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Disability visibility : first-person stories from the twenty-first century / edited by Alice Wong.
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--United States--Biography.
- People with disabilities.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- People with disabilities--United States--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 309 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience- Disability Visibility brings together the voices of activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people whose daily lives are, in the words of playwright Neil Marcus, "an art ... an ingenious way to live." A Vintage Books Original. ONE OF THE PROGRESSIVE 'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent-but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people. From Harriet McBryde Johnson's account of her debate with Peter Singer over her own personhood to original pieces by authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma; from blog posts, manifestos, and eulogies to Congressional testimonies, and beyond- this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own understandings. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and the past with hope and love.
- Contents:
- Being
- Becoming
- Doing
- Connecting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2020).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Disability visibility
- ISBN:
- 9781984899439
- 1984899430
- Publisher Number:
- 99984915654
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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