Award Winner!

National League of American Pen Women Letters Contest, Marjorie Davis Roller - Non-Fiction Award  April 2002 

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

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. 

 Also available on CD for use with Screen Reading softwear!

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