More Than Meets the Eye: What Blindness Brings to Art explores the ways blindness and visual art are linked in many facets of the culture. The author writes from her position as the blind daughter of two visual artists. Due to this...
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:Kleege, GeorginaSummary: - Author:Spotswood, StephenSummary:
Rex Stout meets Agatha Christie with a fresh twist in the new Pentecost and Parker Mystery, a delightfully hardboiled high-wire act starring two daring woman sleuths dead set on justice as they set out to solve a murder at a traveling...
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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.
- Author:Lebeuf, DarrenSummary:
A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl describes what she senses in...
- Author:Nye, MichaelSummary:
My Heart Is Not Blind: On Blindness and Perception is a collection of stunning portraits of blind and visually impaired people taken by photographer Michael Nye. Each image is accompanied by an intimate story told by the subject...
- Author:Edelson, MiriamSummary:
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...
- Author:Murfitt, Gabe, Murfitt, Gigi DevineSummary:
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;...
- Author:Silberman, SteveSummary:
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...
- Author:Mustafa, Nujeen, Lamb, ChristinaSummary:
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.
- Author:King, WesleySummary:
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...
- Author:Bates, Sonya SpreenSummary:
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...
- Author:Watson, CristySummary:
In this high-interest novel for young readers, fourteen-year-old Randi has to balance theater studies with caring for her brother with autism.
- Author:Purdy, Amy, Burford, MichelleSummary:
Amy Purdy reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder.
- Author:Frankel, LaurieSummary:
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...
- Author:Kuusisto, StephenSummary:
- Author:Freedman, RussellSummary:
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.
- Author:Draper, Sharon M.Summary:
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-...
- Author:Michelle Creedy, Mary Ellen Gabias, Holly Hoffman, Kerry Kijewski, Marcia YaleSummary:
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...
- Author:Viens, MylèneSummary:
** 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...
- Author:Davidson, CraigSummary:
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...
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