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Through the Tunnel: Becoming Deaf Blind
Using a mixture of prose and poetry, Angie C. Orlando shares indelible stories about growing up in a small Ohio town, complete with posing for family pictures, watching high school football games, and playing saxophone in a marching band. Yet she is equally funny and unflinchingly honest about how classmates, medical professionals, and others have viewed her multiple disabilities, all of which had gradually became apparent over time. Through it all, she leaves her abusive husband and endures her brother’s suicide to become her own person.
80 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2018
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October 10, 2018
Through the Tunnel is a fantastic book from first-time author, Angie Orlando. It's about the author's journey as she loses her sight and her hearing. Becoming deafblind, however, is only part of the narrative.
Angie tells her story of growing up in a small town in Ohio in a way that we can all relate. It is the story of relationships and friendships, discoveries and embarassments, happiness and loss. There is humor, but there is also darkness. In a few short pages, we are brought forced to confront our own experiences with race, sexual assault, and disabilities.
The author shares her story through the lens of a young woman who is becoming deafblind. But don't make the mistake of defining Angie or her story by a disability - the author and her story are so much more.
Angie tells her story of growing up in a small town in Ohio in a way that we can all relate. It is the story of relationships and friendships, discoveries and embarassments, happiness and loss. There is humor, but there is also darkness. In a few short pages, we are brought forced to confront our own experiences with race, sexual assault, and disabilities.
The author shares her story through the lens of a young woman who is becoming deafblind. But don't make the mistake of defining Angie or her story by a disability - the author and her story are so much more.
October 12, 2018
This was a very worthy read. Angie tells her story through poetry and prose. Even though I've known her for more than 20 years, I still found much to discover in the book about her life before I met her. Please consider going to http://www.handtype.com/books/through... to buy your own copy of her book. I promise you won't be sorry!
October 15, 2018
The author uses poetry and prose to present snippets of her life. Tragedy intersects with the mundane and the loss of those everyday moments speak volumes about what it’s really like to be DeafBlind.
If you’re looking to be inspired by stories of overcoming, this is not the book for you. Ms. Orlando presents the truth behind living a life with dual sensory decline. It’s hard. There’s no ultimate solution that ties everything up with a happy little bow. Even though it seems like being DeafBlind should give you a pass on other tragedies, it doesn’t.
Some of Ms. Orlando’s experiences are universal and some are unique to her life. Either way, her writing style makes it easy to connect. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to look past inspiration porn and into the heart of a regular person who happens to be DeafBlind. And I especially recommend it to interpreting students and interpreters.
If you’re looking to be inspired by stories of overcoming, this is not the book for you. Ms. Orlando presents the truth behind living a life with dual sensory decline. It’s hard. There’s no ultimate solution that ties everything up with a happy little bow. Even though it seems like being DeafBlind should give you a pass on other tragedies, it doesn’t.
Some of Ms. Orlando’s experiences are universal and some are unique to her life. Either way, her writing style makes it easy to connect. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to look past inspiration porn and into the heart of a regular person who happens to be DeafBlind. And I especially recommend it to interpreting students and interpreters.
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August 8, 2023
A deeply personal collection that laughs in the face of all the inspiration-porn stories about disabled people that clutter the media landscape. So real, so beautiful, and exactly the kind of tru-biz representation I’m looking for.
September 26, 2018
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