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Author Michalko, Rod

Title The Two-in-One : Walking with Smokie, Walking with Blindness
Published Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
Series Animals Culture And Society
Animals, culture, and society.
Contents Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Search for a Guide; Chapter 3. Is That One of Those Blind Dogs?; Chapter 4. The Grace of Teaching; Chapter 5. The Power of Reputation; Chapter 6. Feel Free To Ask; Chapter 7. The Two-In-One; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary When Rod Michalko's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. The Two-in-One is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and a dramatically different sense of blindness. Few people who regularly encountered Michalko in his neighborhood shops and cafes realized that he was technically blind; like many people with physical disabilities, he had found ways of compensating for his impairment. Those who knew about his condition thought of him as a fully realized person who just happened to
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Subject Biography.
People with visual disabilities.
collective biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- People with Disabilities.
Biography
People with visual disabilities
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781592138005
1592138004
0585364176
9780585364179