A Place For Us
Autor: | Cassandra Chiu |
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EAN: | 9789811407345 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 02.05.2023 |
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Schlagworte: | Change-Maker Dr. Jessica Leong Dr. William Wan Eunice Olsen Prof. Tommy Koh independence resilience |
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Disability is neither strange nor distant.
Part autobiography, part reflections of social advocate Cassandra Chiu’s experiences as a person living with visual impairment, A Place For Us is the story of the first woman to be a guide dog handler in Singapore and the first Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in Southeast Asia who happens to be blind.
Cassandra’s story starts with her growing-up years in 1980s Singapore, chronicling how her life unfolds with the onset of Stargardt disease, which causes progressive vision loss. From pursuing an education, navigating motherhood, to building a career as a psychotherapist, Cassandra openly discusses the attitudes towards disability and her journey towards true independence with her guide dog Esme.
In inimitable frankness, A Place For Us offers an illuminating perspective of a person living with disability beyond the pity party of her life, and advocates for a more equal and sustainable future for people with disabilities.
"This is one change-maker’s voice that must be heard and amplified" - Dr. William Wan, the Singapore Kindness Movement.