In My Dreams I Dance - Anne Wafula Strike

In My Dreams I Dance

A Story of Prejudice, Perseverance and Pushing for Change
Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2024 | New edition
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-00-870301-1 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike, updated for 2024



Left partially paralysed below the rib cage by polio, Anne Wafula Strike was forced to flee her native Kenyan village, moving across the country with her family. After overcoming additional adversity, including the loss of her mother and ableist prejudice, Anne moved to the UK, where she discovered her talent for wheelchair racing.


The first East African to compete in her sport, representing Kenya in the 2004 Paralympics before joining Paralympics GB, Anne is now a fierce advocate for the promotion of the games around the world, and a champion of disabled rights.


First published in 2010, and fully updated with Anne’s passionate activism – including her campaign for more accessibility on public transport – In My Dreams I Dance is an incredibly inspiring story about why you should never let others slow you down.

Anne Wafula Strike was born in a small village in western Kenya. Aged two and a half she contracted polio, leaving her effectively paralysed. After taking up wheelchair racing, she represented Kenya in the 2004 Paralympics, before joining Paralympics GB in 2006. She is Non-Executive Director of the British Paralympic Association, Active Essex and Princess Alexander Hospital Trust. She’s an avid, effective disability rights campaigner globally. Appointed an MBE in 2014 for services to disability sport and charity, she lives in the UK with her family.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 700 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10 0-00-870301-9 / 0008703019
ISBN-13 978-0-00-870301-1 / 9780008703011
Zustand Neuware
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