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

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A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). New book is Alice Wong’s latest take on the ‘vastness’ of disability culture,” Louise Kinross, June 29, 2020, Bloom. Disability Representation Needs to Be Nuanced, Realistic, and Respectful,” Valerie Chelangat, January 14, 2021, The Uniter. Read a review on Shelf Awareness in which it describes Disability Visibility as “a raw, emotional collection, an investment in the power of storytelling to foster vibrant connections and an unapologetic rejection of ‘internalized ableism.’” Project, Disability Visibility. "Disability Visibility Project to Record Stories for the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act". www.prnewswire.com . Retrieved 2020-10-15.

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C9. Likelihood of recurrence should be considered taking all the circumstances of the case into account. This should include what the person could reasonably be expected to do to prevent the recurrence. For example, the person might reasonably be expected to take action which prevents the impairment from having such effects (for example, avoiding substances to which he or she is allergic). This may be unreasonably difficult with some substances. The effect need not be continuous and need not be substantial. ( See also paragraphs C5 to C8 on recurring or fluctuating effects). The person will still need to show that the impairment meets the long- term condition of the definition. ( Sch1, Para 2) Impairment is an absence of or significant difference in a person’s body structure or function or mental functioning. 2 For example, problems in the structure of the brain can result in difficulty with mental functions, or problems with the structure of the eyes or ears can result in difficulty with the functions of vision or hearing.A7. It is not necessary to consider how an impairment is caused, even if the cause is a consequence of a condition which is excluded. For example, liver disease as a result of alcohol dependency would count as an impairment, although an addiction to alcohol itself is expressly excluded from the scope of the definition of disability in the Act. What it is important to consider is the effect of an impairment, not its cause A raw,emotional collection, an investment in the power of storytelling to foster vibrant connections, and an unapologetic rejection of ‘internalized ableism’... The 37 powerful stories in Disability Visibility reveal the depth of everyday courage and the extraordinary human capacity to find humor in the face of life’s adversities.” - Shelf Awareness Interview with Alice Wong: Engaging with Stories of Disabled People,” Dennis R. Upkins, November 13, 2020, Yopp! Selma Blair Became a Disabled Icon Overnight. Here's Why We Need More Stories Like Hers. Zipporah Arielle 141

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A lady has significant scarring to her face as a result of a bonfire accident. The woman uses skin camouflage to cover the scars as she is very self conscious about her appearance. She avoids large crowds and bright lights including public transport and supermarkets and she does not socialise with people outside her family in case they notice the mark and ask her questions about it. This amounts to a substantial adverse effect. However, the Act does not require her to show that her disfigurement has this effect because it provides for a severe disfigurement to be treated as having a substantial adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Impairment in a person’s body structure or function, or mental functioning; examples of impairments include loss of a limb, loss of vision or memory loss. impairments with fluctuating or recurring effects such as rheumatoid arthritis, myalgic encephalitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, depression and epilepsy Shares perspectives that are too often missing from such decision-making about accessibility.” — The Washington Post Wong believes that people in the disabled community have a lot to teach and share, from experiences regarding their disability to things beyond perceived limitations. DVP aims to showcase stories that say disabled people should be valued as people.a b "Online Collections and Presentation (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-15. One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people,just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Your impairment is usually considered a disability under the Equality Act if it makes it harder for you to do everyday activities. Everyday activities can be anything you generally need to do regularly to live well, for example washing, communicating or using transport.

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organ specific, including respiratory conditions, such as asthma, and cardiovascular diseases, including thrombosis, stroke and heart disease Review of: Wong, Alice, editor. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21 st Century.” Brenna Swift, Disability Studies Quarterly, Vol 41, No 1 (2021). It’s Time for Disabled Writers to Tell Their Own Stories,” Jennifer Baker, August 19, 2020, Electric Lit. This guidance does not impose any legal obligations in itself, nor is it an authoritative statement of the law. This section should not be read in isolation but must be considered together with sections A, C and D. Whether a person satisfies the definition of a disabled person for the purposes of the Act will depend upon the full circumstances of the case. That is, whether the adverse effect of the person’s impairment on the carrying out of normal day-to- day activities is substantial and long term. Meaning of ‘long-term effects’

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You might have an impairment that comes and goes so it only affects you for less than 12 months at a time. Lots of conditions come and go, for example arthritis, fibromyalgia, depression or epilepsy. You might call them fluctuating or recurring conditions, or conditions that flare up. SHAC is committed to supporting those with disabilities so that they can be heard within the sector, and will continue working with members to drive a better understanding of the issues. Recap from 11/7/20 Disability Visibility book event on disability justice with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Patty Berne moderated by Yomi Wrong. Audiobook Essay Collections Ideally Suited to Your Quarantine Walks,” James Tate Hill, January 28, 2021, LitHub. of my Favourite Non-Fiction Books about Disability,” Jessica Moxham, January 29, 2021, Son Stories blog.Some conditions are always disabilities under the Equality Act. Conditions that are always disabilities under the Equality Act New Works by Writers with Disabilities Hit Publisher Lists,” Alex Green, April 3, 2020, Publisher’s Weekly. Contributors BSI Fall 2020 Gregg Beratan review of Disability Visibility,” September 24, 2020, Rochester Public Library. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century,” Laura Barrosse-Antle, October 23, 2020, Chemistry World.