{"product_id":"the-disability-experience-working-toward-belonging-9781459819283","title":"The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe difference is that PWDs don't have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve their goals. In \u003cem\u003eThe Disability Experience\u003c\/em\u003e you'll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been ignored, reviled and marginalized throughout history. The book also celebrates the triumphs and achievements of PWDs and shares the powerful stories of those who have fought for change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe epub edition of this title is fully accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeavitt, Hannalora:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHannalora Leavitt \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer living in Victoria, British Columbia. She lost most of her vision by the age of 12 due to cancer and spent two years at a residential school for the blind, where she lived and learned alongside her blind peers. She works to demystify disability through her writing and public speaking, with her loyal guide dog, Ogden, at her side. Hannalora holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. \u003cem\u003eThe Disability Experience\u003c\/em\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWuthrich, Belle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelle Wuthrich\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator and designer specializing in books for young readers. Based in Vancouver, Belle has contributed to more than a dozen books for kids, a number of which have won awards or been republished internationally, including the Montaigne Medal-winning \u003cem\u003eEyes and Spies: How You're Tracked and Why You Should Know\u003c\/em\u003e and the Silver Birch Award nominee \u003cem\u003eEat Up: An Infographic Exploration of Food\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orca Book Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50705142808850,"sku":"9781459819283","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96a2fdc4-3e80-4246-a1da-759565177046.jpg?v=1734486544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-disability-experience-working-toward-belonging-9781459819283","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}