A review by ljrinaldi
I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present, by Cerrie Burnell
4.0
At first glance, this has the usual disabled historical figures. You know, Beethoven for being deaf, Steven Hawking for having ALS, and Frida Kahlo for having the back issues.
But then we get into Paralympic athletes who have done amazing things, and actors, and scientists.
But I think the statement by Stella Young, a comedian, says it all. She has brittle bone disease so has to use a wheelchair to get around. She gave a TED talk called "I am not your inspiration", which is true. We don't have to look at the disabled to be inspired.
Wonderful people chosen, such as Aaron Phillip, a model who is in a wheel chair, because of cerebral palsy, but is also trans. There is Isabella Springmuhl Tejada who has Down Sysdrome, but manages her own fashion line. And there is Naoki HIgashida, a young author who has autism.
Wonderful book to introduce kids to the world of people with disabilities.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
But then we get into Paralympic athletes who have done amazing things, and actors, and scientists.
But I think the statement by Stella Young, a comedian, says it all. She has brittle bone disease so has to use a wheelchair to get around. She gave a TED talk called "I am not your inspiration", which is true. We don't have to look at the disabled to be inspired.
Wonderful people chosen, such as Aaron Phillip, a model who is in a wheel chair, because of cerebral palsy, but is also trans. There is Isabella Springmuhl Tejada who has Down Sysdrome, but manages her own fashion line. And there is Naoki HIgashida, a young author who has autism.
Wonderful book to introduce kids to the world of people with disabilities.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.