![]() ![]() Disability Visibility is a must-read for those seeking a better understanding of disability and activism. There's an essay about the intersection of racism and disability among medical staff toward an Indigenous woman, about the issues with a free public transit system for disabled folk, about art classes and guide dogs, and so much more. Reaume recounts how, when a head injury made it difficult to edit her writing, she hired her disabled friend Maddy to help. ![]() In “Why My Novel Is Dedicated to My Disabled Friend Maddy,” for example, A. ![]() While many of the essays point toward the systemic injustices in the treatment of disabled folk, some are uplifting and show the support in disabled communities. In the horrifying essay “The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison,” Jeremy Woody, formerly incarcerated at a state prison in Georgia, recounts the administration's refusal to provide an ASL interpreter because of this, he was denied access to educational courses, couldn’t understand the doctors at his medical visits, and was even recorded as pleading guilty when he was unable to argue his case in court. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong (Vintage out now)ĭisability activist Alice Wong collects a wide range of disabled voices in this vital, intersectional anthology. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |