{"product_id":"disability-pride-dispatches-from-a-post-ada-world-hardcover","title":"Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Mattlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 neurodiversity 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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 subminimum-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully written, without anger or pity, \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing account of an often misunderstood movement and identity, an inclusive reexamination of society's treatment of those it deems \u003ci\u003edifferent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Mattlin\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, essayist, and author. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital muscle weakness, he has been a lifelong wheelchair user. His books include \u003ci\u003eMiracle Boy Grows Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Sickness and In Health\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Follow him on Twitter (@benmattlin).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.27 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766068085024,"sku":"9780807036457","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/649fe7f96139f3ce03284962c57ad67d.webp?v=1780284801","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/disability-pride-dispatches-from-a-post-ada-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}