The Question of David

Book cover of The Question of David has a purple background and yellow text with a child's drawing of a house with someone using a wheelchair at the table.

In 1987, writer Denise Sherer Jacobson and her husband, Neil, a computer architect, were given the chance to adopt a six-week-old infant who might have a disability. A difficult question for any couple to consider, but even more complex for Denise and Neil—they too have cerebral palsy.

Denise Sherer Jacobson’s The Question of David poignantly weaves her powerful parenting story with a rich tapestry of flashbacks from her own childhood of growing up in the 1950s and 60s with a significant disability. In the process of shattering misconceptions and stereotypes about people with disabilities, the author’s honesty, humor, and insight allows the reader to discover the most intimate aspects of what it means to be a loving parent.

Praise

The Question of David is a must read book which makes us laugh, cry, and fall in love with a wonderful family.
— Judy Heumann
This is not just a book about parenting, not just a book about disability. It is a book about universal challenge and universal courage to demand and gain the rights that are entitled to all human beings.
— Bree Walker Lampley
An extraordinary book by an extraordinary woman.
— San Francisco Chronicle