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The power of disability : 10 lessons for surviving, thriving, and changing the world / Al Etmanski.
"From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach us"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781523087563 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: the disability advantage -- A word about words -- If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- Funny things happen on the way to the future -- Label jars, not people -- There ain't no cure for love -- All means all -- Adversity is an opportunity -- Art blooms at the edge -- Awaken to all your senses -- Nothing about us without us -- There is no independence without interdependence -- Conclusion: life comes from life. |
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| Subject: | People with disabilities > Social conditions. Disability awareness. Resilience (Personality trait) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 305.908 Etm | 31681010186013 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
Al Etmanski is a community organizer, social entrepreneur, and author. He became a parent activist in the disability movement thanks to his daughter Liz, an artist, actress, and spoken-word poet who thinks her Down syndrome is "rad." He is a member of the prestigious Ashoka global fellowship of social entrepreneurs and co-founded Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, which helps parents provide a secure future for their sons and daughters with disabilities. He has received the Order of Canada and Order of British Columbia for his activism.
