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'I Knew How To Be Disabled And Have A Full Life,' Burlington Author's Stories Smash Stereotypes
Category: Government & Organizations
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Publish Date: 2018-01-25 16:09:15
Description: Imagine you use a mobility device like a wheelchair. You pick up a book to read but no one depicted in the pages looks or moves like you. In fact, the characters are often written as people who are angry or depressed because of their disability. Enter, Burlington writer Jill M. Allen. She has penned a book of short stories where the characters live full lives and their disability is just one aspect of who they are.
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