For too long people with intellectual disabilities have been shut
out of most societies around the world, or more accurately, they
have been shut in-forcibly confined in mental institutions, quietly
hidden inside their families' homes, isolated from public view as
much as possible, and prevented from achieving the full potential
that any human being inherently enjoys. "Invisible No More" rights
this wrong.
Renowned photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo presents a moving
photographic chronicle-a celebration-filled with more than one
hundred dynamic images and thirty evocative stories of people with
intellectual disabilities, those who may have been born with Down
syndrome, autism, or who are "otherwise abled."
"Invisible No More" offers a collective portrait of individuals
who perhaps live down the street from us, but we hardly know they
are there; people at whom we glance furtively on a bus, unsure how
to behave toward them; girls and boys, men and women who by their
"different" behavior and physical looks make us feel uncomfortable.
Pietropaolo's photos tell their stories, his words provide the
context of their lives. Respect resonates on every page as he
welcomes us into the daily lives of families and individuals who,
in his words, "make raindrops, dance with wheelchairs, walk in the
park, perform piano concerts, work for a living, and navigate
through all the traffic ahead."
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