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“Ableism robs us of our ability to see disabled possibilities, even ones that might be relatively small.” The book is an honest & brutal collection of essays about what it is like, particularly in the US, to live a disabled life. The disability community has to constantly fight to have equal access to services, rights. The book highlights the struggles that the disability community dealt with during the pandemic. Ableism continues to be pervasive

Off and racing with #MonthlyNonfiction2025 for September - this graphic nonfiction book about the Redbone rock band. It was just so-so for me, but interesting in parts.

 @julieclair

For this year‘s #AustenianAugust, I revisited Persuasuon (beautifully narrated on audio) paired with an inspired-by romance set in Toronto‘s Golden Crescent neighborhood.

Like the author‘s P&P retelling which I enjoyed a few years ago, this folded elements of Austen‘s classic (reunited lovers previously separated by questionable advice) into something new by adding the unique cultural pressures & coming-of-age woes of a modern Muslim woman.

This was such a sweet romance! I really liked Mimi and Vincent slow burn fake relationship to real feelings ❤️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#summerreads #summerjob #bipoc

This is such a great #indiebookstore #queer #bipoc #abolition

I appreciated the author's emphasis in this book on the lives of people in the marginalized QTBIPOC disabled community. So often, they are overlooked.

As a disabled person, I found the book to be hopeful, helpful, and enlightening. I am often not aware of my own ableism or need for community of others like me. I feel like I learned a lot.

@Catsandbooks

#riseupreads

#RiseUpReads

We need a Care revolution

Adaptive devices
Accessible spaces
Library of things
Virtual events

The pandemic never ended 😷

Crip pleasure - joy is resistance. Existence is resistance
Crip doula

#RiseUpReads

Disability justice
Care work
People tell you to “Feel better soon”
Grief - I'm dealing with so much of this, for dreams and life I thought I would have

Mutual aid
Do what you can. What you're able ❤️

#RiseUpReads

I really resonated with this book as a fat femme with multiple chronic illnesses. One of which I'm still trying to get a diagnosis for even though I've been dealing with it my whole life. I'm newer to the disabled community so this book was a great learning tool for myself. One of my goals is to find and build disabled support for myself both online and local.

What did y'all think of the book? Anything that stood out?