I'm Not Here to Inspire You: Essays on Disability from a Regular Guy Living with Cerebral Palsy

by Rob J. Quinn

Overview

In this collection of essays, Rob J. Quinn offers insights on his own experiences as a man living with cerebral palsy and challenges the perceptions of people with disabilities offered by the able-bodied world. Many of the pieces are meant to give teens and young adults living with physical disabilities a new perspective on some of the issues they are dealing with in their daily lives. Quinn tackles topics such as going to school, physical therapy, dealing with the isolation that people with disabilities can experience, and pushing the limits of the physical abilities people possess despite a disability. Im Not Here to Inspire You is intended as a positive, yet honest look at aspects of living with a physical disability.

After reading several essays from Quinn, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Daniel Rubin wrote that the writer chronicles his life unflinchingly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475999570
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/29/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	84
File size:	123 KB

About the Author

Rob J. Quinn started as a freelance writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer Sports section, and wrote a series of articles on the disability community for the local section of the paper. He moved on to eventually work full-time as an editor with a children’s book publisher, and wrote a book for the publisher on a freelance basis. Quinn then spent several years blogging. His sports blog, Rob Q. Ink, was often quoted in the Inquirer’s “Blog Zone” section of the paper. On Rob Q. Ink—Page 2, the writer offered thoughts on various topics, including the disability community.

Learn more about the author and I’m Not Here to Inspire You at http://robjquinn.blogspot.com/. The site also offers links to find him on Facebook and Twitter, as well as other contact information.