According to the last Census, one in five people in the United States
lives with a disability. Some are visible, some are hidden—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 an urgent, galvanizing collection
of personal essays by disabled people in the 21st century.
From Harriet McBryde
Johnson’s account of her famous debate with Princeton philosopher
Peter Singer over her own personhood, to original pieces by
up-and-coming authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma; from blog
posts, manifestos, eulogies, testimonies to Congress, and beyond:
this anthology gives a glimpse of the vast richness and complexity of
the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and
everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question
their own assumptions and understandings. It celebrates and documents
disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and past with
hope and love.