We’ve Got This:
Essays by Disabled Parents

Edited by Eliza Hull

$22.00 USD

We’ve Got This:
Essays by Disabled Parents

Edited by Eliza Hull

Overview

The first major anthology by parents with disabilities.

How does a father who is blind take his child to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night?

When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a disability, there were added complexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 percent of people worldwide live with a disability, and many of them are also parents. And yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature.

In We’ve Got This, parents around the world who identify as Deaf, disabled, or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory, and empowering anthology that tackles ableism head-on. As Rebekah Taussig writes, ‘Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit — disabled parents exist.’

Details

Format
Paperback
Size
6in x 9in
Extent
304 pages
ISBN
9781957363257
RRP
USD$22.00
Pub date
2 May 2023
Rights held
World English ex ANZ

Praise

“In this anthology, 30 parents with various mental and physical disabilities discuss the beauty and challenges of parenting and raising a family in an ableist society.”

The New York Times

“Eliza is a legend—and a great advocate for our community. This book will help a lot of people!”

Dylan Alcott, paralympian
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About the Editor

Eliza Hull is a musical artist, writer, journalist, and disability advocate based in Victoria, Australia. Her podcast series on parenting with a disability, We've Got This, was one of Radio National’s and ABC Life’s most successful series of all time.

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