<i>Not Just Polio</i> recounts
the remarkably full and enjoyable life of the author,
Richard Lloyd Daggett. The narrative includes an honest and
sometimes frank account of living with a signifi cant
disability. It is more than the story of a devastating
illness. It also chronicles the life of a young person
growing up in middle class America during the 1940s and
50s.<p> He presents a clear and comprehensive view of
his experience with polio. Every episode he reviews is
stimulating and told with candor. His ability to attain the
equivalence of a college education, despite being physically
unable to enter the classroom, is a subtle but strong
display of his strength. The vision and determination which
became evident during this long challenge were, without a
doubt, significant elements which enhanced his effectiveness
as an advocate to improve the welfare, comfort, and safety
of the severely disabled patients who lacked adequate resources.