Disability pride : dispatches from a post-ADA world
(New-Book)
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East Flagstaff Public Library - New Books
323.37 M444d
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323.37 M444d
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New-Book
Physical Desc
xxii, 247 pages ; 24 cm
Street Date
2211
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today and how attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)"--
In Disability Pride, disabled journalist Ben Mattlin weaves together interviews and reportage to introduce a cavalcade of individuals, ideas, and events in engaging, fast-paced prose. He traces the generation that came of age after the ADA reshaped America, and how it is influencing the future. He documents how autistic self-advocacy and the neuro-diversity movement upended views of those whose brains work differently. He lifts the veil on a thriving disability culture—from social media to high fashion, Hollywood to Broadway—showing how the politics of beauty for those with marginalized body types and facial features is sparking widespread change.
He also explores the movement’s shortcomings, particularly the erasure of nonwhite and LGBTQIA+ people that helped give rise to Disability Justice. He delves into systemic ableism in health care, the right-to-die movement, institutionalization, and the scourge of sub minimum-wage labor that some call legalized slavery. And he finds glimmers of hope in how disabled people never give up their fight for parity and fair play.
Beautifully written, without anger or pity, Disability Pride is a revealing account of an often misunderstood movement and identity, an inclusive reexamination of society’s treatment of those it deems different.,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mattlin, B. (2022). Disability pride: dispatches from a post-ADA world . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mattlin, Ben, 1962-. 2022. Disability Pride: Dispatches From a Post-ADA World. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mattlin, Ben, 1962-. Disability Pride: Dispatches From a Post-ADA World Beacon Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mattlin, Ben. Disability Pride: Dispatches From a Post-ADA World Beacon Press, 2022.
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