“Dear Rebel – 125+ Women Share Their Secrets to Taking on the World” DK, ISBN: 978195342447152799
Released in October to coincide with International Day of the Girl, Dear Rebel is a collection of letters, poems and essays, full of positive observations and advice about womanhood that will engage and inspire young girls to take on life and chase down their dreams and potential.
The book includes over 145 contributors from a wide range of backgrounds, such as big business, elite sport, film, TV and politics among others. What they all have in common is an interest in making sure girls find advice from someone that they can relate to, or who looks like them, or who started out in the same kind of place that they did.
Disabled girls will want to look out for contributions by writer, Shira Strongin, Paralympian, Tegan Vincent-Cooke and activist, Isodora Guzmán, among a host of wise women.
QR codes throughout the book allow readers to easily access the companion audio content via the Rebel Girls app and Rebel Girls podcast channel.
“The View From Down Here – Life as a young disabled woman” By Lucy Webster, DK, ISBN: 978024161276752499
Lucy’s life takes place directly on the intersection of being a woman and being disabled. This is a book about dealing with the dual challenges of sexism and ableism, all told from the perspective of ‘down here’, as a wheelchair user.
Lucy speaks with such candour, that it will often draw out the reader’s own frustrations and anger as she tells each anecdote of rejection or humiliation (as well as small victories) from the unfair world we all have to inhabit.
What it also speaks of is the intelligence of Webster, who aims to unravel where disabled women go from here, in terms of claiming their civil rights and indeed of just being able to live something close to the life they want to lead.
Lucy Webster is here to tell you that you do count and that you can make a difference.
“Lake District And Cumbria – Accessible Walks for All” Ordnance Survey, ISBN: 9780319092569
More and more disabled people are looking to enjoy the benefits of nature and the outdoors, so it’s great news that Ordnance Survey has taken the opportunity to start publishing a series of guides for accessible walks.
Ordnance survey is a renowned maker of quality maps and guides and it’s reassuring to have that kind of detail to hand as you traverse a variety of walks that take in spectacles such as Windermere, or bird and wildlife, and even historical monuments such as Hadrian’s Wall.
Each walk is given a difficulty rating and notes on terrain, distance and facilities – as well as general directions.
It’s not certain why they called the guide ‘accessible walks for all’ since the routes are all accessible for wheelchair users, though this, in certain cases, means with a great deal of effort, or more likely, with a specialist wheelchair or mobility vehicle – accessible strolls or hikes might’ve been have been a better title.
While Cumbria is one of the greenest and most beautiful counties in England, it’s also a place where the weather can be unpredictable. It’s always best to prepare well, whichever route you choose.
