Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

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New book is Alice Wong’s latest take on the ‘vastness’ of disability culture,” Louise Kinross, June 29, 2020, Bloom. Although “people with disabilities” sometimes refers to a single population, this is actually a diverse group of people with a wide range of needs. Two people with the same type of disability can be affected in very different ways. Some disabilities may be hidden or not easy to see.

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Alice Wong calls attention to the importance of disability visibility,” Ella Fitzhugh, November 3, 2020, The McGill Tribune.My strategy of shifting ontology outside of white supremacy as a Filipinx begins by taking my unique experiences seriously. Instead of waiting for U.S. policy to meet my needs, I self-advocate for an existence outside of Western ontology. Each of my breaths, body aches, and books mark developments in my curiosity and self-confidence. Each day I dare continue to live, the futures of disabled people and beings of color outside of white supremacist systems and narratives is made more possible. Disability rights activist Alice Wong brings tough conversations to the forefront of society with this anthology. It sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with these life experiences. It's an eye-opening collection that readers will revisit time and time again.” — Chicago Tribune Ahmed has breathing difficulties which mean he can only walk for a short time before he needs to stop and rest. This is likely to be a substantial effect under the Equality Act. A man with depression experiences a range of symptoms that include a loss of energy and motivation that makes even the simplest of tasks or decisions seem quite difficult. He finds it difficult to get up in the morning, get washed and dressed, and prepare breakfast. He is forgetful and cannot plan ahead. As a result he has often run out of food before he thinks of going shopping again. Household tasks are frequently left undone, or take much longer to complete than normal. Together, the effects amount to the impairment having a substantial adverse effect on carrying out normal day-to-day activities.

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the long-term substantial adverse effects must be effects on normal day-to-day activities ( see Section D)This guidance was first published in May 2011 in PDF format by the Office for Disability Issues (now the Disability Unit). C5. The Act states that, if an impairment has had a substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities but that effect ceases, the substantial effect is treated as continuing if it is likely to recur. (In deciding whether a person has had a disability in the past, the question is whether a substantial adverse effect has in fact recurred.) Conditions with effects which recur only sporadically or for short periods can still qualify as impairments for the purposes of the Act, in respect of the meaning of ‘long-term’ ( Sch1, Para 2(2), see also paragraphs C3 to C4 (meaning of likely).) CLADDAG is currently petitioning government to enact the Grenfell Inquiry recommendation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs). Please sign the petition here. You can find more information on this issue here. If you’re not sure if your condition will get worse, you should speak to a doctor or health professional. If you use medicine, treatment or assistive technology