Not Just Polio: My Life Story

"Not Just Polio" recounts the remarkably full and enjoyable life of the author, Richard Lloyd Daggett. The narrative includes an honest and sometimes frank account of living with a signifi cant disability. It is more than the story of a devastating illness. It also chronicles the life of a young person growing up in middle class America during the 1940s and 50s.

He presents a clear and comprehensive view of his experience with polio. Every episode he reviews is stimulating and told with candor. His ability to attain the equivalence of a college education, despite being physically unable to enter the classroom, is a subtle but strong display of his strength. The vision and determination which became evident during this long challenge were, without a doubt, significant elements which enhanced his effectiveness as an advocate to improve the welfare, comfort, and safety of the severely disabled patients who lacked adequate resources.

Richard Lloyd Daggett lives in southern California. As an active journalist, he has written extensively on disability and the human condition. Richard has appeared in several film and television documentaries about polio. He is president of the Polio Survivors Association and serves on the board of The Amigos Fund of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.