Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
Paul K. Longmore, 2003
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Essays from a pioneering disability historian and activist. The title piece recounts Longmore burning his own first book in protest of Social Security rules that would have stripped his benefits if he earned royalties: a vivid lesson in how the systems meant to support disabled people punish them for working. Sharp history and politics from inside the movement.
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Available at many academic and public libraries and from Temple University Press. Check Bookshare for accessible formats.