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Beyond the Divide

Lanya Elsa PhD

What if the greatest divides between us aren't created by our differences, but by the stories we never take the time to hear? When her two sons were diagnosed with Usher syndrome-the leading genetic cause of deafblindness-Lanya Elsa believed she...

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Opening Credits

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Introduction

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Foreward

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Chapter 1: The Promise

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Chapter 2: A Different Future

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Chapter 3: Learning About Deafness

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Chapter 4: Then Came Usher Syndrome

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Chapter 5: The Hidden Curriculum

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Chapter 6: Finding Other Families

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Chapter 7: The Stories We Tell

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Chapter 8: When my Story Became Advocacy

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Chapter 9: Waiting for a Cure

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Chapter 10: The Cost of Caring

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Chapter 11: Don't Ever Say You Are Just a Mom

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Chapter 12: Researching my Own Life

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Chapter 13: Lived Experience is Expertise

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Chapter 14: Life Was Happening to Me

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Chapter 15: What My Sons Taught Me

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Chapter 16: We Are More Connected Than We Think

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Chapter 17: Stories Build Bridges

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Chapter 18: The Bridge Between Us

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Chapter 19: Tell Your Story

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Epilogue: Choosing One Another

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About the Author

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References and Further Reading

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Ending Credits

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