Summary Of The Body Of Imagination By Leonard Kriegel

The audience of this summary is a student learning about disabilities. The purpose is to give insight into the afflictions the body faces when an accident or illness causes you to lose control over your own body’s actions. The writing is more formal as this is an academic setting. The student would most likely be reading this summary to obtain understanding into the mind of one affected by disability, not just view disability as a physical thing. I am assuming the student has a moderate amount of knowledge on disabilities, but not much knowledge on the psychological effects of crippling disability. According to the United States Census Bureau, about 56.7 million people had a disability in 2010; approximately 30.6 million had difficulty walking or climbing stairs, or used a device that aided in getting around. In the article “The Body of Imagination” by Leonard Kriegel, …show more content…
Kriegel gives insight into what it is like to live with a disability. He opens the article, discussing how a disabled body is politicized; how the political world would rather not address the issue,