★ ESSENTIAL
The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASA's Deaf Bioastronauts
Kerry O'Malley Cerra, illustrated by Kristina Gehrmann, 2026
CALL NO...: 11-BOO
TYPE......: Book
ACCESS....: SEE BELOW
The true story of eleven Deaf men from Gallaudet whose non-functioning vestibular systems made them immune to motion sickness, and therefore invaluable to NASA research. Both author and illustrator are Deaf. A piece of Deaf history most people have never heard.
Deaf CultureDisabled VoiceYoung ReadersDisability History
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Available at many public libraries and from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.