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• It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect

  a Memoir

  Lea, Gaelynn,

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  Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea's warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work--inviting us to embrace all of life's experiences with heart and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Identify as Blind

  a Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power

  Lachi (Singer),

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  "In this book, Lachi welcomes readers into the vibrant world of Disability Culture, centering identity, innovation, and unapologetic pride."

• The Anti-ableist Manifesto

  Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-inclusive World

  Yu, Tiffany,

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  "Tiffany Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have far too often been "othered" and rendered invisible."

• Connecting Dots

  a Blind Life

  Miele, Joshua Alexander,

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  ""When Joshua Miele was four years old, he answered his front door, and a mentally disturbed neighbor poured a cup of acid over his head, horrifically burning him and blinding him for life. It was a tragedy that could've destroyed him, but instead,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful People

  My Thirteen Truths About Disability

  Blake, Melissa (Blogger),

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  In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake's work in a YouTube video. What happened next is equal parts a searing view into society, how we collectively…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Autistic & Black

  Our Experience of Growth, Progress, and Empowerment

  Omeiza, Kala Allen,

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  "It's time we bring forward Black autistic pain points and celebrate the triumphs of ourselves, family members, and organizations that care for these individuals."

• Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

  Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever

  Ndopu, Eddie,

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  "Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu's rousing memoir about being both profoundly disabled and profoundly successful without trading one for the other." Also available in digital formats.

• In a Different Key

  the Story of Autism

  Donvan, John (John Joseph), 1955-

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  Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Seen

  One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

  Sjunneson, Elsa, 1985-

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  A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else

• Against Technoableism

  Rethinking Who Needs Improvement

  Shew, Ashley, 1983-

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  A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and disability.

• Soundtrack of Silence

  Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life

  Hay, Matt, 1973-

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  As a child, Matt Hay didn't know his hearing wasn't the way everyone else processed sound-and like a lot of kids who do workarounds to fit in, even the school nurse didn't catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Overlooked

  a Celebration of Remarkable, Underappreciated People Who Broke the Rules and Changed the World

  Padnani, Amisha, 1984-

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  The groundbreaking New York Times series that publishes the obituaries of notable people whose deaths went unreported in the paper.

• Accessible America

  a History of Disability and Design

  Williamson, Bess,

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  If you have, then you've benefited from accessible design - design for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. These ubiquitous touchstones of modern life were once anything but. Disability advocates fought tirelessly to ensure…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Disability History of the United States

  Nielsen, Kim E.

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  his groundbreaking book braids together the history every American knows with the history most Americans have never even imagined….

• Wheels of Courage

  How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

  Davis, David, 1962-

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  Wheels of Courage How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation Davis, David, 1962- (0 ratings) Book, 2020 Based on veterans' first-hand accounts, the author shares…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Year of the Tiger

  An Activist's Life

  Wong, Alice, 1974-

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  Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• More Sure

  Poems and Interruptions

  Zachary, A. Light,

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  "A book of poems and interruptions, recording instances of love, self-realization, and recovery in non-binary, queer, and autistic lives."

• Unmasking Autism

  Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

  Price, Devon,

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  "A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society's narrow understanding of neurodiversity." Also available in digital…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Future Is Disabled

  Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs

  Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi, 1975-

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  "Written over the course of two years of disabled isolation during the pandemic, this is a book of love letters to other disabled QTBIPOC (and those concerned about disability justice, the care crisis, and surviving the apocalypse); honour songs for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Is Ok

  Tung, Debbie,

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  From the bestselling author of "Quiet Girl in a Noisy World" comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression--because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill…Read moreRead more of this annotation