Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation

This provocative and groundbreaking book is the first of its kind to propose the concept of Eco-ability: the intersectionality of the ecological world, persons with disabilities, and nonhuman animals. Rooted in disability studies and rights, environmentalism, and animal advocacy, this book calls for a social justice theory and movement that dismantles constructed «normalcy», ableism, speciesism, and ecological destruction while promoting mutual interdependence, collaboration, respect for difference, and inclusivity of our world. Eco-ability provides a positive, liberating, and empowering philosophy for educators and activists alike.

Anthony J. Nocella II, PhD, is Visiting Professor in the School of Education at Hamline University, and co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Judy K. C. Bentley, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations and Social Advocacy at the State University of New York and founding Editor-In-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Social Advocacy and Systems Change. Janet M. Duncan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations and Social Advocacy at the State University of New York. She is widely published on international human rights and disability studies.