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Able: Viewing Disability Through the Lens of Innovation
You’ve been taught to accept people with disabilities and differences. But is disability something you value? In Able, Charlotte Hine weaves her own experiences and the stories of others into a powerful book that helps her readers understand two main
• Disability can be an engine for innovation, and
• Harnessing the unique talents and insight of people with disabilities starts with the ways in which we listen.
In her first book, Ms. Hine begins with the story of her grandparents, who were trailblazers on the journey of raising a child with special needs. We’ll meet two of her closest friends, who also happen to have disabilities. The stories captured in Able
will show you why we often fail to understand the needs of others, and will help you find the link between disability and innovation. Driven by interviews with two of Charlotte’s close friends, several family members, special needs parents, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, and other people with disabilities, Able flips the script on the long-standing notion that disability is a deficit or disadvantage, by showing how the 1 in 5 people in the United States living with a disability have a lot to bring to the table.
• Disability can be an engine for innovation, and
• Harnessing the unique talents and insight of people with disabilities starts with the ways in which we listen.
In her first book, Ms. Hine begins with the story of her grandparents, who were trailblazers on the journey of raising a child with special needs. We’ll meet two of her closest friends, who also happen to have disabilities. The stories captured in Able
will show you why we often fail to understand the needs of others, and will help you find the link between disability and innovation. Driven by interviews with two of Charlotte’s close friends, several family members, special needs parents, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, and other people with disabilities, Able flips the script on the long-standing notion that disability is a deficit or disadvantage, by showing how the 1 in 5 people in the United States living with a disability have a lot to bring to the table.
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Published April 24, 2018
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