ASIN: B07FWDM9RK
Publisher: Blue Crow Books (July 24, 2018)
Pages: 210
"If you want to understand how higher education is built, and not built, for people with disabilities—especially mental health–related ones—Pryal’s book is for you." -Book Riot“This is a book about mental illness and academia. But this is also a book about so much more than that: it’s about grief, and friendship, and collegiality, and accessibility, and tragedy...."While strides have been made to improve accessibility and inclusion in the workplace, for the millions who are neurodivergent or struggle with their mental health, the quest for acceptance often happens in the shadows—if at all. In higher education, where competition is stiff and job security tenuous, neurodivergent academics suffer in silence to avoid stigmatization and suspicion.In this collection of deeply personal essays, Dr. Katie Pryal, a bipolar-autistic activist, law professor, and author of A Light in the Tower: A ...
