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Thanks to Vintage Books for the free advance copy of this book.
DISABILITY VISIBILITY is a collection of first-person writings about life as a disabled person in the United States today. It includes essays, speeches, blog posts and more and touches on a wide variety of topics, from the difficulty of finding clothing that works to riding public transit to the fight to be seen as fully human.
If you are a non-disabled person looking to learn more about what it's like to move through the world as a disabled person, or if you are a disabled person looking to find yourself on the page, I think this book is the book for you. Each essay brought out a new facet of disabled life, and this book brings special attention to people with multiple marginalizations - disabled and queer, disabled and BIPOC, people with multiple disabilities, and much more.
DISABILITY VISIBILITY is also easy to read - it's not full of academic terms, it's not written with the intent to shut anyone out of the conversation. It's truly a great resource for anyone, something we need much more of when it comes to the stories of disabled people.
Content warnings: Many of the essays have content warnings at the top, and there are a lot of difficult ableism-related things discussed in this book.
DISABILITY VISIBILITY is a collection of first-person writings about life as a disabled person in the United States today. It includes essays, speeches, blog posts and more and touches on a wide variety of topics, from the difficulty of finding clothing that works to riding public transit to the fight to be seen as fully human.
If you are a non-disabled person looking to learn more about what it's like to move through the world as a disabled person, or if you are a disabled person looking to find yourself on the page, I think this book is the book for you. Each essay brought out a new facet of disabled life, and this book brings special attention to people with multiple marginalizations - disabled and queer, disabled and BIPOC, people with multiple disabilities, and much more.
DISABILITY VISIBILITY is also easy to read - it's not full of academic terms, it's not written with the intent to shut anyone out of the conversation. It's truly a great resource for anyone, something we need much more of when it comes to the stories of disabled people.
Content warnings: Many of the essays have content warnings at the top, and there are a lot of difficult ableism-related things discussed in this book.