'What Happened to You?' - Writing by Disabled Women (Hardcover)

Lois Keith was thirty-five, with a successful career, two daughters, and a partner of many years, when she was hit by a car and paralyzed from the waist down. Over the next few years, she discovered both a community of disabled people and a paucity of literature and public understanding about their lives. In response, she began soliciting the manuscripts that make up "What Happened to You?", a candid, powerful, and often hilarious collection of fiction, essays, and poetry by women with disabilities. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds and ages, impairments and experiences, the thirty-six women included in the book write on everything from access to abuse, equality to equanimity, in what may well be the definitive volume on living with a disability. At the same time, this anthology tells a universal story about dealing with pain and illness, about overcoming prejudice and unjust legislation, and about the importance, regardless of an individual's fortitude, of creating a community.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons Australia
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	June 1996
Editors:	Lois Keith
Dimensions:	209 x 139 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	223
ISBN-13:	978-1-56584-025-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	1-56584-025-9
Barcode:	9781565840256

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