Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

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Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong is an anthology featuring 37 nonfiction essays written by people with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, and sensory disabilities, exploring diverse topics such as medical trauma, personal relationships, career success, art, activism, and politics. The book emphasizes an intersectional approach to disability, highlighting the intersecting identities of most authors, who are often queer, women, and/or people of color. Through these personal narratives, the anthology seeks to challenge ableism and transform societal norms by centering disabled voices.