Beautiful people : my thirteen truths about disability / Melissa Blake.

Blake, Melissa (Blogger), author

London : Hachette Books, 2024.

272 pages ; 23 cm

In the summer of 2019, Melissa Blake faced the worst of what the internet has to offer; a troll brutally commenting that she should be banned from posting pictures of herself. Undaunted, she took to social media and defiantly posted three smiling selfies, all taken during a lovely vacation in the Big Apple. Her tweet went viral, attracting worldwide media attention and interviews, and an activist was born. Now, Blake shares her truths about disability, writing about everything from the language we use to describe disabled people to her own struggles with self-image and self-acceptance. She shares how to be a good ally, which does not include painting disabled people as tragic heroes but does include understanding the ways that society is structured to their detriment. Introducing other heroes of the Disability Justice Movement, activists and influencers, Beautiful People is a master class in taking back your power, changing the narrative, and sparking new and better conversations about disability.

9780306830426 (hbk)

305.908

HV1568

305.908

English

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