Meaning of a Disability: The Lived Experience of Paralysis

By Albert Robillard

The author of this book combines his years of sociological training and his time with illness and disability to analyze a broad range of matters on both subjects. He examines things that healthcare providers unwittingly say to patients, and communication problems in the intensive care unit.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566396751
• ISBN13: 9781566396752
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Symposium in Body & Society, 6(2),August 2000

Following is a list of the authors who contributed articles to the recently published symposium on Meaning of a Disability:Janet E. Price, Default for Journals, UK 87 Arthur W. Frank, Default for Journals, UK 95 John O'Neill, Default for Journals, UK 101 Gerald Gold, Default for Journals, UK

Looking from the inside.

Yes, I'm the Author's brother.We too (his family) have lived the experience of paralysis with him. I think it is much easier for us to understand the emotions - the anger, frustration, sense of loss - that he discusses in the book.An enormous portion of the credit for his lengthy survival with this terrible ailment is due to his wife, Divina. However, his tremendous will to live despite the loss of his most loved abilities - speech and delicious foods - must also receive a full share of credit.His quest for knowledge and the desire to disseminate that knowledge has never weakened.My brother is an incredible man!