{"product_id":"mighty-an-anthology-of-disabled-superheroes-paperback","title":"Mighty: An Anthology of Disabled Superheroes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Lee Rossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith great powerchair comes great responsibility...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a bird, it's a plane, it's... accessibility!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou wouldn't like me when I'm out of spoons...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll too often, superhero media depicts disability as something to overcome on the journey to becoming a hero, or as a sign of villainy. It's time to make heroism accessible for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these 15 stories, you'll meet winged wheelchair users, supernatural spoonies, guardians with glaucoma, and many more. These disabled superheroes fight villains as well as outdated ableist stereotypes, and show that anyone can be Mighty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Gillespie (she\/they) is a mad and autistic author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice an MA in Critical Disability Studies and a certificate in Creative Writing. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, and facilitator for over ten years. Her writing explores themes of memory, identity and mental health journeys. They enjoy working in community spaces and examining individual and collective experiences. \u003ci\u003eDancing with Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (Leaping Lion Books, 2017) is her first novel. Their poetry and short-stories can be found in several journals and anthologies. She is currently drafting her second grant funded novel about the failures of the emergency mental health system. In her spare time Emily enjoys reading, walking, dancing, swimming and people watching in cafes throughout Toronto. Emily can be found curled up in her bed full of unicorn plushies dreaming of a more just and loving world for all marginalized and disabled folks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Lee Rossman (she\/they) is a queer, disabled, and autistic author and editor. They grew up befriending woodland creatures in the wilds around Oneonta, New York, but has since run away to the land of carousels and Rod Serling, also known as Binghamton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer has over 50 short story publications, and is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Bubbles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpace Opera Libretti\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies. You can find more of their work on their website http: \/\/jenniferleerossman.blogspot.com, and follow them on Twitter @JenLRossman\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405387153586,"sku":"9781990086533","price":21.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2Soa7dPMcY9781990086533.webp?v=1782886376","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mighty-an-anthology-of-disabled-superheroes-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}