Author Writes Memoir of Dystonia, Cancer, and Persecution
As William Roth was taking his first steps,
members of his family were caught up in the Nazi Holocaust. At age eight, he
began to manifest the symptoms of dystonia, a neurological disease characterized
by severe movement disorders. And at age 47, he was diagnosed with a cancer
that would prove as invasive as his genetic disease and as dreadful as his
social persecution.
Today, at age 65, Roth is more than a survivor. Mobilizing his courage to spearhead the discipline of disability studies, be active in the Disability Rights Movement, influence government policy toward disability, and found the non-profit Center for Computing and Disability, Roth used his own disability to change the life of disabled people in America.
His memoir, entitled Movement: A Memoir of Disability, Cancer, and the Holocaust, is the story of three intertwined narratives and the miraculous success that one man carved from them.
William Roth is on the faculty of the State University of New York, and is the author of many other books, including several about people with disabilities. He lives in Albany, New York.
Today, at age 65, Roth is more than a survivor. Mobilizing his courage to spearhead the discipline of disability studies, be active in the Disability Rights Movement, influence government policy toward disability, and found the non-profit Center for Computing and Disability, Roth used his own disability to change the life of disabled people in America.
His memoir, entitled Movement: A Memoir of Disability, Cancer, and the Holocaust, is the story of three intertwined narratives and the miraculous success that one man carved from them.
William Roth is on the faculty of the State University of New York, and is the author of many other books, including several about people with disabilities. He lives in Albany, New York.
Movement can be ordered directly from the publisher. For more information, visit: http://www.mcfarlandpub.com
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