Annie's Coming Out
by Rosemary Crossley, Anne McDonald
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Author: Anne McDonald, Rosemary CrossleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1985-03-05
ISBN: 0140056882
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Insight into Disability
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book many, many years ago and have always tried to obtain another copy. It was a revelation and made me think very differently about disability and disease.
It is the story of Annie, a young girl with cerebal palsy. It follows her life as she is placed in an institute and the people she meets there. It gives inside information into how a mind can be trapped inside a body that is physically challenged and how a young mind can thrive and excel, even when left untended by the ignorance and apathy of outsiders.
This book gave me the desire to work in the health industry. The story shines a light on the prejudice and narrow-minded thinking, which has continued well into the 20th Century.
If you ever have the chance, read this story, because IT will inspire you, it will make you sad and angry and it will make you WANT to change the health system.
Summary of Annie's Coming Out
DISABLED BY CEREBRAL PALSY FROM BIRTH,ANNE MCDONALD WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED AT THE AGE OF THREE, THOUGHT TO BE HOPELESSLY MENTALLY RETARDED BECAUSE OF HER SEVERE PHYSICAL HANDICAP. UNTIL SHE WAS SIXTEEN IT WAS BELIEVED ANNE WOULD NEVER BE ABLETO COMMUNICATE. ATEIGHTEEN SHE LEFT THE INSTITUTION, BUT ONLY AFTER SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS HAD FOUND HER ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ANDMANAGE HER OWN AFFAIRS. THE STORY OF ANNE'S REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT WAS POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSESOMEBODY - ROSEMARY CROSSLEY, A HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBER - WAS PREPARED TO LOOK FOR AND BELIEVE IN ANNE'S POTENTIAL, AND TO BATTLE, ALONG WITH ANNE, TO CONVINCE THE AUTHORITIES OF IT. CHALLENGING DEEPLY HELD PREJUDICES, IT IS A STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD. IT RAISES VITAL QUESTIONS, AND DEMANDS ARADICAL RE-EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL CAPACITIES AND THEBASIC RIGHTS OF THE HANDICAPPED.Literary Books
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