very grateful to have been able to read this anthology. i read a few pieces each day throughout the past few months and cannot recommend this enough!some standout pieces for me were- “unspeakable conversations” by harriet mcbryde johnson- “the isolation of being deaf in prison” by jeremy woody (as told to christie thompson)- “incontinence is a public health issue - and we need to talk about it” by mari ramsawakh- “on nyc’s paratransit, fighting for safety, respect, and human dignity” by britney

I finished this book yesterday, but I haven't finished thinking about it. Full review to come

An anthology of essays and speeches by authors with disabilities, collected loosely under the headings, "Being," "Becoming," "Doing," and "Connecting." It was a very worthwhile read, and makes me want to read more about disability justice and by authors with disabilities. Many of the pieces were quite brief and overly general/broad in focus, but some really stood out and made me look at things with fresh eyes, in particular: - "Unspeakable Circumstances," by Harriet McBryde Johnson, in which the...

Wow, what a force of a book.For many who read Alice Wong's Disability Visibility, this anthology will serve as an important jumping-off point into disability discourse as opposed to a final or concluding work. If you go in knowing that it'll leave you with an infinite number of experiences to read more about elsewhere, you'll get a lot out of this book.As with any anthology, some essays are a little more solidly constructed than others, but every single one touches on an important part of what i...

I was expecting a collection of essays with people talking about their experiences living with disability and how it's impacted their lives. I really wanted to be able to take this and give it to people and be like, "This is what's it's like. Read this if you want to understand." And there are a handful of good essays in here, such as "Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability" by Jessica Slice. "The Isolation of being Deaf in Prison" is a really powerful essay about how poorly one disab...

A really fantastic, powerful and enlightening read. I would highly recommend this.

2/9/20This was just a great piece of literature! Incredibly insightful, heartfelt -- I learned so much from this and I'm thankful that this exists. Will definitely be discussing this on my Youtube channel in the future :)1/7/20I have been looking for exactly this kind of book and it came in the mail today -- so so happy to have it!! :DYou can find me onYoutube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website | The Storygraph

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 (five stars, as ranked in confetti because this book is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!)▪Real talk: if you only read one book for the rest of the year - make it this one. This was outstanding from start to finish. Disability Visibility is made up of 37 short stories, written from the perspectives of thirty seven uniquely impressive and experienced individuals. Their stories touch on everything from the shortcomings of the fashion industry to the abject horror that is the prison industrial complex.

I appreciated the essays on their own. Glimpses into the vast world of disability. A reminder of my own ableism and ghat disabilities are not one size fits all. I didn’t think the collection had any flow and I was sometimes confused why certain essays were chosen/included and how the essays fit into each section.

There are highs and lows in this collection, but overall, this is an incredibly wide ranging group of essays exploring the lived experiences of disabled people. While the writing itself is not likely to stick with me too much, the topics and stories covered certainly will, and I highly recommend this as a consciousness raising book for those seeking to work through internalized ableism (which is basically impossible for us all not to have)

5/5starsWonderful. Perfect. A great book for people unfamiliar with disability literature or theory as this is very accessible and easy to read as all the essays are very short and narrative-based.My favorites included:- Unspeakable Conversations by Harriet McBryde Johnson - If you can't fast, Give by Maysoon Zayid- The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison originally told by Jeremy Woody- Guide Dogs Don't Lead Blind People. We Wander as One. by Haben Girma- Nurturing Black Disabled Joy by Keah Brow...

In a world where the disabled voice is often viewed through the lens of what disability rights activist Stella Young coined as "inspiration porn" or with the rah-rah sympathies of the latest Lifetime Channel movie, a book like "Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century" is an act of revolutionary love and claiming of space. There is no "Chicken Soup for the Soul" to be found here. In its place, you find #CripLit at its finest - bold and brash, heartfelt and passio...

Everyone should read this. That is all. Disability Visibility is a collection of essays from disabled authors of various backgrounds. There's no way to summarize all the types of disability because the community is vast and diverse. This book is beautiful in how it celebrates and uplifts all kinds of disability and disabled authors. Disability representation is still incredibly low in the publishing industry, I really hope it's something we see more of. Disabled people deserve so much better tha...

Absolutely stellar.

Disability Visability is an anthology which brings together a variety of perspectives from disabled people on the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Some of the pieces were written specifically for this anthology while others appeared previously in print or online. As with many such collections, this is somewhat of a mixed bag. All of the pieces are clearly written from a place of passion about each author's individual experience of disability. However, some of the writers

Finally a book that lets those of us who struggle with disabilities feel seen and heard and validated. A wonderful collection of so many different voices and experiences. Raw and deeply honest. Wonderful. Alice Wong is flipping amazing!

What an anthology!! The range of perspectives and life experiences included in this collection of essays, and reviews I’ve seen from own voices readers commenting now seen they feel by this collection, is a testament to the wonderful work of Alice Wong in putting this together.This made for a really engaging thematic discussion across the text, including the form itself that some essays were made in (some are interviews, speeches, transcriptions, and more). One thing I took from reading this was...

So many incredible disabled voices, this was a phenomenal read

I can't express my love and joy at this book through words! My disabled self is LIVING! So many emotions I had while reading this book! Anger, at ableism and injustice, seeing that i'm not alone and relating to others on things that most just don't get, and joy at all the disabled joy! This is a book I HIGHLY recommend to EVERYONE! If you are disabled you'll find stuff to relate to and to love in this book. If you aren't I truly think it'll help you understand disabled people, disability justice...

This was a solid collection of essays from voices rarely heard in publishing, or elsewhere. Ableism is baked into our culture. I read this for Read Harder this year, and this is why I like participating in that challenge every year, because there is always a couple books I probably would never have read otherwise, and this is one of those. Like most essay collections, there are ones that are stronger than others. The standouts for me were the very first essay by Harriet McBryde Johnson, in which...