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tinysierra's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
“When we want to, we can turn the world on its head, provided we band together and we're willing to stay up until three in the morning and listen to every single person speak. Even if they speak one letter at a time with a pointer attached to their head.”
Rolling Warrior very good place to start if you want to get into disability justice. It’s easy to read and the language is not super academic.
I wish Judy had talked more deeply about Camp Jened, the summer camp she went to, but I suppose if you want to learn more about that you’ll have to watch the documentary Crip Camp.
“How many movies or television series have you watched with a disabled person in it?
How many movies or television series have you watched with a disabled person in it, who wasn't white? Or from the United States?The world thinks that if you've heard one disabled person's story, you've heard them all.
I hope my story about our protests is not the only one you ever hear.“
If you’re looking for more disability narratives to get into, I personally recommend:
- Disability Visibility
- Feminist Queer Crip
- The Selected Works of Audre Lorde
emdw26's review
4.0
I heard about Judith as people memorialized her in her recent death and was recommended to read her book. I accidentally ordered the YA version from the library, but I’m quite thankful I did. This is so well written and tells JH’s story beautifully. YA gives a good language structure to introduce tough subjects to kids and I feel that reading this version gave me ideas and tools to use in teaching my son about disabilities, activism, and our government. Thankful to have read this and thankful for JH and everything she and the many activists she worked with accomplished for our country.
embe94's review
5.0
This was a GREAT book. I will be recommending it to all my students, as it includes so much information and tells it in a way that I know will be engaging for my middle schoolers!! I loved how each chapter will split up, and I’ll be showing the chapter titles to my students, as I know it’ll draw them in. Powerful book about amazing people.
martinhope19's review
4.5
Audiobook. Wow! I’m so thankful this book exists in the world and just in time for me to start studying sped as well! Future Hope - instead of rereading this one, read her adult autobiography (this one is perfect for Jr high!)