Disabled 101: Adult Onset Disability in an Ableist World by MJ Kuhn, L Kuhn
Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2023/06/18 - Updated: 2024/11/26
Publication Type: Literature / Review
Category Topic: Disability Publications - Publications List
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: This book is coauthored by someone who personally experiences Adult Onset Disabilities, ensuring a profound insight into the challenges faced by individuals with similar conditions. Topics Include: beliefs about disability, invisible disabilities, navigating the medical system, self-care, disclosing your disability to employers/others, disability rights, intersectionality, advocacy, and many more.
Introduction
The book Disabled 101: Adult Onset Disability in an Ableist World offers invaluable guidance and empowerment to individuals with Adult Onset Disability who seek to enrich and optimize their already fulfilling lives. It presents a clear understanding of ableism, alongside effective strategies to counteract its impact.
Main Content
This book is coauthored by someone who personally experiences Adult Onset Disabilities, ensuring a profound insight into the challenges faced by individuals with similar conditions. Its contents encompass a wide range of topics, including beliefs about disability, the nuances of invisible disabilities, navigating the complexities of the medical system, practicing self-care, disclosing disabilities to employers and others, understanding disability rights, recognizing intersectionality, engaging in advocacy, and much more.
Disabled 101 adopts a concept-centered approach, empowering readers with tangible steps and practical strategies to enhance their lives significantly.
If you are living with an Adult Onset Disability resulting from various conditions such as chronic fatigue, chronic pain, long Covid, spinal cord injury, depression, anxiety, and more, and are seeking a guide to improve your life without feeling the need to be "fixed," this book is an indispensable resource tailored specifically for you.
Title: Disabled 101: Adult Onset Disability in an Ableist World
Format: eBook (PDF) and Paperback
Language: English
BN ID: 2940167244566
ISBN-13: 9798223027362
Disabled 101: Adult Onset Disability in an Ableist World can be viewed and downloaded for free here.
Author Credentials: Ian is an Australian-born writer, editor, and advocate who currently resides in Montreal, Canada. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.