Chaucer’s Books Author Event- Teri Siri

Tuesday, June 16 at 6:00 PM

Chaucer’s Books hosts Teri Siri for a book talk and signing of her memoir Pretty for a Crippled Girl.

Description

Teri Siri has heard this and numerous other awful comments, countless times, throughout her life. She has written an uncensored, honest, at times painfully raw and yet, entertaining memoir about her life with a disability. Her story defies people’s perceptions and prejudices about those with physical challenges. Teri rejects stereotypical thinking: “What can people with disabilities do?” Teri asks in her memoir. “Read on, I’ll tell you what I can do.”

More than 70 million people in the United States live with some kind of functional or intellectual / developmental disability. Every one of these individuals faces discrimination, inequality, and barriers to a fuller life from a world built for able-bodied people. Teri’s voice is a crucial addition to the growing chorus in the disability community demanding fair treatment. For those who want to understand what living with a disability might look like, Teri’s story is enlightening. And for people with disabilities who feel unseen and unheard, hopefully, Teri’s memoir will speak to you loudly and clearly.

About the Author

Teri Siri and her twin sister were born prematurely in Portland, Oregon in September 1964. Teri has cerebral palsy, a physical condition that affects her legs and muscle stiffness. Despite medical experts’ dire predictions that Teri would most likely be a “vegetable” and should be institutionalized, Teri grew up with her family, and has lived a full, independent, and adventurous life, and continues to do so.