The Disability Experience

Working Toward Belonging

by Hannalora Leavitt

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Pub Date Apr 13 2021 | Archive Date Jan 12 2021

Orca Book Publishers

Nonfiction (Adult) | Teens & YA

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Description

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.

A Note From the Publisher

Hannalora Leavitt is a writer living in Victoria, British Columbia. She lost most of her vision by the age of 12 due to cancer and spent two years at a residential school for the blind, where she lived and learned alongside her blind peers. She works to demystify disability through her writing and public speaking with her loyal guide dog, Ogden, at her side. Hannalora holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Victoria.

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ISBN	9781459819283
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