{"product_id":"disability-visibility-by-alice-wong-9781984899422","title":"Disability Visibility","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisability Visibility\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience. It 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" Fellow Alice Wong, \u003cem\u003eDisability Visibility\u003c\/em\u003e \"shares perspectives that are too often missing from such decision-making about accessibility.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccording 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 contemporary disabled writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is Harriet McBryde Johnson's \"Unspeakable Conversations,\" which describes her famous debate with Princeton philosopher Peter Singer over her own personhood. There is columnist s. e. smith's celebratory review of a work of theatre by disabled performers. There are original pieces by up-and-coming authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma. There are blog posts, manifestos, eulogies, and testimonies to Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46344101789932,"sku":"9781984899422","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19517963482894.jpg?v=1744012379","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/disability-visibility-by-alice-wong-9781984899422","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}