Disability: A Novella

by Cris Mazza

Told in a broken shorthand voice, Mazza's language is acute, evoking a place where the patients, the caregivers, and the system are all disabled. Teri and Cleo are minimum-wage nurse-aides at a state ward for severely retarded and physically handicapped children. They are expected to feed, bathe, clothe, and carry out the required therapies for their patients in a 4-hour shift. They're working within a system where money for therapy is only continued...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157366121X
• ISBN13: 9781573661218
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: F2c
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"