{"product_id":"disability-pride-isbn-9780807013335","title":"Disability Pride","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e Too Defiant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: THE ADA GENERATION GROWS UP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eCreating Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eSuccesses, Disappointments, and Shortcomings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Pride—And Why Does It Matter?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eDisability Studies and the Afterlife of Cultural Icons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: PRESENTATION AND REPRESENTATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eNeurodiversity and Autistic Self-Advocacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eDisability Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eVisibility, Community, and Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003eThe Politics of Beauty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003eCasting and Miscasting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 10\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s So Funny About Disability?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF DISABILITY ACTIVISM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 11\u003cbr\u003eHealth-Care Disparities: Lessons of COVID-19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 12\u003cbr\u003eNot Dead Yet vs. the Right to Die\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 13\u003cbr\u003e“Easy to Get In [but] Impossible to Get Out”: The Struggle for Deinstitutionalization and Medicaid Dollars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 14\u003cbr\u003eSparks of Activism Everywhere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003eTrending or Truly Empowering?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndes\u003c\/i\u003e“A celebratory account . . . Upbeat and carefully researched, this valuable guide reveals current trends within the disability community.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Illuminating portraits of disability activism with much to teach nondisabled readers.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sincere, thoughtful look at the advances made by the disabled community that deserve celebration and the improvements still to be made in all areas.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kathleen McCallister, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A notable landmark examination…\u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e should take center place in any discussion of past, present, and future inclusive actions and perceptions of the disabled community as a whole.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Mattlin’s stunning book \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e marks a pivotal moment in the world of disability rights and in the lives of those who live in disabled bodies. Comprehensively researched and compulsively readable, Mattlin’s work tracks how far we’ve come in terms of accessibility and equity, and how far we have—still—to go.”\u003cbr\u003e—Emily Rapp Black, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point of the Turning World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “When discussing pride regarding our disabilities, Ben Mattlin gives the community a source of reflection, inclusion, inspiration, and, more importantly, a sense of belonging. The disability community is often marginalized and demonized for our mere existence—this book is an important step toward full inclusion and acceptance of what and who we are.”\u003cbr\u003e—Keith P. Jones, president of SoulTouchin’ Experiences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Passionate, deeply researched, and full of insight, \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e probes the most profound legacy of the ADA: the ways that it forever transformed how disabled people feel about themselves, from passive recipients of charity to active agents in the transformation of society and leaders in a new kind of civil rights movement. A brilliantly written and timely book.”\u003cbr\u003e—Steve Silberman, author of \u003ci\u003eNeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Mattlin’s \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly readable narrative of a post-ADA US, where those of us with disabilities have more visibility but whose stories, and lives, are still controlled by mainstream media, which still does not provide true authentic disability depictions.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kenny Fries, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Province of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Mattlin takes us on a brilliant tour of the post-ADA world. . . . Mattlin is clear-eyed about what he believes is needed: more. More laws, more inclusion, more understanding. \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is both a compelling travelogue and a much-needed rallying cry.”\u003cbr\u003e—Adam Cohen, author of \u003ci\u003eSupreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Mattlin’s new book \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous, well done, and well-rounded report and perspective on disability justice and rights throughout American history—both objectively and through Mattlin’s lens. As someone who is Gen Z, I find it particularly poignant to learn about disability history and so many other different perspectives and lives in the disabled community through this book. Reading \u003ci\u003eDisability Pride\u003c\/i\u003e has been such a beautiful experience, and I’m so grateful for Mr. Mattlin and this incredible work.”\u003cbr\u003e —Aaron Rose Philip, supermodel, social media influencer, and author of \u003ci\u003eThis Kid Can Fly\u003c\/i\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. 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