A really very interesting series of essays on how feminism, sexuality, and disability interact. This is not a field I have any real background in, certainly no academic background, and initially this was a little heavy-going. It is an academic text, after all, and whenever Kafer focused on more general approaches to the topic - such as in the introduction, for instance - I needed to pay close attention to be able to follow. The book got a whole lot easier to read once Kafer got into specifics, into what I suppose you'd call applied work, or at least a theoretical critique of applied work. Particularly interesting were the chapters on Ashley X (a disabled child who underwent treatment both to sterilise her and to stunt her growth, keeping her effectively child-sized for life) and inspirational billboards (how disability is marketed as a challenge people can overcome). I think I was most engaged by the chapter on environmentalism, though, and how disabled people were able to access (or not access) national parks - being very fond of national parks myself I'd never even considered not being able to experience them in the way that I do. And I suppose that has been the real take-away of this book for me: it's challenged my underlying perceptions about disability, about how I perceive it, and if I don't always agree with all the points the author makes, I found myself nodding along and convinced by the majority. It's a question of empathy and fairness, really.