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I loved taking a deep dive into Alice‘s lived experiences, perspectives and work in disability advocacy, she embodies the fierceness of a Tiger.

The only complaint I had was that there were a lot of photos & graphics throughout & the audio made reading the physical copy a bit sleepy as descriptions of those pages were given.

All in all well worth the read, for currently disabled people & temporarily abled people alike.

Just living your best life is a form of resistance.

What else can we do? How do we love and hold each other up so we keep on going as a community? How can we harness our imagination to create the world we want to live in right now and in the future?

Oh I always do!! Mission accomplished!! 🤪🙃😜

Disabled people belong in the future. We‘re gonna resist as much and as hard as we can.

I see the future as a time when we critically need solidarity with one another. We need to show it. We need to really understand that asking for help, needing help, is not a weakness. I think the only way we can survive is if we truly believe and practice that we‘re in this together.

“……I hope that people realize that, for many of us, we have always been here, we have always survived. And in many cases, we have the solutions.”

There are so many of us who live in non-disabled worlds, who are incredibly, innovative, creative, and adaptive, and there‘s so much wisdom now by disabled and sick people about how to slow down and make things more flexible that I wish people paid attention to.

Being vulnerable, as well as honest, is the key to collective liberation.

“What do we leave behind when we are gone? Perhaps one part of my legacy is how I cherish the legacies of my loved ones…….Loving fiercely is real-time legacy building. Maybe that‘s the best way to honor people.”

Just a couple quick questions for you all!! 🤔❓💭

Nurturing life requires care and connection. Like an orchard in full bloom, nurturing stories stories requires care and connection, too. The people we love who are no longer alive—are still with us, and our stories about them are seeds planted with gentleness and hope for the future.

Freedom to live in the community is a human right.
One day, everyone will truly belong.

Many of us know the safety net has gaping holes and the state will not save us, so we‘re going to save ourselves with abundance, wisdom, joy and love.

Vulnerable “high-risk” people are some of the strongest, most interdependent, and most resilient people around. We may still face significant disparities in political power, which result in being left out of policy making, but we know how to show up for each other. Disabled communities, queer communities, and communities of color have been hustling and providing mutual aid since time began.

Adaptation is care work. Adaptation is survival. Adaptation is a negotiation between the past and the present. Adaptation is a science and art. Adaptation pushes boundaries and creates new futures.

There are days when I want to put this on repeat: “Believe disabled people. Period.” I refuse to apologize or feel shame about the way my body works or how I navigate the world.

This is the experience of living in a world that was never built for you: having to explain and defend yourself while providing infinite amounts of labor at the demand of people who do not recognize their nondisabled privilege.

Who are nerds if not those left out, ridiculed, neglected, and undervalued by dominant society? Who are nerds if not those who embrace difference, seek community, and support the powerless?

There‘s something incredibly affirming about seeing yourself reflected in popular culture. In the science fiction, fantasy and comic book worlds, we may identify with characters like us, characters unlike us, or characters we want to become.

"may we all receive the help we need to make our lives a bit more bearable"

This biography is so well put together. I loved the mix of straight autobiography sections mixed with different medias - transcripts of interviews Alice has given, a couple of poems, & photos. You can feel her anger at some of the systematic issues & also clearly see her humor & good graces.
A well balanced and interesting read.
#NFNovember @Bookwormjillk

Alice Wong is a fierce disability advocate. She is very active on social media. In this book it‘s a collection of interviews & essays she‘s done. She does discuss the impact of the pandemic on a disabled person, especially one that depends upon a type of ventilator to survive. She highlights how bad policies continue to have major impacts on disabled people as well as continued ableism in our society. #bookspin #24in2024 book 3 of 24

This is an excellent read to learn and understand what it‘s like living with a disability. Alice Wong unintentionally became an activist and fights for herself and those with disabilities. She talks about what we can do to help make things more accessible to those in need. I‘m looking forward to my book club‘s discussion on this one!
#readharder23 ~ about activism

Really, really good. Finally focused my squirrely brain and finished it… another favorite title of 2022.

I am both hopeful and pissed off while I read this. Also feel like everyone should read it. Glad I‘m finally getting to finish it.