Making a Difference: Profiles in Abilities
This new book by Daryl Rock, launched by the Canadian Abilities Foundation in June, pays tribute to Canadians with disabilities who have made significant and lasting contributions to their communities.
Daryl Rock, himself a person with a disability, dedicated a year to travelling across the country, seeking out extraordinary individuals, and interviewing them along with their friends and families to draw vivid pictures of the kind of person it takes to really make a difference.
"Making a Difference brings the reader through both time and space," said Raymond Cohen, President of the Canadian Abilities Foundation. "In addition to the beautiful profiles created by Daryl Rock, several more have been extracted from the last fifteen years of Abilities Magazine, the national publication produced by the Canadian Abilities Foundation."
"It is interesting that such a high proportion of our Canadian heroes seem to be people with disabilities; inspirational people like Terry Fox and Rick Hansen," said Mr. Rock. "What is significant to me is that there are so many more individuals — kind of unsung heroes who, in their own ways, have overcome monumental obstacles — and accomplished truly great things. I wanted to capture the highlights of the lives of some of these people within Making a Difference to ensure that there will be a lasting testament to their efforts and experiences."
Daryl Rock has been active in the disability field since a car crash in 1983 resulted in his using a wheelchair. Daryl works for the federal government, from which he took a leave of absence in order to research and write Making a Difference: Profiles in Abilities.
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