DisabilityLand

by Alan Brightman

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.

Genres: Disability, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2008

Reviews

[kf · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books! It's absolutely fantastic for anyone who intends to work in education--I think it gives a better idea of how to really work with disabled students--as well as parents. It's truly a great book for anyone to read, though; thanks to his years of experience, Brightman gives a realistic and honest portrayal of the difficulties that people with disabilities face as well as the myths and incorrect perceptions that the non-disabled often (unintentionally?) carry.