Roland Johnson's Lost in a Desert World
An Autobiography as told to Karl Williams
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 After spending half his childhood in Pennhurst State School and Hospital for the Mentally Retarded, a large state institution eventually closed for notorious abuse and neglect, Roland Johnson emerged to become a captivating speaker and a respected, internationally known leader in the self-advocacy movement. The story of the path he traveled and of the people who helped him along the way is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit and the power of good will as a strategy for effecting social change.
Karl Williams is a songwriter and novelist. His songs have been recorded on Rounder and Flying Fish Records.
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Journal AAMR, December, 2000
"...intimate and vivid portrayal...(of) a full human being: a sympathetic, vulnerable, thoughtful, capable, contributing, powerful, fellow human being ...
"Roland Johnson was a friend and a hero of mine. He was a great pioneer of the frontier of human beings. Read his book."
- Justin Dart, father of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and Chairperson of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities under President Bush
"Roland Johnson has an important story to tell. In writing this truth-telling autobiography, he becomes a powerful witness to the cost of segregation and the hope of community."
- Joseph P. Shapiro, author of "No Pity: People with Disabilities Foring a New Civil Rights Movement"
"Roland Johnson helps us all 'find a voice.'"
- Janet E. Hunt-Hawkins
"Must-read for anyone in the MH/MR field."
- George Kopchick
Paperback: 121 pages
Publisher: Speaking for Ourselves; 1st ed edition (June 25, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0967225604
ISBN-13: 978-0967225609
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