{"product_id":"connecting-dots-joshua-a-miele-9780306832789","title":"Connecting Dots: A Blind Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary memoir of a scientist who became blind at a young age--how he navigates his experience and channels his genius into decades of cutting-edge work in accessibility--packed with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a delusional neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head in a crime that shocked New York. 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, deconstructed and reconstructed myriad technologies, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnecting Dots \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining, and ultimately triumphant: In 2021 Miele won a MacArthur \"Genius\" award for his work in accessibility. His story demonstrates the normality of blindness as he lives, loves, invents, raises a family, and takes pride in his blind identity. It also introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, from his loving if eccentric family, to his rock-and-roll buddies and first loves, to the devoted teachers and brilliant colleagues whose encouragement and collaboration supported his success. It's a riveting romp, interweaving tales of invention and independence with humor, struggle, and achievement --the story of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua A. Miele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030683278X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306832789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.97d","brand":"Joshua A. Miele","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898479108351,"sku":"9780306832789","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32a59dc7-a9fb-40c8-bd64-5d8c0844c227.jpg?v=1721376401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/connecting-dots-joshua-a-miele-9780306832789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}