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• Disability Intimacy

  Essays on Love, Care, and Desire

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  This follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility presents first-person accounts of the joy and challenges of the disabled experience and a more inclusive definition of what it can mean to be intimate with another person.

• The Country of the Blind

  a Memoir at the End of Sight

  Leland, Andrew,

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  A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.

• Quietly Hostile

  Essays

  Irby, Samantha,

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  Quietly Hostile makes light as Irby takes us on another outrageously funny tour of all the gory details that make up the true portrait of a life behind the screenshotted depression memes. Relatable, poignant, and uproarious, once again, Irby is the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We've Got This

  Essays by Disabled Parents

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  In We've Got This , twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people's attitudes.

• Touch the Future

  a Manifesto in Essays

  Clark, John Lee, 1978-

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  A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience and the untapped potential of a new tactile language.

• Self-care for People With ADHD

  100+ Ways to Recharge, De-stress, and Prioritize You!

  Hamdani, Sasha,

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  This book can help you engage in some neurodiverse self-care--without pretending to be neurotypical. You'll find more than 100 tips to accepting yourself, destigmatizing ADHD, finding your community, and taking care of your physical and mental…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Architecture of Disability

  Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes Beyond Access

  Gissen, David,

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  Presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education.

• Year of the Tiger

  An Activist's Life

  Wong, Alice, 1974-2025

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  This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project.

• The Disability Experience

  Working Toward Belonging

  Leavitt, Hannalora,

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  This nonfiction book for teens provides a history of disability, describes types of disabilities and examines the challenges faced by people living with disabilities.

• Demystifying Disability

  What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be An Ally

  Ladau, Emily, 1991-

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  A guide for how to be a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible place.

• Rolling Warrior

  the Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong in school and society -a powerful role model for young adults with a passion for activism. This is the YA edition.

• What Doesn't Kill You

  a Life With Chronic Illness-lessons From a Body in Revolt

  Miller, Tessa, 1988-

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  What Doesn’t Kill You is the riveting account of a young journalist’s awakening to chronic illness, weaving together personal story and reporting to shed light on living with an ailment forever.

• Sitting Pretty

  the View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

  Taussig, Rebekah,

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  An essay collection based on a lifetime of experiences in a paralyzed body, tackling themes of identity, accessibility, bodies, and representation.

• The Power of Disability

  10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World

  Etmanski, Al, 1947-

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  From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach the rest of the world.

• About Us

  Essays From the Disability Series of the New York Times

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  Based on the pioneering New York Times series, About Us collects the personal essays and reflections that have transformed the national conversation around disability.

• Being Heumann

  An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  An influential disability-rights activist recounts her lifelong battles for education, employment and societal inclusion, in a personal account that includes coverage of her role in advising the Carter administration to help create the Americans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accessible America

  a History of Disability and Design

  Williamson, Bess,

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  Presents a history of the legislation and building design changes made in the United States beginning in 1968 to improve accessibility to public places for people with physical disabilities.

• Mismatch

  How Inclusion Shapes Design

  Holmes, Kat,

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  How inclusive methods can build elegant design solutions that work for all.

• Imbeciles

  the Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck

  Cohen, Adam (Adam Seth),

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  Describes a dark moment in American history, when the Supreme Court agreed, in 1927, to support eugenic sterilization for “undesirables,” including epileptics and the “feebleminded,” resulting in the sterilization of 70,000 Americans.

• The Accessible Home : Designing for All Ages and Abilities

  Pierce, D. (Deborah), 1938-

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  The Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages and Abilities by architect Deborah Pierce is your comprehensive guide to creating a living environment that supports independence and enhances quality of life.