| DisabilityLand Contributor(s): Brightman, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 159079124X ISBN-13: 9781590791240 Publisher: Select Books (NY)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: DisabilityLand is the place where people with disabilities live, work, play, fret, hope and succeed. Or not. And where everyone else may or may not know-or care-who they are.This collection of observations, anecdotes and questions are drawn from Dr. Alan Brightman's singular experiences in the field of disabilities for more than 3 decades. Together, Brightman's writings provide the kind of insight into the disabled experience that only someone intimately familiar with the territory and endlessly curious about its inhabitants could provide.There is no prescribed order in the pages of DisabilityLand just as there are few predictable happenings in the real life of those who wander its terrain. Its pages consist of brief stories-some as short as 2 sentences, others as long as 3 pages-in which one life experiences another. DisabilityLand is not about the subject of disability; it's not a study. It is instead about the unvarnished everyday-ness of disability; it's a series of rich, human, ordinary, and surprising encounters. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | People With Disabilities |
| Dewey: 362.4 |
| LCCN: 2007045852 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.4" W x 8.3" L (0.85 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Awards: Benjamin Franklin Award, Winner, Family/Parenting, 2009 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brightman, Alan: - Dr. Alan Brightman is the Senior Policy Director for Special Communities at Yahoo!, Inc., and was the Founder of Apple Computer's Worldwide Disability Solutions Group. The author of numerous books and the producer of an award-winning TV series and stage play, Brightman is widely recognized as an energetic and eloquent advocate for disabled children and adults. |
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