I would be yet another blank spot in the world that should … - Elsa Sjunneson

On the absence of disabled people from the world

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I would be yet another blank spot in the world that should have been.

Elsa Sjunneson

The Blanked Out Space Where We Should Be · October 26, 2021 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Elsa Sjunneson

Elsa Sjunneson is an award-winning Deafblind author, editor, historian, media critic, and speaker living in Seattle. Her work includes the forthcoming Dear Blind Lady: Disability Advice You Didn't Know You Needed (Sasquatch Books, October 6, 2026), the Washington State Book Award-winning memoir Being Seen, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse. She has won three Hugo Awards, an Aurora Award, and a British Fantasy Award for editorial work, and her nonfiction has appeared in venues including CNN, Tor.com, and The Boston Globe.

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I would be yet another blank spot in the world that should have been. - Elsa Sjunneson

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