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

From Harriet McBryde Johnson’s account of her debate with Peter Singer over her own personhood to original pieces by authors like Keah Brown & Haben Girma; from blog posts, manifestos, & eulogies to Congressional testimonies, & beyond: this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, & everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own understandings. It celebrates & documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future & the past with hope & love.

What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader & more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, & friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm. 

But don’t worry: there’s still sex to consider—& the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages & you’ll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, & disabled joy. These 25 stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, & erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, & deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies & minds.