We've Got This

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We've Got This is written by Eliza Hull and published by Black Inc.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1743822243 (ISBN 10) and 9781743822241 (ISBN 13).

The first major anthology by parents with disabilities How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a physical disability, there were added complexities. She wondered- Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 per cent of Australian households have a parent with a disability, yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature. In We've Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people's attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory and empowering anthology. As Rebekah Taussig writes, 'Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit - disabled parents exist.' Contributors include Jacinta Parsons, Kristy Forbes, Graeme Innes, Jessica Smith, Jax Jacki Brown, Nicole Lee, Elly May Barnes, Neangok Chair, Renay Barker-Mulholland, Micheline Lee and Shakira Hussein. We've Got This will appeal to readers of Growing Up Disabled in Australia and other titles in the Growing Up series. 'In this anthology, 25 parents who are deaf, disabled or chronically ill share the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal the greatest obstacle lies in other people's attitudes.' -Steffanie Tan, The New Daily 'Something I admire about Hull is that … She wants to do the best for the disability community as a whole.' -Carly Findlay, The Saturday Paper 'Everyone should find something empowering in this first major anthology by parents with disabilities. They show what's achievable: disabled people make exceptional parents.'-PS News 'We've Got This attests to the capacities of disabled parents and to the joys of parenting in an authentic way.'-Erin Stewart, ArtsHub