| Description |
285 pages : portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Early years -- 2.Mountjoy -- 3.North Rocks -- 4.Ashfield Boys High School -- 5.Social life -- 6.Sydney University -- 7.Finding work -- 8.The disability rights movement -- 9.Cricket -- 10.The bowlo -- 11.Going west -- 12.If at First You Don't Succeed... -- 13.A London Wedding -- 14.Landmark legislation -- 15.Qantas flies me to Sydney -- 16.Tribunals and babies -- 17.The proof is in the pudding -- 18.Deputy commissioner -- 19.Parenting -- 20.Commissioner -- 21.Human rights -- 22.Race discrimination -- 23.The Disability Rights Convention -- 24.Transport -- 25.Equal access -- 26.Jobs -- 27.Arts and culture -- 28.Powerful stories -- 29.National Disability Insurance Scheme -- 30.Twenty years of the DDA -- 31.Reflections |
| Summary |
Blind from birth, Graeme Innes was blessed. Blessed because he had a family who refused to view his blindness as a handicap and who instilled in him a belief in his own abilities. Blessed because he had the determination to persevere when obstacles were put in his way. And now, after a long and successful career -- from lawyer to company director to Human Rights Commissioner -- he has written his story. Finding a Way shares his memories of love and support, of challenges and failures, and of overcoming the discrimination so many people with disabilities face. He writes of the importance of family, the value of courage and the unique experience of a life without one sense but with heightened awareness of the others. Alongside his life story, Innes shares ideas on advocacy for people with disabilities and outlines what remains to be done to fully include people with disabilities in Australian society. This fascinating and moving book offers a new perspective on supporting diversity in our community |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Portraits on endpapers |
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Braille on front cover |
| Subject |
Innes, Graeme
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Human rights advocacy -- Australia.
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Blind lawyers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Blind -- Australia -- Biography.
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People with disabilities -- Australia.
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Families -- Australia.
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Lawyers -- Australia -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Reading nook.
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| ISBN |
9780702254079 |
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