Christina Minak has cerebral palsy and is a disability advocacy and social justice educator, published novelist, creative writing teacher, public speaker, children’s and young adult book reviewer, and former librarian. She is committed to facilitating society’s re-thinking of everything we think we know about disability and difference. She holds an M.A. in Education, specializing in Disability Studies, and a Masters of Information Studies, both from the University of Toronto. Her Masters thesis focused on the role of and the need for truly anti-oppressive portrayals of disability in fiction for children, teens and adults. She lives and works in Toronto.