6/19/2023 0 Comments My Left Foot by Christy Brown![]() Published in 1954, Christy Brown's ground-breaking poetic autobiography 'My Left Foot' resonates today with messages that bring the ICF to life vividly and memorably. ![]() ![]() The World Health Organization's 2001 reconsideration of 'disability' (the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health or ICF) has spawned considerable uptake and adaptation of contemporary concepts, notably with the 'F-Words for Childhood Disability' (now the 'F-words for Child Development'). Remarkably, 70 years ago, the ideas now taking root were expressed with poignant clarity by Ireland's Christy Brown, providing lessons that were there to be learned, illustrating why 'My Left Foot' remains a singular contribution to the literature about child development and disability. The field of childhood disability has undergone a sea-change in the past two decades. ![]()
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