{"product_id":"unstoppable-women-with-disabilities-9781772602098","title":"Unstoppable: Women with Disabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eAround the world, people living with disabilities face barriers in the built environment, in employment and education, and in social attitudes and policies that can make it hard to live a full and satisfying life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ten women we meet in this book face physical and mental health challenges, some from birth and some who became disabled later in life. But they all share the determination to make the world a better place, not just for themselves but for those who will come after them. Their fields are as diverse as elite sport, neurosurgery, architecture, and environmental activism, and while some have devoted themselves to disability policy, others prefer to lead by example. In either case they have proved themselves to be unstoppable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolfe, Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Wolfe\u003c\/strong\u003e's forty-year career has spanned across education, publishing, and social work. She has written over thirty teachers' guides for books as well as for a documentary about blind adults. Helen also has a lifelong physical disability, which requires her to use crutches, a wheelchair, and a scooter. In writing \u003cem\u003eUnstoppable\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHelen has instilled her empathy, life experiences, and insights about being a person with a disability. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatkau, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Patkau \u003c\/strong\u003egraduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours degree, and became interested in visual storytelling while studying for her Master of Visual Arts degree at the University of Alberta. She has been writing and illustrating for many years. Her work appears in children's picture books, educational publications, posters, advertisements, magazines, package designs, greeting cards and art exhibitions. Karen has a life-long disability and walks with a prosthetic leg. Karen lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Story Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561380221202,"sku":"9781772602098","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e943831-248d-4cea-9317-1029b266777f.jpg?v=1731846524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unstoppable-women-with-disabilities-9781772602098","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}