El Deafo* by Cece Bell

*Peace,*

*Coni Stracner Teacher Librarian @SMS *
*​*
​
*I am reading: *
*​**A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith*
*I just finished reading: *
*​**Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo*
*I am listening to: ​​ Hamilton The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda*
*Ask me about these books!*


*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0> *

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Michael J. Fox comes to mind. I have one of him and Christopher Reeves.
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I have been working with a SPED teacher in my school to find books about
>> famous people with disabilities. She is having her students choose and read
>> a book and write a paper on the person, the disability, and how it affected
>> that person's life.
>>
>> I have found her a number of titles in our library but we are apparently
>> a little short in this area, especially when it comes to more contemporary
>> titles. I am also ordering a couple of books. I was looking to see if
>> anyone has insight on some titles that are middle school to early high
>> school reading level and are specifically about sports, music, or TV
>> celebrities with disabilties. The whole book doesn't have to be about their
>> disability, but it should talk about how it has affected the person's
>> life/career to some extent.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Alison Kurtz
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Sandwich High School
>> 515 E. Lions Rd.
>> Sandwich, IL 60548
>> 815-786-2157 ext. 22134 <(815)%20786-2157>
>> akurtz at kidsroe.org
>> http://tinyurl.com/shsmediacenter
>>
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