Introduction
by Alice Wong xv
Part 1 Being
Unspeakable Conversations
by Harriet McBryde Johnson 3
For Ki'tay D. Davidson, Who loves Us
by Talila A. Lewis 28
If You Can't Fast, Give
by Maysoon Zayid 36
There's a Mathematical Equation That Proves I'm Ugly-Or So I Learned in My Seventh-Grade Art Class
by Ariel Henley 39
The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness
by Jen Deerinwater 47
When You Are Waiting to Be Healed
by June Eric-Udorie 53
The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison
by Jeremy Woody, as told to Christie Thompson 59
Common Cyborg
by Jillian Weise 63
I'm Tired of Chasing a Cure
by Liz Moore 75
Part 2 Becoming
We Can't Go Back
by Ricardo T. Thornton Sr. 85
Radical Visibility: A Disabled Queer Clothing Reform Movement Manifesto
by Sky Cubacub 90
Guide Dogs Don't Lead Blind People. We Wander as One.
by Haben Girma 101
Taking Charge of My Story as a Cancer Patient at the Hospital Where I Work
by Diana Cejas 104
Canfei to Canji: The Freedom of Being Loud
by Sandy Ho 112
Nurturing Black Disabled Joy
by Keah Brown 117
Last but Not Least-Embracing Asexuality
by Keshia Scott 121
Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability
by Jessica Slice 129
How to Make a Paper Crane from Rage
by Eisa Sjunneson 134
Selma Blair Became a Disabled Icon Overnight. Here's Why We Need More Stories Like Hers.
by Zipporah Arielle 141
Part 3 Doing
Why My Novel Is Dedicated to My Disabled Friend Maddy
by A. H. Reaume 149
The Antiabortion Bill You Aren't Hearing About
by Rebecca Cokley 159
So. Not. Broken.
by Alice Sheppard 164
How a Blind Astronomer Found a Way to Hear the Stars
by Wanda Díaz-Merced 168
Incontinence Is a Public Health Issue-And We Need to Talk About It
by Mari Ramsawakh 174
Falling/Burning: Hannah Gadsby, Nanette, and Being a Bipolar Creator
by Shoshana Kessock 179
Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time
by Ellen Samuels 189
Lost Cause
by Reyma McCoy McDeid 197
On NYC's Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity
by Britney Wilson 205
Gaining Power through Communication Access
by Lateef McLeod 220
Part 4 Connecting
The Fearkss Benjamin Lay: Activist, Abolitionist, Dwarf Person
by Eugene Grant 229
To Survive Climate Catastrophe, Look to Queer and Disabled Folks
by Patty Berne, as told to and edited by Vanessa Raditz 232
Disability Solidarity: Completing the "Vision for Black Lives"
by Harriet Tubman Collective 236
Time's Up for Me, Too
by Karolyn Gehrig 243
Still Dreaming Wild Disability Justice Dreams at the End of the World
by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 250
Love Means Never Having to Say … Anything
by Jamison Hill 262
On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand-Me-Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements
by Stacey Milbern 267
The Beauty of Spaces Created for and by Disabled People
by s.e. smith 271
About the Editor 277
About the Contributors 279
Further Reading 293
Permission Acknowledgments 305