{"product_id":"blindingly-obvious-minnie-baragwanath","title":"Blindingly Obvious - Minnie Baragwanath","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlindingly Obvious\u003c\/em\u003e will become the first New Zealand book to be published in multiple formats for all New Zealanders and the first published in both te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMinnie Baragwanath was diagnosed, at the age of 15, with a congenital condition that left her legally blind.  However, she did not meekly accept the limitations  that blindness might have imposed on her: instead,  she dug in her heels and set about improving not only her own life but also the lives of all New Zealanders  with access needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe dramatic events of Minnie’s life – losing her sight, being admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Japan at 19, becoming a television presenter, participating in the New York Marathon, surviving life-threatening illnesses, founding and leading innovative organisations, receiving prestigious awards (including the New Zealand Order of Merit) – are related in vivid detail. Minnie looks candidly at both her challenges and her triumphs, giving the reader the opportunity to share her exceptional experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis book has the potential to change our views of what ‘disability’ means. Minnie’s far-reaching ideas on how our society could be transformed – to everyone’s benefit – are not just intellectual speculations: they are based on her experiences, and on those of the many people with disability with whom she has worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere is a growing demand for information about ‘diversity and inclusion’. This book, with its keen insight into what it means to be in meaningful relationship ‘with’ one another, and in particular how we as a society choose to relate to leaders and pioneers of a more progressive world, breaks new ground on those subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis book is also available as an audible book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9781738596980\" title=\"Libro.fm Blindingly Obvious by Minnie Baragwanath\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLibro.fm https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9781738596980?bookshop=emmasatoxford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eNot joined up to Libro.fm yet? Use this link and support your local bookshop! \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/?bookshop=emmasatoxford\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Emmas at Oxford Libro.fm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehttps:\/\/libro.fm\/?bookshop=emmasatoxford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" data-v-2b6daa75=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43845736399002,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/blindingly-obvious-minnie-baragwanath-nz-memoir-9781738596935.jpg?v=1692833495","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/blindingly-obvious-minnie-baragwanath","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}