Chloe Atkins
Chloë's memoir about her years-long battle to get doctors to believe she was ill became a nursing school staple — *My Imaginary Illness* won the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year in 2011. A political theorist at the University of Toronto, she now leads The PROUD Project researching disability justice and employment equity.
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Chlöe Atkins: Disability Advocacy, Identity & Challenging Medical Narratives
Chlöe Atkins combines academic work, political theory, and personal storytelling to examine the ways society understands illness, identity, and disability. Her book My Imaginary Illness: A Journey Into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis explores the complicated experiences surrounding diagnosis and being believed. Through advocacy and writing, Chlöe challenges assumptions about health and the systems…
Chloe Atkins
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