[mountainstate] Fw: [leadership] [writing blind] FW: Announcing the Release of Two PlusFour Equals One!

[donna brown]

> Press Release
> For Immediate Release
> November 19, 2010
> 
> Announcing the publication of Two Plus Four Equals One: 
> Celebrating the
> Partnership of People with Disabilities and Their Assistance 
> Dogs!
> Teacher and writer Kathy Nimmer has written and edited this 
> inspiring
> anthology of true stories and poems from around the world, just 
> in time
> for the holidays!
> 
> ABOUT THE BOOK
> 
> True, vibrant, honest, and emotional, eliciting compassion, joy, 
> sorrow,
> and love, promoting understanding, acceptance, awareness, and 
> hope.  Two
> Plus Four Equals One offers over 100 stories and poems written by 
> or
> about men, women, and children, all either with disabilities or
> connected to people who have disabilities.  Joining them are 
> Labradors,
> German Shepherds, Poodles, Papillons, Goldens, Shelties, 
> Chihuahuas, and
> many other breeds, all trained to assist their disabled handlers.  
> From
> blindness to deafness, from mobility issues to psychiatric needs, 
> from
> diabetes to autism, the array of disabilities showcased in this
> unforgettable book is as vast as the tasks performed by the 
> canine
> partners.  This book highlights the strength, competence, and 
> potential
> of both the human and canine participants in an alliance where 
> neither
> partner is perfect but both together add up to an equation where 
> two
> hands/feet/eyes/ears plus four paws equals one magical union.
> 
> PURPOSE AND REACH
> 
> Attention to assistance dogs is growing in todays society.  
> However,
> people are largely unaware of how these dogs work and what tasks 
> they
> perform.  This book offers an educational inroad through the 
> power of
> personal narrative.
> 
> There is also a great need for inspiration and hope these days,
> something to warm the heart and lift the spirit.  Love for dogs 
> is
> fundamental in our society.  These writings of triumph, teamwork, 
> humor,
> success, and love will warm hearts and encourage hope in readers.  
> They
> will come away with a new confidence in the human spirit to 
> overcome
> obstacles and the canine spirit to step into a role of support in 
> ways
> never before imagined or understood.
> 
> People with disabilities are often segregated from the public at 
> large.
> Because of issues with transportation, communication, and unfair
> judgments, many disabled people are isolated, unemployed, and
> underutilized.  While this book illuminates the working 
> partnership
> between assistance dogs and people with disabilities, it also 
> refutes
> longstanding, unhealthy misperceptions about disability.
> 
> ABOUT THE WRITER/EDITOR
> 
> Kathy Nimmer is an award-winning teacher, author, and 
> motivational
> speaker from West Lafayette, Indiana.  In 2006, she won first 
> place in
> the Helen Keller International Memoir Competition and published a 
> book
> of poetry called Minutes in the Dark, Eternity in the Light.  She
> received the Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004, 
> is a
> two-time recipient of the Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship, 
> earned
> National Board Certification in 2003, and was presented with the 
> Golden
> Apple in 1998.  In 2009, she was named a Lilly Distinguished 
> Fellow,
> giving her the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream, the 
> fulfillment
> of which is Two Plus Four Equals One.  Blind due to a rare 
> retinal
> disease, Nimmer teaches sophomore English and creative writing at
> Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Indiana.
> 
> Learn more and order your copy at
> http://www.servicedogstories.com
> 
> 
> 
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