Our society desperately needs to listen to and take action on the changes disabled artists andĪctivists have been demanding for so long. Not, you’re gonna want to take in the wisdom woven throughout this book. Whether you currently consider yourself part of the disability community or She even ends the collection with a bibliography that extends far beyond your It is a doorway, and Alice is inviting us all to go through the doorway and continue our This isn’t meant to be THE DEFINITIVE BOOK onĭisability. In this book, she has collected a staggering array of stories from writers whoĮxperience disability in vastly different ways. “To Alice Wong, words like ‘diversity’ and ‘intersectionality’ aren’t just buzzwords. The vastness of disabled stories, voices, and backgrounds.” - Jennifer Baker, editor ofĮveryday People: The Color of Life-A Short Story Anthology This book isĪ celebration and a source of deep education for many to bear witness (and feel seen by) Larger political consciousness, and who is often left out of the conversation. Books like this showcase why change is needed, what needs to be part of the Name for this collection because the authors ’ words resound loudly and deserve to be “If we’re going to talk about diversity in earnest then we must acknowledge theĬontributors in Alice Wong’s anthology and how their essays encapsulate intersectionalĭialogue, intellectual thought, and intimate details. Ĭomplete table of contents can be found here.

Read Jeremy Woody’s essay from Disability Visibility : “The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison” on Lithub. Read Keah Brown’s essay from Disability Visibility “My Joy Is My Freedom” on Elle. Read Alice Wong’s piece published on Vox : “I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live.

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century celebrates and documents disability culture in the now.įrom Harriet McBryde Johnson’s account of her debate with Peter Singer over her own personhood to original pieces by authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma from blog posts, manifestos, and eulogies to Congressional testimonies, and beyond: this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. You can follow her on Twitter: For more: Alice Wong presents a galvanizing collection of thirty-seven essays by disabled people just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. From 2013 to 2015, Alice served as a member of the National Council on Disability, an appointment by President Barack Obama.

Alice is also the host and co-producer of the Disability Visibility podcast and co-partner in a number of collaborations such as #CripTheVote and Access Is Love. She is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture. It looks to the future and the past with hope and love.Īlice Wong is a disabled activist, media maker, and research consultant based in San Francisco, California. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It invites readers to question their own understandings. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.įrom Harriet McBryde Johnson's account of her debate with Peter Singer over her own personhood to original pieces by authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma from blog posts, manifestos, and eulogies to Congressional testimonies, and beyond: this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent-but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. One in five people in the United States lives with a disability.

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