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I identify as blind : a brazen celebration of disability culture, identiy, and power
Published [2026] by Random House Large Print, New York, NY
ISBN 9798217294701
Bib Id 1567492
Edition First large print edition.
Description 416 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
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LG-PRINT B Lachi
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I identify as blind : a brazen celebration of disability culture, identiy, and power
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First large print edition.
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[2026] by Random House Large Print, New York, NY :
Description
416 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
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"Lachi is an award-winning musician and an unapologetic activist who awakens the world to this truth: Disability is an identity worthbrazenly celebrating. In her book, Lachi spotlights how disabled people have to be driven, persistent, perceptive, and highly adaptablejust to get through any given day. What would happen if society finally valued disabled people as the leaders, role models, and key innovators they truly are? I IDENTIFY AS BLIND envisions how we can build that world. Weaving together personal stories, sharp pop culturetakes, inspiring activist history, and incisive cultural criticism,Lachi lights the path forward and reveals how insights from people with disabilities have shaped society for the better. She interviewssome of the most powerful personalities in Disability Culture, including Senator Tammy Duckworth, ADA advocate and disability rights icon Judy Heumann, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker of Crip Camp Jim LeBrecht. She even takes readers behind the scenes at Coldplay concerts,since after Chris Martin developed tinnitus he helped transform hisconcerts into some of the most accessible in the world. Readers discover how many innovations created for people with disabilities benefit everyone--from audio books, to curb cuts, to the Internet. (Yes,Vint Cerf helped develop the first commercial email service becausehe was hearing impaired and had trouble communicating by phone.).
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