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"In her manifesto, Beautiful People, Blake shares her truths about disability, writing about (among other things): the language we use to describe disabled people; ableism, microaggressions, and their pernicious effects; what it's like to live in a society that not only isn't designed for you, but actively operates to render you invisible; her struggles with self-image and self-acceptance; the absence of disabled people in popular culture; why disabled people aren't tragic heroes. Blake also tells the stories of some of the heroes of the disability rights movement in America, in doing so rescuing their incredible achievements from near total obscurity. Highlighting other disabled activists and influencers, Blake’s work is the calling card of a powerful voice—one that has sparked new, different, better conversations about disability."