What Can A Body Do?: How We Meet The Built World

"If you’ve ever sat in a chair that’s uncomfortable because it doesn’t conform to your body, you know what it’s like when the built world fails to meet you where you are. People with disabilities encounter this reality frequently – that furniture and technology and buildings weren’t designed with them in mind. Sara Hendren, a design researcher, presents case after case of ingenious design that helps bodies of all shapes and needs adapt to the world. In prose infused with tenderness, Hendren tosses away the idea that disability is a problem to be solved and instead shows how humans’ adaptation to the built environment is a wonder to behold."