{"product_id":"2940173748058","title":"About Us: Essays from the New York Times' Disability Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoldly claiming a space in which people with disabilities can be seen and heard as they areamp;mdash;not as others perceive themamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eAbout Us\u003c\/i\u003e captures the voices of a community that has for too long been stereotyped and misrepresented. Speaking not only to those with disabilities, but also to their families, coworkers, and support networks, the authors in \u003ci\u003eAbout Us\u003c\/i\u003e offer intimate stories of how they navigate a world not built for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its 2016 debut, the popular \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Disability\" column has transformed the national dialogue around disability. Now, echoing the refrain of the disability rights movement, \"Nothing about us without us,\" this landmark collection gathers the most powerful essays from the series that speak to the fullness of human experienceamp;mdash;stories about first romance, childhood shame and isolation, segregation, professional ambition, child-bearing and parenting, aging and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting on the fraught conversations around disabilityamp;mdash;from the friend who says \"I don't think of you as disabled,\" to the father who scolds his child with attention differences, \"Stop it stop it stop it what is wrong with you?\"amp;mdash;the stories here reveal the range of responses, and the variety of consequences, to being labeled as \"disabled\" by the broader public.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099267154160,"sku":"2940173748058","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173748058_p0.jpg?v=1763859277","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173748058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}