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  • Sitting Pretty

  • The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body
  • By: Rebekah Taussig
  • Narrated by: Rebekah Taussig
  • Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (281 ratings)

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Sitting Pretty

By: Rebekah Taussig
Narrated by: Rebekah Taussig
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A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.

Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the '90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she longed for more stories that allowed disability to be complex and ordinary, uncomfortable and fine, painful and fulfilling.

Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn’t fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity, living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and how the pervasiveness of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life.

Disability affects all of us, directly or indirectly, at one point or another. By exploring this truth in poignant and lyrical essays, Taussig illustrates the need for more stories and more voices to understand the diversity of humanity. Sitting Pretty challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind and relentless, as we set to work to write an entirely different story.

©2020 Rebekah Taussig (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
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AMPLIFY this type of constructive, imaginative, and uplifting voice!!

Taussig’s words obliterate the distance between a rich life of experiences that so many of us would never bother peeking into. “Disabled? Me? Never! Why do I need to add this perspective to my repertoire?!” As caustically impudent as that sounds, it’s simple truth. We think our bodies and capabilities as infallible except to age and why would us with able bodied fret about something as far away as old age?! Well, Taussig presents an emotionally accessible, humorous, and educational journey that removes any doubt as to why accessibility and disability belongs in society’s evolving dialogues of inclusion and representation. I am so glad my mind was stretched because her insights are embedded in my mind. Thank you, Rebekah!

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Learn how Disabled people experience life

This book was amazing. I’m so glad I was able to listen to it. As a fellow disabled person I related to it a lot. At the same time I think it’s a great book for non-disabled people to learn how they can be Ally to the largest minority in the world. The disabled community.

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great book

absolutely wonderful. what a great book to share.
really good 4 everyone to read no matter what or how you move around or don't!

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Enlightening

I am glad I bought this, and I think everyone could learn something from reading this book. Rebecca was an outstanding narrator and I would enjoy listening to a sequel if she cares to write one, the ending was a bit of a cliff hanger!

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A Must Read!

This is the best book I have ever read! As a man who has cerebral palsy, I have never been so emotionally connected to a book than I have been to Sitting Pretty. Rebekah Taussig explain the challenges of having a disability and how she navigate them in society. The questions of love, and the negative stigma that society puts on the disability community. I would and have been recommending this book to everyone I talk too.

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a must listen

Rebekah's vulnerability in sharing her story is a must listen for every body. Her voice is powerful and reminds us to rethink the world around us.

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excellent book

Thoughtful, high quality writing and story telling. I really appreciate the author's perspective. The concepts she laid out gave me a lot to think about - in the best way! Highly recommend reading this book.

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I wish I had this book years ago!

This is an important story all educators and leaders would do well to read. Thank you, Rebekah, for telling your story with truth and grace.

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Worth every second and penny--and a world more

Hearing this felt like having an eloquent writer turn my jumble of thoughts and feelings into words

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Great book. A must read for everyone

Opened my eyes to ways to create a world more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities.

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