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Author Etmanksi, Al, author.

Title The Power of Disability / Etmanksi, Al.

Publication Info. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2020.

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
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Summary "This book reminds us of what we have in common: the power to create a good life for ourselves and for others, no matter what the world has in store for us." -Michael J. Fox This book reveals that people with disabilities are the invisible force that has shaped history. They have been instrumental in the growth of freedom and birth of democracy. They have produced heavenly music and exquisite works of art. They have unveiled the scientific secrets of the universe. They are among our most popular comedians, poets, and storytellers. And at 1.2 billion, they are also the largest minority group in the world. Al Etmanski offers ten lessons we can all learn from people with disabilities, illustrated with short, funny, inspiring, and thought-provoking stories of one hundred individuals from twenty countries. Some are familiar, like Michael J. Fox, Greta Thunberg, Stephen Hawking, Helen Keller, Stevie Wonder, and Temple Grandin. Others deserve to be, like Evelyn Glennie, a virtuoso percussionist who is deaf-her mission is to teach the world to listen to improve communication and social cohesion. Or Aaron Philip, who has revolutionized the runway as the first disabled, trans woman of color to become a professional model. The time has come to recognize people with disabilities for who they really are: authoritative sources on creativity, love, sexuality, resistance, dealing with adversity, and living a good life.
Note Copyright and#169: 2020 by Al Etmanski 2019
Online resource; Title from title page (viewed February 4, 2020)
Issued By Made available through: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.
Subject People with disabilities -- Social conditions.
Disability awareness.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Disability awareness. (OCoLC)fst01740686
People with disabilities -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01057340
Resilience (Personality trait) (OCoLC)fst01095573
Added Author Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.
ISBN 9781523087594 (electronic book)
1523087595 (electronic book)
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