We've Got This: essays by disabled parents

'We've Got This' is the first major anthology by parents with disabilities, featuring thirty parents who discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and challenge societal attitudes towards disabled parents. The book is a moving, revelatory, and empowering celebration of disabled parenting in the twenty-first century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 09 February 2023
Publisher: Scribe Publications

The first major anthology by parents with disabilities, 'Being a disabled parent is a rebellious act.' Disabled people should have the same right to parent as anyone else, but often when they decide to start a family, they are met with judgment and discrimination. We are questioned rather than supported. We have to push up against the medical system. And we have to confront society's model of parenting. Yet, despite all this, we still choose to parent. And we are damn good at it too!

When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be, she felt a mix of nerves and excitement. But as a disabled person, she faced added complexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting?

In 'We've Got This,' thirty parents who identify as Deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and show that the greatest obstacles lie in other people's attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory, and empowering anthology that celebrates the richness of disabled parenting in the twenty-first century.

'Such an important book. Joyous, eye-opening, and deeply moving, these powerful stories will challenge long-held assumptions and hopefully shift societal attitudes towards disabled parents. Everyone should read this.' Francesca Martinez, author of 'What the **** Is Normal?!'

Weight: 262g
Dimension: 137 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914484667