{"product_id":"unfit-parent-jessica-slice-9780807019238","title":"Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World","description":"\u003cb\u003eNavigating the joys, stigma, and discrimination of disabled parenting--and how the solutions offered by disability culture can transform the way we all raise our kids\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnfit Parent\u003c\/i\u003e, Slice debunks the exclusionary myths that deem disabled people \"unfit\" to care for their children, instead showing how disabled parents and disability culture provide valuable lessons for rejecting societal rules that encourage perfectionism and lead to isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining her personal experiences with interviews, research-backed evidence, and disability studies, Slice shares insight into what the landscape is like for disabled parents--one that is scattered with unpredictable obstacles and inaccessible barriers. In overcoming these challenges, she describes how disabled parents are oftentimes more prepared to adapt to the demanding nature of parenthood, including the uncertainty of losing control over bodily autonomy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUplifting and powerful, \u003ci\u003e Unfit Parent\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how disabled bodies and minds give us the hopeful perspectives and solutions we need for transforming a societal system that has left parents exhausted, stuck, and alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Slice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807019232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807019238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Jessica Slice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465858076927,"sku":"9780807019238","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20a8c25c-ac9c-4f30-a513-8f572c2fa1fc.jpg?v=1736347488","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unfit-parent-jessica-slice-9780807019238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}