This month we will talk about Disability Visibility by Al ice Wong.
\n"A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience: Disability Vi sibility brings together the voices of activists\, authors\, lawyers\, pol iticians\, artists\, and everyday people whose daily lives are\, in the wo rds of playwright Neil Marcus\, "an art ... an ingenious way to live." Acc ording to the last \;census\, one in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some are visible\, some are hidden--but all are u nderrepresented in media and popular culture. Now\, just in time for the t hirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act\, activist Ali ce Wong brings together an urgent\, galvanizing collection of personal ess ays by contemporary disabled writers. There is Harriet McBryde Johnson's " Unspeakable Conversations\," which describes her famous debate with Prince ton philosopher Peter Singer over her own personhood. There is columnist s . e. smith's celebratory review of a work of theater by disabled performer s. There are original pieces by up-and-coming authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma. There are blog posts\, manifestos\, eulogies\, and testimonie s to Congress. Taken together\, this anthology gives a glimpse of the vast richness and complexity of the disabled experience\, highlighting the pas sions\, talents\, and everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own assumptions and understandings. It celebrates and d ocuments disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and past wi th hope and love."
\nRegistration is encouraged but walk-ins are wel come!
\nHave questions? Email adultservices.dcpl@dc.gov for addition al information and we hope to see you there!
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