Emily Tisshaw was born without a left hand. So, from birth, she had to do things a little differently in order to navigate a two-handed world. This practical guide grows out of a lifelong process of adaptation, trial and error, and learning how to exist confidently in spaces that were never designed with her body in mind.
Blending personal storytelling with clear, accessible advice and disability theory concepts, Emily explores everyday life with a physical disability: relationships and dating, school and the workplace, body image, advocacy, and navigating public spaces and systems. She shares tools, strategies, and honest reflections that speak directly to readers with physical disabilities, without glossing over frustration, fatigue, or inequality.
This is not inspiration porn. This is a practical, compassionate guide for those in the PD community who want to live well on their own terms, and for anyone seeking to understand disability through the voice of someone who lives it every day.
Blending personal storytelling with clear, accessible advice and disability theory concepts, Emily explores everyday life with a physical disability: relationships and dating, school and the workplace, body image, advocacy, and navigating public spaces and systems. She shares tools, strategies, and honest reflections that speak directly to readers with physical disabilities, without glossing over frustration, fatigue, or inequality.
This is not inspiration porn. This is a practical, compassionate guide for those in the PD community who want to live well on their own terms, and for anyone seeking to understand disability through the voice of someone who lives it every day.
Reviews
On the Other Hand is one of the most candid and holistic guides to the disabled experience I've had the pleasure of reading. Tisshaw has written a hilarious, caring book that is about far more than disability as medical - something so important to our community.
This warm, hilarious, comprehensive book welcomes and affirms our shared human needs and dreams in the guise of a very down-to-earth memoir/how-to. While Tisshaw herself has a physical difference, there is much to learn from this profoundly accessible and practical book for those of us with so-called "invisible disabilities," as well as anyone who cares about justice-or likes to laugh.