Goodreads asked Ruth Harrigan:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Ruth Harrigan I wrote The Power Chair Pole Vaulter of Paluga County and other short stories about disability as a result of posting short stories on my blog A Different Light (word press) and receiving feedback from teachers and students that there was a need for course materials in this area. Over the past seven years, I've responded to many requests to use my short stories and poetry in classrooms ranging from elementary school through college. I bundled the most requested works together into volumes and will continue to add to this series when I can. I've really appreciated the many emails from both students and teachers, as well as art work, that resulted from sharing my work.

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