Connecting dots : a blind life

Book

Connecting dots : a blind life / Joshua A. Miele, with Wendell Jamieson.

Miele, Joshua Alexander, (author.). Jamieson, Wendell, (author.).

Summary:

"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, 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, 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780306832789
ISBN: 030683278X
ISBN: 9780306832796
ISBN: 0306832798
Physical Description: xix, 280 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, [2025]
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: City of sounds -- Rocking the suburbs -- City of the blind -- Connecting dots.
Binding Information:: Dust jacket has Braille dots.