Cam Tait: Disabled? Hell No! I'm a Sit-Down Comic!

For more than 30 years, Tait has been a journalist and an advocate for people with disabilities. In his memoir, written with veteran sportswriter Taylor, he shares what his life with cerebral palsy has been like, from his youth, when family and friends fought hard to help him gain a sense of normalcy, to his rollicking days as a comedian and inspirational speaker. Tait and Taylor have delivered a fun read that is hard to classify: inspiring, laugh-out-loud funny, and deeply reflective. The narrative can skip around,a bit like a stand-up routine. A chapter that begins with sports, Tait's main beat for years, and includes stories of his relationships with Wayne Gretzky and Rick Hansen, then rolls into community and provincial politics. "People with disabilities have to stretch themselves, to move as much as possible into the mainstream with everyone else," Tait proposes. The variety of experiences that pepper Tait's remarkable life will keep readers turning pages, buoyed by this testament to the strength of the human spirit. (May)