Only a person who is at the same time a leader, a person with a disability and a truly committed person could have produced a work of this import. The title offers something of everything: it is an insider's tale, a human tale, a tale of triumph over adversity, a tale told by an experienced expert and a tale of the triumph of the human spirit. There is no sentimentality here, only clarity in exposition of the world of people with disabilities and their struggles to be seen as ordinary, useful and, as with all human beings, sometimes exciting people. the author writes of these people with deep understanding, whatever their disabilities may be, highlighting their often innovative and heroic efforts to be entirely independent and at the same time loved for their humanity.