Born at the right time

The Resource Born at the right time
Label
Born at the right time
Statement of responsibility
Professor Ron McCallum
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Blind since birth, Ron regards himself as fortunate to have been born at a time when ever improving technology has enabled him to live a rich and full life, and to become a professor of law at one of Australia's most prestigious universities. Ron McCallum has been blind from birth. When he was a child, many blind people spent their lives making baskets in sheltered workshops, but Ron's mother had other ideas for her son. She insisted on treating him as normally as possible. In this endearing memoir, Ron recounts his social awkwardness and physical mishaps, and shares his early fears that he might never manage to have a proper career, find love or become a parent. He has achieved all this and more, becoming a professor of law at a prestigious university, and chairing a committee at the United Nations. Ron's glass is always half full. He has taken advantage of every new assistive technology and is in awe of what is now available to allow him and other blind people to realise their potential. His is a life richly lived, by a man who remains open to all people from all walks of life
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Target audience
adult

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