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After Disability: A Guide to Getting on with Life |
| The onset of a sudden
disability can be devastating, but it doesn’t have to spell the end of a
full and active life. After Disability: A Guide to Getting on with Life
is the information-packed resource that will help readers reclaim their lives
one step at a time for themselves and for their families. More than 3.6 million Canadians are living with some sort of disability, with mobility-related issues affecting nearly one in ten people. After Disability is the practical Canadian resource guide for living fully with a sudden disability. It is geared to the rising number of adults who have experienced injury, stroke, disease, arthritis or the effects of aging. In a positive and reader-friendly tone, author Lisa Bendall offers valuable information, strategies, suggestions, resources and stories from men and women who have experience with disability-related issues. |
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After Disability is the first book of its kind. Informative,
accessible and empowering, it is an essential and valuable resource for
Canadians learning to live with a disability.
“This book is a matchless find for all of us with a disability or two, and all of us who will be disabled (thousands upon thousands, including all who reach old age), and the care-givers (an infinite number) who see us through.” - June CallwoodAbout the author: Lisa Bendall is a recognized disability expert with more than twenty years’ experience in the field. Her writing has appeared in national magazines and newspapers. She is married to Ian Parker, an accomplished disability advocate who sustained a spinal cord injury thirty years ago and is quadriplegic. Written by Lisa Bendall. Published by Key Porter Books Ltd., 2006. |
| Catalogue No. | 1-55263-747-6 |
| Price | $19.95 |
| Format | Softcover |
| Pages | 176 |
| Language | English only |
| Price and availability subject to change.
Shipping and applicable taxes extra. Questions about this product? Please e-mail us. This page last modified: June 6, 2006 |
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