Accidents of Nature

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Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde

See:

http://www.amazon.com/Accidents-Nature-Harriet-McBryde-

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A must read for people with disabilities and our allies...teens and

adults, and parents who want to guide their children with

disabilities into a positive future equipped to live full lives of

dignity and choice.

Harriet McBryde " gets it " and explains it to the rest of us

through the thoughtful and passionate a young woman with

cerebral palsy staying at a sleep-over camp for " cripples " for the

first time. Set in 1970, meets the militant, the meek, and

everything in between amongst fellow campers - aussies (autistic),

limp gimps, MRs (mentally retarded), quads, paras, twisted and

scared, blind, deaf, walkie-talkies, and spazzos like herself. With

great affection that can only emerge from brutal honesty,

shows real teenagers who know they are square pegs who will never fit

into round holes. They each have different strategies and dreams,

though, few of their dreams are of the telethon variety.

And to save us all from uneducated benevolence...a must read for

anyone interested in helping/working with people with

disabilities...especially camp counselors and directors, special

education professionals, physical and occupational therapists,

vocational rehabilitation counselors, and fundraisers for charitable

organizations.

Let me know what you think! My head has been full of this stuff

since I was 13!