This follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility presents first-person accounts of the joy and challenges of the disabled experience and a more inclusive definition of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Original. - (Baker & Taylor)

"The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms. What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others-a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm. But don't worry: there's still sex to consider-and the numerous wayssexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you'll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces-plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong-include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires"-- - (Baker & Taylor)

The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.

What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm. 

But don't worry: there's still sex to consider—and the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you'll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires. - (Random House, Inc.)

Alice Wong is a disabled activist, media maker, and research consultant based in San Francisco, California. She is the author of a bestselling memoir, Year of the Tiger; the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project—an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture; and the editor of the anthology Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century and Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today (Adapted for Young Adults). Alice is also the host and coproducer of the Disability Visibility podcast and copartner in a number of collaborations such as #CripTheVote and Access Is Love. From 2013 to 2015, Alice served as a member of the National Council on Disability, an appointment by President Barack Obama. - (Random House, Inc.)

Booklist Reviews

Intimacy in its many forms is one of the greatest gifts—and needs—of being human. This celebration of disabled intimacy takes an unflinching look at how members of the disabled community pursue meaningful relationships even when society puts up barriers. In essays, poetry, and photos, contributors examine many types of intimate relationships, not only sexual and romantic but also between friends, creatives, caregivers, and parents and children. A woman with a neuromuscular disorder shares her longing to become a mother; a nonbinary person with autism who describes their wonder at living alone to freely pursue their needs; a man with curvature of the spine cocreates photographs to share his experience on his own terms. The importance of community, shared experiences, and understanding is a recurrent theme. Many pieces consider how the pandemic shaped experiences of intimacy, particularly for immunocompromised people. With powerful first-person perspectives, this richly diverse chorus of voices honestly assesses the challenges of living with disabilities in a world centered around the non-disabled and shares the joy of connection. Copyright 2024 Booklist Reviews.