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• Articulate

  a Deaf Memoir of Voice

  Kolb, Rachel,

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  A deaf writer's exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate -- and her journey to reclaim her voice. Told through rich storytelling, analysis, and humor, Articulate is a linguistic coming-of-age in both deaf and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accessibility at the Squamish Public Library

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  If you have any questions about the accessible features and service of the Squamish Public Library, please contact us at 604-892-3110 or email us.

• National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS)

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  The National Network for Equitable Library Service also known as NNELS, provides services and collections to users throughout Canada.

• CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Full Feature | Netflix - YouTube

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  This award-winning film is available for free on YouTube! On the heels of Woodstock, a group of teen campers are inspired to join the fight for disability civil rights.

• Show Me a Sign

  LeZotte, Ann Clare,

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  Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century. This is the first in a series!

• Sail Me Away Home

  LeZotte, Ann Clare,

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  Set in the early 1800s, this book tells the story of Mary, a deaf-mute living in Chilmark, Massachusetts, who travels to Paris to return with ideas for starting a school in the Americas for the non-speaking deaf population.

• Set Me Free

  LeZotte, Ann Clare,

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  Fourteen year old Mary Lambert is summoned from her home in Martha's Vineyard to the mainland to teach a younger deaf girl to communicate with sign language.

• The Future Is Disabled

  Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

  Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi, 1975-

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  In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dancing After TEN

  a Graphic Memoir

  Chong, Vivian,

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  A graphic memoir chronicling Chong's journey of losing her sight due to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and her subsequent artistic and personal rebirth.

• Making a Home

  Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People

  Powley, Jen,

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  In most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply put in nursing homes where many people, especially in the age of home-care, are dying. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home geared for death. In Making a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beryl

  the Making of a Disability Activist

  Galer, Dustin, 1983-

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  Beryl Potter was a reserved working-class mother of three living a decent life, or so it seemed, when a harmless slip and fall marked the unravelling of everything that she had known about herself and the world around her. Over the course of six…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falling for Myself

  a Memoir

  Palmer, Dorothy Ellen, 1955-

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  In this searing and seriously funny memoir, Dorothy Ellen Palmer falls down, a lot, and spends a lifetime learning to appreciate her disability. Born with two very different, very tiny feet, she was adopted as a toddler by an already wounded 1950s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful People

  My Thirteen Truths About Disability

  Blake, Melissa (Blogger)

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  Well-known disability activist and social media influencer Melissa Blake offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.

• Care Work

  Dreaming Disability Justice

  Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi, 1975-

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  Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha is a poet and essayist whose most recent book, the memoir Dirty River, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction. She is also a long-time member of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dumb

  Living Without a Voice

  Webber, Georgia,

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  Dumb's protagonist Georgia lives the relatively carefree and ordinary life of a twentysomething in Montreal: working at a café, volunteering at a local bike co-op, and going out on the town with friends. But when a sudden unanticipated throat injury…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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 us.

• Read This to Get Smarter

  About Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More

  Imani, Blair,

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  Accessible to learners of all levels--from those just getting started on the journey to those already versed in social justice--Read This to Get Smarter covers a range of topics, including race, gender, class, disability, relationships, family,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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.

• Disfigured

  on Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

  Leduc, Amanda,

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  Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty? If every disabled character is mocked and mistreated, how does the Beast ever imagine a happily-ever-after? Amanda Leduc looks at fairy tales…Read moreRead more of this annotation