Joseph Chirayil
, Jude Castillo
, Sarah Schwartz
, Dot Mann
, Melissa Poremba
, Barry Kazimer
, Alanna Virtue
, Melissa Rivosecchi
, Kirsten Lyon
, Tanis Anne
, Hilary Squires
, Marilyn Stanley
, Ryan Woods
, Kevin Smith
, Yutong Wu
, Joe Mitchell
, Brittney Warren
, Susan Hughes
, Lynn Tait
, Lisa Bilodeau
, jane luce
, Kym Marsh
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Piroska Blanchette
, Michelle Arsenault
, Aimee Reid
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Kim Cappellina
, Gabrielle Wolfe
, Nicki D'Angelo
, Stephanie Trotter
, Meghan Barton
, Sarah Van Dyk
, Michael Edwards
, Lindsey Andronak
, Paula Adam
, Kartik Gupta
, Joan Clare
, Robert Ratelle
, Marla Schecter Howard
, Heather O'Connor
, Michelle Wong
, Dorothy Wong
, Dorothy Wong
, Patricia McKeown
, Ken Gilmour
, Nancy Daoust
, Rodney Cross
, Danielle MacKinlay
, Laura Patterson
, Claudie Léveillé
, Lisa Reynolds
, kristine hibbs
, Benita Hartwell
, Allison Dube
, Mary C. Kelly
, Kim Driscoll
, Klaryssa Hawkins
, Crystal Collins
, Kathleen Mary Kilmer
, Lynn Andrews
, Rhona Brinkman
, Sabrina Phan
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Sarah Butler
, A Walsh
With the arrival of her daughter with Down syndrome, Adelle Purdham began unpacking a lifetime of her own ableism.
In a society where people with disabilities remain largely invisible, what does it mean to parent such a child? And simultaneously, what does it mean as a mother, a writer, and a woman to truly be seen?
The candid essays in I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself glimmer with humanity and passion, and explore ideas of motherhood, disability, and worth. Purdham delves into grief, rage, injustice, privilege, female friendship, marriage, and desire in a voice that is loudly empathetic, unapologetic, and true. While examining the dichotomies inside of herself, she leads us to consider the flaws in society, showing us the beauty, resilience, chaos, and wild within us all.
