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A Place For Us

Cassandra Chiu

Publisher: Ethos Books

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Summary

Disability is neither strange nor distant. 
 
 
 Part autobiography, part reflections of social advocate Cassandra Chiu’s experiences as a person living with visual impairment, A Place For Us is the story of the first woman to be a guide dog handler in Singapore and the first Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in Southeast Asia who happens to be blind. 
 
 
Cassandra’s story starts with her growing-up years in 1980s Singapore, chronicling how her life unfolds with the onset of Stargardt disease, which causes progressive vision loss. From pursuing an education, navigating motherhood, to building a career as a psychotherapist, Cassandra openly discusses the attitudes towards disability and her journey towards true independence with her guide dog Esme. 
 
 
In inimitable frankness, A Place For Us offers an illuminating perspective of a person living with disability beyond the pity party of her life, and advocates for a more equal and sustainable future for people with disabilities. 
 
"This is one change-maker’s voice that must be heard and amplified"  -  Dr. William Wan, the Singapore Kindness Movement.
Available since: 05/02/2023.
Print length: 228 pages.

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