Just Jill: The Autobiography of Jill Allen-King OBE: The Autobiography of Jill Allen-King MBE

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Just Jill is an inspirational and moving account of one womans triumph over adversity and how she used her own experience of disability to benefit others.

Outside the tent, there were about 40 guide dogs, all sitting completely motionless, as they are trained to do. Jill herself has overcome adversity and has been working hard within the community for many years and we are so grateful for her ongoing support.As I walked down the path of our cottage to head for the church, a black cat crossed my path and I remember thinking, ‘That’s bad luck. For the next seven years Jill barely left the house, too scared to go outside unaccompanied and afraid that she would never again be able to participate in the activities she loved, such as dancing. Jill’s book is a powerful and fascinating account of a life lived for the benefit of others – family, friends and the many thousands of blind people and others whose lives have been made easier because of her work.

Despite the worthiness of her cause, Allen-King is determinedly down-to-earth and has a wicked sense of humour. Jill Allen King MBE launched her book 'Just Jill' at The Mayor’s Official Residence, Southend on Sea. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

There can be few people for whom the old cliché of “triumph over adversity” is more appropriate than Jill Allen-King. About the Author: Jill Allen-King was born in Southend in 1940, while the Second World War was raging. She is deeply worried about how proposed changes to disability benefits will affect the blind, and claims that more support is needed for the 100 people in the UK who go blind every day. She was also instrumental in getting the Public Utilities Street Works Act passed which, for the first time, provided stringent safety measures for pedestrians in the presence of road works. One of them, which she only touches on in her book, with self effacing modesty, is being an active and long standing member of the Disability Appeals Tribunal.