Another Language

The profiles in Another Language celebrate the healing bonds between service dogs and their people. Through these oral histories, and backed by the power of photographs, sixteen people who have worked with the NEADS/Dogs For Deaf and Disabled Americans program in north-central Massachusetts tell their own stories in their own words. You'll meet an Iraq war veteran, people who use wheelchairs or who have balance problems due to debilitating disease, trainers who raise service puppies and others who work with NEADS' human clients, and more. Writer/interviewer Jeanne Braham, along with photographer Robert Floyd, bring the stories to life in a way that's respectful, compassionate, and compelling.

The author of five books on American arts and letters, Jeanne Braham has taught literature and creative writing at a number of colleges and universities including Allegheny College, Smith College, Hampshire College, the University of New Hampshire, and Clark University. She is the founding editor of Heatherstone Press, a fine arts publisher of poetry chapbooks.Robert Floyd is a working photojournalist, an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer, and the owner/director of the Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center in Southampton, Massachusetts. He has worked for and been published by the United States Department of the Interior, The Nature Conservancy, The Sierra Club, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and his images are displayed in many private collections, boardrooms, and universities.