Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

This is a highly important book, especially for abled people to learn more about the challenges that disabled people face. It helped me to understand some of the unconscious biases I have against disabled people, and some of the ways that we need to change society to be more equal for the disabled. I encourage everyone to read this book with an open mind.

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I loved how this blended memoir, anti-abelism manifesto and pop culture critique. I also loved the discussion of intersecting identities within different ableist spaces.

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.75

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5.0

"By participating in ableism, we participate in the devaluation of all humanity."

This book is a must-read for anyone, but especially for nondisabled people. It's half memoir, half critical analysis, but all things that need to be said. If you're unsure why ableism in media can be harmful, how disability looks different for different people, what reason disabled people might have to fear the police--Elsa Sjunneson covers it all. This book made me so frustrated and upset at points, but it points out just how much change is needed (with a focus on the United States, because that's what the author has experience with).

Thank you to Netgalley, Simon & Schuster, and Elsa Sjunneson for the chance to review this ARC.

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