Waiting for Home

<I>This is a <a href=http://www.eerdmans.com/Pag%20es/About/Books-on-%20Demand.aspx>print on demand</a> book and is therefore non- returnable.</I><BR /><BR /> Journalist John Schneider chronicles the compelling true story of Richard Prangley a man who was unjustly institutionalized for fifteen years yet has managed to become not only a productive citizen but also an effective advocate for the developmentally disabled.<BR /><BR /> Richard Prangley whose story has been the focus of a documentary and wide national media coverage including CBS's <I>Sunday Morning</I> with Charles Kuralt is an inspirational figure whose life reflects the human spirit at is resilient triumphant best. In <I>Waiting for Home</I> Schneider tells the complete story from Prangley's committal to the Coldwater State Home and Training School at age 6 to his struggles with socialization after being released at age 21 to his successful stand for the rights of the handicapped as a lobbyist in places like the Michigan State Capitol and the White House.