I Identify As Blind Author Event with LACHI

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Join LACHI for a unique event where we celebrate I Identify as Blind and  disability advocacy  and storytelling.

Detroit Food Commons

We are excited to celebrate I Identify as Blind here in Detroit on Monday February 9th. In parntership with<a href="https://www.detroitdisabilitypower.org/" title="https://www.detroitdisabilitypower.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Detroit Disabilty Power</a> 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 to the second level of The Detroit Food Commons.oo tickets. The general admission ticket is $20 and the Book ticket is $40. This 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 <a href="https://bookstorelink.com/9780593851579?store=sourcebooksellers" title="https://bookstorelink.com/9780593851579?store=sourcebooksellers" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bookstorelink.com/9780593851579?store=sourcebooksellers</a> for attendees who want to listen to the book. A book ticket for a large print book can be requested by emaling alyson.sourcebooksellers@gmail.com.Save Your Spot Today!!!!!About the BookWith 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<a href="https://www.detroitdisabilitypower.org/" title="https://www.detroitdisabilitypower.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">, and she has spoken at The White House. She lives in New York City.</a>In Conversation withTameka Citchen-Spruce is a disability justice advocate, independent media producer, and national speaker who uses storytelling to amplify marginalized voices and challenge systems of exclusion. Paralyzed from the mid-chest down after a car accident at six months old, Tameka grew up navigating life as a Black disabled woman in a world not built for her—but she refused to be defined by barriers.She studied broadcast television and journalism at Oakland University and has spent over 15 years advancing disability advocacy across media, policy, and community spaces. Her work includes producing My Girl Story, Justifiable Homicide, and The Nightmare, as well as contributing to the award-winning PBS American Masters’ The Renegades: Blind Tom Wiggins and the digital series Divas in the City.Thank you for Class Act for your continued partnership and support of this event! Sign up to The House of HIp Hop Detroit <a href="https:// https://www.classactdetroit.org/" title="https:// https://www.classactdetroit.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.classactdetroit.org/</a>

“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

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