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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This collection features a range of essays from authors with a variety of disabilities and interests. Topics revolve around disability justice and fighting stereotypes. There are mentions of historical figures, arguments, and laws (genocide, ADA, NYC's paratransit system, misconceptions about sexuality) as well as recent campaigns, hashtags, and reclamation that dismantle them. Each essay is accompanied by a set of content warnings for readers.
Favorites:
"There's a Mathematical Equation that Proves I'm Ugly" by Ariel Henley
"The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness" by Jen Deerinwater
"Radical Visibility" by Sky Cubacub
"Guide Dogs Don't Lead People. We Wander As One" by Haben Girma
"Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability" by Jessica Slice
"Incontinence is a Public Health Issue - And We Need to Talk About It" bu Mari Ramsawakh
"The Fearless Benjamin Lay" by Eugene Grant
"Love Means Never Having to Say... Anything" by Jamison Hill
Favorites:
"There's a Mathematical Equation that Proves I'm Ugly" by Ariel Henley
"The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness" by Jen Deerinwater
"Radical Visibility" by Sky Cubacub
"Guide Dogs Don't Lead People. We Wander As One" by Haben Girma
"Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability" by Jessica Slice
"Incontinence is a Public Health Issue - And We Need to Talk About It" bu Mari Ramsawakh
"The Fearless Benjamin Lay" by Eugene Grant
"Love Means Never Having to Say... Anything" by Jamison Hill
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship