Words in My Hands, A Teacher, A Deaf-Blind Man, An Unforgettable Journey

by Diane Lane Chambers

Bert Riedel, an eighty-six year-old deaf-blind pianist, cut off from the world since age forty-five, discovers a new life through tactile sign language. This is a heartwarming narrative about the life changing power of american sign language communication told by Diane Chambers, Bert's sign language teacher. Diane finds her world transformed as well by her relationship with her unique student. Words in My Hands is the true story of their unforgettable journey.

Genres: Memoir

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kori Gedris]

This was a great, easy read that was very interesting to me. Chambers easy manner of telling the story while relating sign language instruction details made the information engaging and informative. While this story seems to be about sign language instruction, it is an inspirational story about one deaf-blind man’s zest for life and positive outlook and how it impacted and inspired those who worked with him.

[Jenny Jones]

Beautiful story about resilience.