A review by thumanybooks
Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults): 17 First-Person Stories for Today by Alice Wong

5.0

This book, like the adult version, is essential reading. It is the most educational and eye-opening collection of writing about disability that I have ever read. What I appreciate is that there are so many stories that I didn't know, and that I should have known. Why haven't I thought more about disability and indigenous people? I would never have known what it's like for a blind person to have a guide dog. I also appreciate that this is a collection of writing by disabled people. Too often we seek to learn more about marginalized people from places of privilege. There are stories of discomfort and sadness, but there are also stories of love and hope. I am grateful for the mixture. As I move about my life now after reading it, I am always thinking about it. I see disability more, and I hope that makes me act in a way that moves more towards justice.