{"product_id":"dear-blind-lady-isbn-9781632176363","title":"Dear Blind Lady:Disability Advice You Didn't Know You Needed","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Dear Prudence\" meets Reddit's Am I the Assh*le? but for the disability community: finally, all the questions you've always wanted to ask about living a disabled life, but shouldn't have (or have asked, but we wish you hadn't).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe go-to unfiltered resource for navigating questions disabled and non-disabled people have about relationships, social spaces, life milestones, and all the awkward, funny, terrible, heartwarming moments in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeafblind author and disability rights activist Elsa Sjunneson answers questions nondisabled people are afraid to ask, and disabled people are tired of answering, perfect for fans of the advice column format and all its messy truth telling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond just the Q\u0026amp;A, you'll find:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esample dating app profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003escripts and sample language you can steal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eableist bingo cards you'll never want to win\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSitting at the cross section of Alice Wong's \u003ci\u003eDisability Visibility \u003c\/i\u003eand Emily Ladau's \u003ci\u003eDemystifying Disability\u003c\/i\u003e, this is your one-size-fits-all resource for navigating a world steeped in ableism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover how to navigate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad dates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorse dates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeddings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParenthood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicroagressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWTF moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus the practical:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether\/how to offer assistance to a blind person (and how to turn it down politely)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to throw a baby shower for a disabled mom-to-be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to handle when a comedian makes fun of your disability on stage  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith any luck, one day a book like this does not need to exist. | “Empathetic, razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud funny, and very necessary. Read this now.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Marieke Nijkamp, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and editor of \u003ci\u003eUnbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of personal stories and professional observations about everything from dating to unsolicited prayers, \u003ci\u003eDear Blind Lady\u003c\/i\u003e blows up stereotypes and offers solutions for people who are trying to figure out where disabled people belong in the world. The answer, by the way, is that they belong everywhere.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Annalee Newitz, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStories Are Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s vanishingly rare that a book that should be essential reading for everybody is so engaging and funny while being a treasure-trove of exceptional information. Get it and you’ll immediately tell everyone you know that they need it, too—just wait.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As a blind person I’ve been asked more than once, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ This excellent book asks, with humor, nuance, and scruples, ‘What’s wrong with everyone else?’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stephen Kuusisto, author of \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e | Elsa Sjunneson is an award-winning Deafblind author, editor and journalist. Her debut nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eBeing Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism\u003c\/i\u003e won the Washington State Book Award. Sjunneson has also won three Hugo Awards for writing and editing, an Aurora Award and a British Fantasy Award. She has been nominated for Hugo Awards nine times during her twelve-year writing career. Elsa has worked with Radiolab on the episode “The Helen Keller Exorcism.” PBS American Masters also launched a seven-minute documentary about Sjunneson. She has spent twenty years to fighting ableism in public schools. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, three children, and a Welsh Corgi.","brand":"Sasquatch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759449485541,"sku":"NP9781632176363","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781632176363.jpg?v=1775598593","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dear-blind-lady-isbn-9781632176363","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}