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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Bibliographic Information

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
edited by Alice Wong
(Vintage Books, 2020)

Set Information

Set contains 12 copies.
This title is also available as an eBook and eAudiobook through eGO and the Palace Project
Additional copies: 1 copy of the Young Readers Adaptation (J 305.908 DIS)

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Book Summary

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.

Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Friday, September 19, 2025

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