No Looking Back

What happens when yourife is turned upside down in the blink of an eye?. Twenty-two-year-old Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoken the next morning in hospital, her spine and her dreams shattered by a car crash. Paralysed and then wheelchair-bound, it took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of herife and her body to demand and receive respect from the world to gain acceptance from within and without to findove and happiness. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, an oil tanker collided head-on with the car bedridden once again, she watched helplessly as first her father-in-law and then Vikas, her husband, succumbed to their injuries. And, yet, Shivani refused to surrender she would notet her inability to walk keep her from achieving her ambitions. Noooking Backis a deeply moving and inspiring narrative about surviving the challenges of disability in a country that takesittle account of the daily difficulties and indignities faced by approximately fifteen per cent of the world''s population, whether in terms of infrastructure,egislation or awareness a country that appears to believe that disability equals invisibility from the public discourse. Undeterred by the hand fate had dealt her, Shivani Guptahas chosen to champion the cause of the disabled everywhere and is today one of India''s best-known accessibility consultants. Herife is an extraordinary testament to true courage and the indomitability of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds. Book Feature: A deeply felt account of being disabled in India, this is a book that will find a place in the hearts and minds of everyone who cares about his or her fellow human beings. Noooking Backis an inspiring and moving memoir that showcases the indomitability of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds. With even the Indian government finally deciding to include the disabled community as part of a dedicated census and peopleobbying for accessibility awareness andegislation across the country, this is a timely and necessary book. This book will be of immense interest not only to people whoive with physical challenges such as Shivani''s but also accessibility advocates and organizations across the world. Shivani Gupta is one of India''s most renowned accessibility consultants.