Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. In this volume, Russell's various essays are brought together in one place in order to provide a useful and expansive resource to those interested in better understanding the ways in which the modern phenomenon of disability is shaped

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"Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two trouble-making kids sharing secrets and first kisses in a treehouse, until Ethan's mom returned to take him away. Each and every visit, his only goodbye was a flower on Rebecca's windowsill. Three years ago, Ethan left for the last time to take care of his mother, who's struggled with addiction his whole life. Two years ago, Rebecca was in a car accident that killed her father. She's been learning to navigate...

"When Jules Sherred discovered the Instant Pot multicooker, he was thrilled. And incensed. How had no one told him what a gamechanger this could be, for any home cook but in particular for those with disabilities and chronic illness? And so the experimenting--and the evangelizing--began. The kitchen is the most ableist room in the house. With 50 recipes that make use of three key tools--the electric pressure cooker, air fryer, and bread machine--Jules...

"Nick Freeman works hard as the star of the weekly karaoke night at his bar, hoping his singing talent...will distract from his cerebral palsy. But one night at the bar, watching a professional dancer light up the dance floor with her boyfriend, he realizes that entertaining strangers will never give him a fraction of the joy he sees in this woman's eyes. When Hayley Burke notices Nick's reaction to her dancing, she urges him to acknowledge his passion...

Having fallen in love with Brad Jones, blind student Paulette Fox refuses to believe her friends' claims that he has committed a horrible crime, and she soon fears that her feelings for Brad have put her in terrible danger.

Lewis bet his career that he could create an inclusive workplace at one of America's biggest corporations where people with disabilities could not just succeed, but thrive. After watching the world through the eyes of Austin, his own child with autism, Lewis realized that we all have a greater responsibility to make the world a better place-- for everyone. As the Senior Vice President of Walgreens, he has created thousands of full-time jobs for people...

Fourteen-year-old Helen, her blind dog Friar Tuck, and her family face some dramatic challanges when they discover that the Korean boy they have adopted is deaf. Sequel to "The Trouble with Tuck."

"As a child, Matt Hay didn't know his hearing wasn't the way everyone else processed sound-and like a lot of kids who do workarounds to fit in, even the school nurse didn't catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But as a prospectivecollege student who couldn't pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hay's condition, generated by a tumor, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast. Soundtrack of Silence was his determined...

Thirteen-year-old Katie, who is herself physically challenged, saves a crippled foal from euthanasia and nurses him back to health and eventual championships.

Jamie Brooks, having lost his house, girlfriend, and career as a skier, decides to commit suicide, but when that fails, he sets out on a journey that leads him to Hope Mountain--a place where miracles happen.