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Title:
Being seen : one deafblind woman's fight to end ableism
Edition:
First Tiller Press hardcover edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : Tiller Press, 2021.
Physical Description:
xi, 273 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781982152376
Abstract:
"A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The building blocks of blindness: Hi, I'm Elsa -- We need to talk about Helen: Breaking Gibson's mythology -- Language acquisition through the sound barrier and other deafblind mysteries -- My body and other histories -- How I learned to stop worrying and identify ableism: A lesson in radiation poisoning -- Your vision of blindness is impaired: The monolith of blindness in media -- How I learned to drive, play with swords, and other things you shouldn't do at home -- Yes, Virginia, even blind men can be assholes: The intersection of disability and gender -- The call is coming from inside the house: Surviving ableist violence through the lens of horror -- Cripping my dance card: Required reading for people who want to date me (but my relatives should skip to chapter 11) -- Coming out of the closet: But only if it's ADA compliant -- There are no blind moms on TV: Disability & parenthood stigma -- I am not a teaching tool: Medicalizing the disabled body -- Welcome to the cyberpunk future, it's in my ears: Disability and science fiction -- We have always thrived in the castle: Defying ableism to become yourself -- Cane in one hand, protest sign in the other: A view of police brutality and disability -- Hindsight is 20/20, except if you're me and then it's [REDACTED].
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Language:
English
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