{"product_id":"book-j8yk","title":"Connecting Dots","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary memoir, a scientist who became blind at a young age shares how he navigates the world around him, and how his contributions led to cutting‑edge work in accessibility—packed with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the age of four, Joshua Miele was blinded and badly burned when a neighbor poured sulfuric acid over his head. 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, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnecting Dots\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a captivating first-person perspective on blindness and disability as incisive as it is entertaining, and ultimately triumphant. Joshua Miele's story is one of one ordinary blind life with an indelible impact.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49504426098992,"sku":"BDj8yk","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/671194-j8yk-Square.jpg?v=1738677721","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j8yk","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}