The mute speak. (the writing of disabled authors Stephen Hawking, Christopher Nolan and Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer)

From: The Humanist | Date: March 1, 1996| Author: Noe, Denise | Copyright information

Hawking, Nolan and Sienkiewicz-Mercer are all disabled writers who have managed through new technologies and the help of attendants to communicate their ideas. The three books discussed are 'A Brief History of Time,' 'Under the Eye of the Clock' and 'I Raise My Eyes to Say Yes.'

Quite often in popular fiction, we meet a character who can hear but not talk. Such mutes are rare in real life. It is vital to note at the outset that mute in this context means "lack of language" rather t...

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