LISA BENDALL is the author of After Disability: A Guide to Getting On with Life and a recognized disability expert with more than 20 years experience in the field. For more than a decade, she served as managing editor of Abilities, Canada’s lifestyle magazine for people with disabilities. Her writing has appeared in national magazines and newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, Homemakers, Canadian Living, Reader’s Digest, and Today’s Parent.
She is married to Ian Parker, an accomplished disability advocate who sustained a spinal cord injury 30 years ago and is quadriplegic. They live in Toronto with their daughter.