Disability Visibility
About This Book
Roughly one in five Americans lives with a disability, according to the most recent census. Some of these disabilities are visible and others are not, yet disabled people are still largely missing from film, television, and popular culture. Timed to the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this collection gathers first-person writing from disabled authors working today. It is edited by activist Alice Wong, who founded the Disability Visibility Project. The contributions take many forms. Harriet McBryde Johnson's essay Unspeakable Conversations recounts her public debate with Princeton philosopher Peter Singer over whether she should be regarded as a person. Columnist s. e. smith offers an enthusiastic appraisal of a stage work created by disabled performers. Newer writers such as Keah Brown and Haben Girma contribute original pieces alongside them. The volume also includes blog entries, manifestos, eulogies, and testimony delivered to Congress, so readers encounter a wide range of voices and occasions.
ISBN: 9780593381687
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