From the critically acclaimed author of Say What You Will and A Step Toward Falling comes a deeply emotional new novel, perfect for fans of Five Feet Apart and The Fault in Our Stars. David Scheinman is the popular president of his...
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
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Author:McGovern, CammieSummary: - Author:Bouchard, Karine, Bouchard, GabryelSummary:
Pourquoi j'ai de la difficulté à me faire des amis ? Pourquoi je déteste quand il y a trop de bruits autour de moi ? Pourquoi je suis souvent fatigué ? Pourquoi certaines personnes pensent que je suis sourd ou moins intelligent ?...
- Author:Mineau, SuzanneSummary:
Les stratégies d'intervention présentées dans ce guide visent principalement à répondre aux besoins des enfants autistes non verbaux, des enfants autistes ayant un début d'acquisition du langage et des enfants autistes verbaux âgés d'...
- Author:McLemore, Anna-MarieSummary:
Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half water, half air. But Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Bastián grew up both...
- Author:Deslauriers, StéphanieSummary:
Laurent est un passionné des plantes, il connaît beaucoup de choses à leur sujet y compris leur nom latin. Toutefois, le garçon a de la difficulté à s'intégrer dans sa classe, soit il veut répondre trop vite aux questions en...
- Author:Peterson, Tanya J.Summary:
In this insightful and evocative novel, Tanya J. Peterson delves deeply into the world of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and schizophrenia. When Oliver Graham's suicide attempt fails, he is admitted to Airhaven Behavioral...
- Author:Michalko, RodSummary:
In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the...
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This important and ground-breaking collection brings together the diverse voices of women with various disabilities, both physical and mental. Here, Canadian women speak frankly about the societal barriers they encounter in their...
- Author:Brunstetter, Wanda E.Summary:
Confined to a wheelchair for 13 years, Rebekah Stoltzfus believes it'll take a miracle for her to ever enjoy the blessings of marriage or self-sufficiency.
- Author:Daniels, EllenSummary:
Handbook for the blind, partially sighted, their families and friends. Explains what it is really like to be blind and how the sighted can make the lives of the blind easier.
- Author:Gleason, Mona, Myers, Tamara, Paris, Leslie, Strong-Boag, VeronicaSummary:
Children and youth occupy important social and political roles, even as they sleep in cribs or hang out on street corners. Conceptualized as either harbingers or saboteurs of a bright, secure tomorrow, they have motivated many adult-...
- Author:Sundquist, JoshSummary:
In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter...
- Author:Ali, S. K.Summary:
From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip. A marvel: something...
- Author:Vallis, RuthSummary:
Excited and full of the confidence of youth, totally blind Ruth arrived in London, England, to study Physiotherapy. She spoke the same language, was domestically independent, and had good mobility skills: how hard could this be? As it...
- Author:Limpsfield Grange School (Oxted, England)Summary:
M. That's what I'd like you to call me please. I'll tell you why later. Welcome to M's world. It's tipsy-turvy, sweet and sour, and the beast of anxiety lurks outside classrooms ready to pounce. M just wants to be like other teenagers...
- Author:John, AntonySummary:
Noah Savino has been in a wheelchair for months and hates being treated like he's helpless. He misses playing baseball, though not as much as he misses his dad, who died in the car accident that paralyzed Noah. He'll have to throw off...
- Author:Kuttai, HeatherSummary:
Combining ethnology and memoir, describes the issues surrounding childbirth and motherhood for disabled women. The author, a paraplegic, tells about her own hunt for medical advice before getting pregnant - and then about the normal...
- Author:Erb, CalyssaSummary:
Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is convinced she will get the lead. After all, who knows The Drowsy Chaperone better than she...
- Author:Little, JeanSummary:
After spending five years in a cerebral palsy center, Sally is challenged to adjust to normal family and school life.
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"Mobilizing Metaphor illustrates how artistic and radical efforts are reshaping disability activism in Canada and, in the process, challenging dominant perceptions of disability. Recent changes to Canadian disability policy have seen...
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