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I started following Rebekah Taussig on Instagram earlier this year, and was thrilled to finally get a chance to pick up the audio of Sitting Pretty: The View from my Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I related to so much of her experience as an English teacher!!! People talk about books as windows and mirrors, and while I expected this book to be a window, it was wonderful to connect with Taussig on that level. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love Sitting Pretty (the book) for the same reasons I love Sitting Pretty (the account): because it’s funny and candid and beautifully written. It’s also a reminder of the pervasive ableism engrained in our society and all of it’s systems. Able bodied people need to be doing more to make spaces inclusive for everyone, and that means we need to make spaces accessible — truly accessible. We need to check our biases about what disability is and means, how it should be treated, and how it should be represented. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was fascinating to read this so soon after finishing Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space, whose author Amanda Leduc, also writes about her experience as a disabled woman. Both books are excellent resources and very beginner friendly entries into the world of disability lit! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ID: A kindle displaying the ebook cover of Sitting Pretty sits on a white shelf. I’m reaching out to touch the kindle with one hand. The cover of the book and the sleeve of my sherpa pullover are both a peachy pink. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CXTgNZ-LfS0/