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1 online resource (313 pages) |
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Prologue -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part I Mona Winbergâ#x80;#x99;s Story -- 1. Forget you ever had her -- 2. The stars at night -- 3. Schooling and death -- 4. Determined to integrate education -- 5. Independent together -- 6. Making payroll -- 7. Touching the world beyond -- 8. Igniting the human spark -- 9. Mona takes charge -- 10. A compass of personal freedom -- 11. A player in her own right -- 12. The reluctant advocate about cerebral palsy -- 13. The thrill that this is really me -- 14. Restless leadership |
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15. How to become a star columnist16. The adventure begins -- 17. Sunrise for Mona -- 18. The transformations of Mona -- 19. Making every word count -- 20. Finding a family -- 21. Conscience of the board -- 22. All in the family circle -- 23. Wanting what we donâ#x80;#x99;t have -- 24. The writer who couldnâ#x80;#x99;t write -- 25. Keen about Jill -- 26. Bonding with Barb -- 27. Practically anything and everything -- 28. Paying tribute to solitary courage -- 29. Over and over again -- 30. Eclipse of the sun -- 31. Mona on her good days -- 32. Slipping away |
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Part II Mona in Her Own WordsIntroduction: A bumper harvest of newspaper columns -- 1. A Newspaper Columnist -- A year of fighting injustice -- Celebrating ten years of writing â#x80;#x9C;Disabled Todayâ#x80;#x9D; -- 2. Educating the Public -- Shattering the age-old stereotype -- The 12 Rules of Respect -- Latest stats disturb -- TV needs to bring handicapped into the picture -- Call for independence -- Handicapped by bad attitude -- Indifference is the greatest threat -- The Secret of Shhh -- Kids get lessons in living -- 3. Government |
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Toriesâ#x80;#x99; policies disappointingGrits donâ#x80;#x99;t merit our votes -- Changes are few -- Feds must show will to act -- Now act on equity, Mr. Rae -- Fighting New Brunswickâ#x80;#x99;s care classification system -- Down with this data project -- Fear of fingerprint plan -- Sign of times for the deaf -- 4. The cost of cutbacks -- Cutback threats still loom -- Feeling of betrayal -- Anger over cutbacks -- Weâ#x80;#x99;re paying the price -- Home Care has been cut -- Unkindest cut of all -- Get ready for cuts in services -- Redefining disability will hurt pocketbook |
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The painful cuts of 1995Vulnerable pay the price for promised income tax cuts -- 5. Advocating for the disabled -- Stick with the Man in Motion -- Many thanks, Rick -- Group plots the future -- Shove comes to push -- Advocating advocacy -- Advocacy arrives -- Theyâ#x80;#x99;re appalled -- Big Brother foils us again -- 6. Adapting -- Taking control is important -- A hard lesson to learn -- Beyond the white cane -- Accomplished artist draws on courage -- Blind artist teaches others to paint -- Real life comes to TV -- Firm takes the stress out of how to dress |
| Summary |
Mona Winberg would ""never walk and never talk, "" yet she became a newspaper columnist, advocate, and member of the Order of Canada. Her courage in triumphing over cerebral palsy helped thousands of others conquer their disabilities |
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""Wrapping up for winter"" |
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Print version record |
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People with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography
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People with disabilities
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Winberg, Mona
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Boyer, J. Patrick
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| ISBN |
9781926577401 |
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192657740X |
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