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Disability Visibility

The books and resources below include information about disability justice, memoirs and novels that include disability narratives, and more. Over 1 billion people comprise the global disability community, the most expansive and diverse minority group globally. People with disabilities are represented by all ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and socio-economic brackets. For children's titles see: https://squamish.bibliocommons.com/list/share/385344737_squamishlibrarystaff/710411281_squamish_public_library_subject_list_-_special_needs

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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…
    BookVancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2022] — 305.908 PIE
  • BookSeattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2020. — GN CHO
  • Making a Home

    Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People

    Powley, Jen,
    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.…
    BookHalifax, Nova Scotia : Roseway Publishing, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, [2023] — 305.908 POW
  • Beryl

    the Making of a Disability Activist

    Galer, Dustin, 1983-
    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…
    BookToronto, Ontario : Between the Lines, 2023. — 305.908092 GAL
  • 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…
    BookHamilton, Ont. : Wolsak & Wynn, 2019. — 305.908092 PAL
  • Beautiful People

    My Thirteen Truths About Disability

    Blake, Melissa (Blogger)
    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.
    BookNew York : Hachette Go, 2024. — 362.4092 BLA
  • 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…
    BookVancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2018] — 362.4 PIE
  • Dumb

    Living Without a Voice

    Webber, Georgia,
    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…
    BookSeattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., [2018] — GN 616.8556 WEB
  • The Power of Disability

    10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World

    Etmanski, Al, 1947-
    From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach us.
    BookOakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc., [2020] — 305.908 ETM
  • Read This to Get Smarter

    About Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More

    Imani, Blair,
    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,…
    BookCalifornia : Ten Speed Press, [2021] — 303.372 IMA
  • This nonfiction book for teens provides a history of disability, describes types of disabilities and examines the challenges faced by people living with disabilities.
    Book[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2021] — YP 362.4 LEA
  • Demystifying Disability

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

    Ladau, Emily, 1991-
    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.
    Book[Berkeley], California : Ten Speed Press, [2021] — 305.908 LAD
  • Disfigured

    on Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

    Leduc, Amanda,
    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…
    BookToronto : Coach House Books, [2020] — 398.3561 LED
  • Disability Visibility

    First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

    A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience: Disability Visibility brings together the voices of activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people…
    BookNew York, New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020. — 305.908 DIS
  • In the tradition of Brain on Fire and Darkness Visible, an honest, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour's struggles with late-stage…
    BookNew York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2018. — 616.92460092 KHA
  • Sitting Pretty

    the View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

    Taussig, Rebekah,
    From disability advocate with a PhD in disability studies and creative nonfiction, and creator of the Instagram account @ sitting pretty, an essay collection based on a lifetime of experiences in a paralyzed body, tackling themes of…
    BookNew York, New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — 362.43092 TAU
  • Haben

    the Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

    Girma, Haben, 1988-
    The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.
    BookNew York : Twelve, 2019. — 340.092 GIR