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作       者:Allen-King OBE, Jill

出  版  社:Andrews UK

出版时间:2011-11-22

字       数:22.3万

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Just Jill is an inspirational and moving account of one woman's triumph over adversity and how she used her own experience of disability to benefit others.When she was growing up during the 1940s very few people were aware that Jill Allen-King had lost one eye as the result of measles when she was a baby. Her disability was a taboo subject and she attended a normal school, progressed to catering college and secured employment as a cook. However, tragedy struck for the second time when glaucoma rendered her completely blind at the age of 24 on what should have been one of the happiest occasions of her life - her wedding day.For the next seven years Jill barely left the house, too scared to go outside unaccompanied and afraid that she would never again be able to participate in the activities she loved, such as dancing. The birth of her daughter, Jacqueline, gave her renewed purpose but could not give her back the thing she desperately needed - her independence. It was only when Jill got her first guide dog that she began to rediscover the world outside her front door and take those first giant steps towards regaining her confidence and freedom. Jill's autobiography charts her journey from partially sighted child to totally blind adult and beyond, a process of readjusting and learning through grit and determination and then using her knowledge and experience to do everything in her power to help others and to campaign for reforms to secure a safer, fairer and more disability-aware environment. It is a story that will provide encouragement to those that are struggling to cope with disabilities and also educate people from all spheres of life about the challenges and needs of disabled people. At the age of 70, Jill continues to fight for the cause, and hopefully her story will inspire others to take up the baton.
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Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Just Jill

My Childhood

Entering The Big, Wide World

A Wedding To Remember

Readjusting

Life As a New Mother

Entering The Media Spotlight

Learning Through Braille and Touch

Canine Companions

Independence and New Obstacles

Access, Disability and Mobility

Disability Discrimination and Design For All

Moving On in My Personal Life

Family Losses

Broadening My Horizons

Rubbing Shoulders With The Rich and Famous

Epilogue

End Matter

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