Jake is celebrating his tenth birthday. That's a remarkable feat, because at birth he was given only three years to live. Miriam Edelson is his mother, a dedicated fighter for Jake and families in similar situations. Edelson poses...
Disability Perspectives
Titles about disabilities, including theoretical works and lived experiences. Many authors with titles in this collection prefer identity first language and have disability pride.
See also: Authors with Disabilities Collection
- Auteur:Edelson, MiriamSommaire:
- 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:Silberman, SteveSommaire:
What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, going back to the earliest days of autism research to...
- Auteur:Mustafa, Nujeen, Lamb, ChristinaSommaire:
This is the true story of Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude and hope.
- Auteur:King, WesleySommaire:
From the author of Incredible Space Raiders from Space! comes a coming-of-age story about a boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder-until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything. Daniel is the...
- Auteur:Bates, Sonya SpreenSommaire:
Moving to a new city and a new school is never easy. So Lauren is relieved when Callie, Treena and Maddy welcome her into their group. But then Lauren witnesses their reaction to a first grader in a wheelchair. That boy is her little...
- Auteur:Watson, CristySommaire:
In this high-interest novel for young readers, fourteen-year-old Randi has to balance theater studies with caring for her brother with autism.
- Auteur:Purdy, Amy, Burford, MichelleSommaire:
Amy Purdy reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder.
- Auteur:Frankel, LaurieSommaire:
Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne. But the Mitchell sisters are especially beloved, and not just because they're teenage triplets. Mirabel is the smartest person anyone knows, and no one is fooled by her wheelchair or...
- Auteur:Kuusisto, StephenSommaire:
- Auteur:Freedman, RussellSommaire:
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
- Auteur:Draper, Sharon M.Sommaire:
A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting! "A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes." — School Library Journal (starred review) "Unflinching and realistic." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From award-...
- Auteur:Michelle Creedy, Mary Ellen Gabias, Holly Hoffman, Kerry Kijewski, Marcia YaleSommaire:
Cette étude sur la possibilité d’accroître la présence du braille dans les bibliothèques publiques du Canada, a été commandée en 2018 par le RNSEB; elle a été réalisée...
- Auteur:Viens, MylèneSommaire:
** IBBY 2023 Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities** Atteinte de dystrophie musculaire, Myriam décide, après avoir fini son secondaire, de déployer ses ailes et de prendre son envol. Bousculée par son pneumologue...
- Auteur:Davidson, CraigSommaire:
In this new work of riveting and timely non-fiction, Davidson tells the unvarnished story of one transformative year in his life and of his unlikely relationships with a handful of unique and vibrant children who were, to his initial...
- Auteur:Sommaire:
Rethinking Normalcy introduces the growing field of disability studies to an undergraduate audience in a variety of disciplines and programs based in the social sciences, humanities, and health sciences. The authors articulate the depth...
- Auteur:McGovern, CammieSommaire:
I want someone who will talk to me honestly about things. You're the only person who ever has. Maybe you don't know this, but when you're disabled almost no one tells you the truth. They feel too awkward because the truth seems too sad...
- Auteur:Meruane, LinaSommaire:
This autobiographical novel describes a young Chilean writer recently relocated to New York for doctoral work who suffers a stroke, leaving her blind and increasingly dependent on those closest to her. Fiction and autobiography...
- Auteur:Schwartz, Julie L.Sommaire:
Since Joel tackles what happens when the unimaginable loss of a child becomes reality. Julie Schwartz introduces readers to her son Joel David Schwartz, who lived with Autism Spectrum Disorder and died by accidental overdose at age 25....
- Auteur:Taussig, RebekahSommaire:
Disability affects all of us, directly or indirectly, at one point or another. By exploring this truth in essays, Taussig illustrates the need for more stories and more voices to understand the diversity of humanity.
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