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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
14 reviews
wandering_canuck's review
5.0
This is exactly what you don't expect to read: unapologetic, candid, genuine tales of the lived disabled experience. Do not expect inspiration porn or movie of the week stories of overcoming. This book gives space and voice to the realities of the day to day lived experiences of disabled people.
This book served to highlight my shameful ignorance and forced me to confront some of my own biases. This isn't a one-and-done type of book. I challenge you to read this book and not have your world shook.
Wong does a fantastic job of bringing together many types of voices. A common theme throughout is the unjust marginalization of disabled people and it's intersectionality with other invisibilized qualities, such as poverty, queerness, size, and race.
This is an absolute must-read and is deserving of a permanent spot on your bookshelf.
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Ableism, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual assault, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Bullying, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Body shaming
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Medical content, and Homophobia
maddy4prezident's review
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Racism
yourfavavery's review
4.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Ableism, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Genocide
chronicacademia's review
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Bullying, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
xfallenxnightx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Ableism, Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse
kerrygetsliterary's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexism, Confinement, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion
breanneisdeadinside's review
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
rorikae's review against another edition
4.5
One of my favorite things about this collection is that it covers so many topics and perspectives. Wong did an exceptional job of gathering a diverse group both in terms of race and sexuality as well as disability and gender identity. As such, this is a great starting point for someone interested in finding more authors to follow and getting glimpses into the struggles and celebrations that come with being disabled. Many of these essays deal with difficult subjects including ableism, sexual assault, racism, and more but equally the essays cover creating space, connection, and community.
I listened to the audiobook, which was a great experience though my one issue is that some of the essays seem quite short. There are so many essays that the length and specificity varies widely. I found that my favorite pieces tended to be the longer pieces and some of my favorites included 'Radical Visibility: A Disabled Queer Clothing Reform Movement Manifesto' by Sky Cubacub, 'Why My Novel Is Dedicated to My Disabled Friend Maddy' by A. H. Reaume, and 'On NYCs Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity' by Britney Wilson.
I think this is essential reading and I will definitely be using it as a jumping off point to explore more works by these authors.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Racism, Ableism, Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Grief
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Acephobia/Arophobia, Medical trauma, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Sexism
Moderate: Genocide, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage