From the periphery : real-life stories of disability / Pia Justesen.
Title:
From the periphery : real-life stories of disability / Pia Justesen.
ISBN:
9781641601597
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2021]
©2020
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Foreword / by Senator Tom Harkin -- Prologue -- I got angry -- What I mean when I talk about disability -- No one sees me -- Embracing disability -- Alone at school -- To be loved -- There's so much dignity in work -- Out in public -- Independence -- I am not inspiring -- If nobody thinks I'm worthy, maybe I'm not -- Epilogue.
Summary:
A collection of nearly forty first-person narratives describing how people have been treated differently because of their disabilities in a family, in school, or in the workplace. Discusses various types of disabilities, the people's responses to discrimination, and the strategies they use to fight for their rights.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
11-Adult.
Availability:
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