The cover of this year’s Campus Read! (Scan of Cover)

This year’s campus read is entitled “Disability Visibility: 17 First Person Stories for Today”, written by Alice Wong. 

Alice Wong (she/her) is a disabled activist, writer, editor, media maker, and consultant, and also the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to creating, sharing and amplifying disability media and culture.

“One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” states the book’s description. 

The Chicago Tribune praises Wong’s work by commenting, “Disability rights activist Alice Wong brings tough conversations to the forefront of society with this anthology. It sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with these life experiences. It’s an eye-opening collection that readers will revisit time and time again.”

Pick up your copy today, at various locations across campus, completely FREE of charge!