The Power of Disability

The Power of Disability
Author: Al Etmanski
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1523087587

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The author of Impact uses this compilation of inspiring stories of disabled people to convey ten important life lessons to help anyone. 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. “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 “Hopefully the universal lessons in this book will not only empower all of us to trampoline to our highest potential but also move the global disability rights movement to achieve the success it fully deserves—so we can all live in a more just and equitable world.” —Susan Sygall, disability activist and MacArthur fellow “Etmanski engages every reader, whether new to the world of disability or an old hand, with thoughtful insights on the value of difference. This book made me laugh, made me cry, made me proud.” —Yazmine Laroche, former chair, Muscular Dystrophy Canada


The Power of Disability
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Al Etmanski
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-04 - Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Al Etmanski
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-04 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Alice Wong
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-30 - Publisher: Vintage

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“Disability rights activist Alice Wong brings tough conversations to the forefront of society with this anthology. It sheds light on the experience of life as
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Language: en
Pages: 441
Authors: Shelley Tremain
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-02 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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The Power of Dyslexic Thinking
Language: en
Pages: 148
Authors: Robert W. Langston
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10 - Publisher: BookPros, LLC

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In The Power of Dyslexic Thinking, Robert Langston shares the inspirational stories of people who overcame the hurdles of living with dyslexia to become influen