Mary Wilkinson: Defying Disability : The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders

Defying Disability : The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders


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This book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. Whatever direction they have come from, they share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal. There are compelling biographies of: * Sir Bert Massie: public servant * Lord (Jack) Ashley: Labour politician * Rachel Hurst: activist and campaigner * Tom Shakespeare: academic * Phil Friend: entrepreneur and business consultant * Peter White: broadcaster * Mat Fraser: actor, musician and performer * Andrew Lee: activist and campaigner * Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic champion Defying Disability is based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the people who know them. It marks their similarities and differences, the forces that drove them to achieve, the impact they have had on policies and practice, and how the modern history of disability in the UK has been played out in their lives. Defying Disability is not just a good read; it will inform professionals in the field, students in disability studies, disabled people, their families and carers, and everyone interested in disability politics and policies.

Meet Hail: Captain. Gunrunner. Fugitive. Quick, sarcastic, and lethal, Hailimi Bristol doesn't suffer fools gladly. She has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire. That is, until two Trackers drag her back to her home planet to take her rightful place as the only remaining heir. But trading her The Driving Instructor's Handbook download epub ship for a palace has more dangers than Hail could have anticipated. Caught in a web of plots and assassination attempts, Hail can't do the one thing she did twenty years ago: run away. She'll have to figure out who murdered her sisters if she wants to survive. A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this Star Wars-style science fiction adventure from debut author K. B. Wagers. Full of action-packed space opera exploits and courtly conspiracy - not to mention an all-out galactic war - Behind the Throne will please fans of James S. A Corey, Becky Chambers and Lois McMaster Bujold, or anyone who wonders what would happen if a rogue like Han Solo were handed the keys to an empire ...


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Author: Mary Wilkinson
Number of Pages: 224 pages
Published Date: 15 Feb 2009
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781843104155
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