The disability experience : working toward belonging / Hannalora Leavitt ; illustrations by Belle Wuthrich.

By:

Leavitt, Hannalora [author.]

Contributor(s):

Wuthrich, Belle, 1989- [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Orca Issues | Orca issuesPublisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2021Description: 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781459819283 (softcover)
1459819284 (softcover)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

j362.4 23

LOC classification:

HV1568 .L427 2021

Other classification:

cci1icc

Available additional physical forms:

Issued also in electronic formats.

Contents:

Introduction -- Let's talk disabilities -- A brief history of disability -- The culture of disability -- The culture of independence -- Engineering a brighter future with technology -- Advocacy and the politics of disability -- A final word from the author.

Summary: People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that PWDs don’t have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve their goals. In The Disability Experience you’ll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been ignored, reviled and marginalized throughout history. The book also celebrates the triumphs and achievements of PWDs and shares the powerful stories of those who have fought for change.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Meaford Public Library Young Adult Collection	Non-fiction	YA 362 .4 Leavi (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		20948

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that PWDs don’t have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve their goals. In The Disability Experience you’ll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been ignored, reviled and marginalized throughout history. The book also celebrates the triumphs and achievements of PWDs and shares the powerful stories of those who have fought for change.

Issued also in electronic formats.

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