My name is Robin Brown. I am the Information Literacy Librarian at Borough of Manhattan Community College. This is a picture of my "magic carpet." When I'm at work it's probably parked at the commuter rail station about a mile from my house. I get to ride three wheels because my right leg doesn't like to show up for work. I flunked riding two wheels.
I feel very strongly that there is an edge to my experiences that I don't see written about anywhere. I call it Adaptive Librarianship. I need to address what it's like to have a full time professional career, a family, an extended commute, and to be doing it all as a person with disabilities. In some ways my trike is a fantastic emblem, because it says that I am still here, still in the game, but with a difference.
I feel very strongly that there is an edge to my experiences that I don't see written about anywhere. I call it Adaptive Librarianship. I need to address what it's like to have a full time professional career, a family, an extended commute, and to be doing it all as a person with disabilities. In some ways my trike is a fantastic emblem, because it says that I am still here, still in the game, but with a difference.
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