Solitary Courage is the story of a mother's tough-love determination, her severely disabled daughter's astonishing triumphs, and a documentary record of the political battles, organizational conflicts, and human struggles that citizens...
Authors with Disabilities Collection
Authors with Disabilities Collection includes multiple topics and genres written by authors who identify as having a disability. Some titles address disability directly, while other do not.
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Auteur:Winberg, Mona, Boyer, J. PatrickSommaire: - Auteur:Jewell, Geri, Nichelson, TedSommaire:
Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character, Cousin Geri, on...
- Auteur:McNicoll, ElleSommaire:
Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can't stop thinking about them. Those people weren't magic. They were like me. Different like me. I'm autistic. I see things that...
- Auteur:Redl, HeidiSommaire:
The devastating diagnosis of an incurable, debilitating disease does not ordinarily form the starting point of a triumphant story. This, however, is a triumphant story. Heidi Redl was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2004 and...
- Auteur:Kingett, RobertSommaire:
An own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver's seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.
- Auteur:Krause, CarolSommaire:
Adults in their 20s share their real experiences living with disability. This collection of first-person narratives and dialogues is grouped into sections pertaining to different aspects of the writers’ lives, including education and...
- Auteur:Carol KrauseSommaire:
Part 1.Identity: Identity; Sex and our bodies Part 2.Work and school: Education; Workplace Part 3.Community: Family; Home and belonging Part 4.Living: Health, illness and being; Suffering and joy.
- Auteur:Linehan, MarshaSommaire:
A memoir of Marsha Linehan's journey from a suicidal teenager to a world-renowned psychologist who developed the behavioral therapy DBT, to treat suicidal clients. When she was eighteen years old, Linehan began an abrupt downward spiral...
- Auteur:Wong, AliceSommaire:
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent-but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the...
- Auteur:Leduc, AmandaSommaire:
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...
- Auteur:Lawson, JennySommaire:
In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible...
- Auteur:Hibbert, TaliaSommaire:
Talia Hibbert, one of contemporary romance's brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who's tired of being "boring" and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her get a life-perfect for fans...
- Auteur:Hollier, ScottSommaire:
- Auteur:Couture, ChristaSommaire:
A powerful testament to resilience by performing and recording artist Christa Couture. Christa Couture has come to know every corner of grief--its shifting blurry edges, its traps, its pulse of love at the centre and the bittersweet...
- Auteur:Ferreira, LauraSommaire:
The autobiography of a survivor of a ruptured brain aneurysm and stroke at age 51, now gratefully living life to the fullest.
- Auteur:Hughes, Patrick HenrySommaire:
Patrick Henry Hughes was born blind and physically disabled. But he was also blessed with exceptional musical talent. Here, he shares his courageous lessons for living with faith and defying the impossible at every turn.
- Auteur:Robison, John ElderSommaire:
Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits–an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes–had...
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A collection of writings by disabled women, in which they share, sometimes with humour, the everyday reality of their lives, and seek to challenge the cliches and misconceptions commonly held about disabled people.
- Auteur:Murfitt, Gabe, Murfitt, Gigi DevineSommaire:
Gabe Murfitt as shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have: Courage to face life's challenges; Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate;...
- Auteur:Fox, Michael J.Sommaire:
This program is read by Michael J. Fox. A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly,...
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