About this Event
We are excited to celebrate I Identify as Blind here in Detroit on Monday February 9th. In parntership with Detroit Disabilty Power we are offering a event full of Disability Advocacy and a unique celebration of this important book! This event welcomes everyone. There will be ASL interpreter and elevator access.
You can join with a ticket at this link: There are two tickets. The general admission ticket is $20 and the Book ticket is $40. Tickets may be are part venue and event cost. The book ticket includes a signed copy of I Idenfity As Blind. All books will be distributed at the event.
We are offering audiobooks at this link https://bookstorelink.com/9780593851579?store=sourcebooksellers for attendees who will may join and need to listen to the book.To to your book ticket large print books can be requested by emaling [email protected]
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About the Book
With style and straight talk, musician and changemaker Lachi flips disability and neurodivergence into an empowering identity, a cultural movement, and an innovation engine
What if the most taboo parts of our identity—the parts we’re taught to mask—are exactly the ones that hold our greatest power? Lachi is an award-winning singer and leader who awakens the world to this truth: Disability has long shaped our culture and is an identity worth brazenly reclaiming. In this book, Lachi reveals why dropping the stigma is the ultimate glow-up, and inspires readers to celebrate the boldest parts of themselves.
Identify as Blind pulses with energy. Through magnetic storytelling and pop-culture deep dives, Lachi challenges mainstream views on disability and neurodivergence with humor and heart. Because visionaries with disabilities have always driven progress. The book features trailblazing figures like Senator Tammy Duckworth, Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, Microsoft executive Jenny Lay-Flurrie, and so many more. Lachi even takes readers behind the scenes at Coldplay concerts, since after Chris Martin developed tinnitus, he transformed his concerts into some of the most accessible in the world. Each story reframes disability not as a deficit but as a wellspring of collective strength. And inventions created for people with disabilities benefit everyone—from audiobooks to curb cuts to the internet. (Vint Cerf helped develop the first commercial email service, because he had trouble communicating by phone.)
About the Author
Lachi is an award-winning recording artist, producer of a Grammy-nominated album, public speaker, and the first openly disabled National Trustee of the Recording Academy. She is the CEO of RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities), which has partnered with Netflix and Live Nation. Named a USA Today Woman of the Year and a “dedicated foot soldier for disability pride” by Forbes, Lachi hosted the PBS American Masters series Renegades, has appeared on Good Morning America, and she has spoken at The White House. She lives in New York City.
“Lively, wise, and candid, this book offers profoundly necessary insights into the complexities—and joys—of living with disability. A provocative invitation to rethink what it means to be disabled.”
—Kirkus
“I identify as a Lachi fan! Her book hits all the right notes, welcoming readers to the conversation about disability with the perfect harmony of sharp commentary and nuanced teaching. Composed with candor and courage, all of Lachi's stories shine as brightly as her Glam Canes.”
—Emily Ladau, author of Demystifying Disability
"A vibrant celebration of disability culture and community. Lachi's wit and wisdom shine through on every page."
—Dr. Amy Kenny, Director of Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center, and author of the award-winning book My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Detroit Food Commons, 8324 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, United States
USD 11.49 to USD 42.99
