Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances RyanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An excellent piece of journalistic literature on the impact of austerity on disabled people in the UK. The multiple interviews create an exhaustive picture of a completely broken system ill-fit for purpose creating untold issues on both a personal and societal level. It would have been interesting to have more perspectives from those in power - the examples Ryan includes are so clearly outrageous that it's difficult to understand how any of the decisions made could be justified.
Impossible to read without becoming angry, and certainly given me a renewed focus on my privilege in society as someone not living with a disability.
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