About Us
Book description
Boldly claiming a space where people with disabilities tell the stories of their own lives-not other's stories about them-About Us captures the voices of a community that has for too long been stereotyped and misrepresented. Speaking not only to people with disabilities and their support networks, but to all of…
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Why read it?
1 author picked About Us as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was officially disabled for more than a year by a cerebrospinal fluid leak. Even with this background, I knew that my understanding of disability was severely limited, which is why I read About Us.
I learned so much, such as why people with disabilities might balk at being labeled “inspiring,” and what it’s like from the point of view of somebody who stutters, has Tourette Syndrome, is blind, uses a wheelchair, and so much more.
Everybody who reads this book will learn something valuable to help navigate their disability or that of others, since “…one in five adults…
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