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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Author:Winberg, Mona, Boyer, J. PatrickSummary: - Author:Kingett, RobertSummary:
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.
- Author:Krause, CarolSummary:
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...
- Author:Carol KrauseSummary:
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.
- Author:Leduc, AmandaSummary:
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...
- Author:Hollier, ScottSummary:
- Author:Ferreira, LauraSummary:
The autobiography of a survivor of a ruptured brain aneurysm and stroke at age 51, now gratefully living life to the fullest.
- Author:Hughes, Patrick HenrySummary:
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.
- Author:Jewell, Geri, Nichelson, TedSummary:
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...
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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:Murfitt, Gigi Devine, Murfitt, GabeSummary:
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:Lamb, Christina, Mustafa, NujeenSummary:
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:Burford, Michelle, Purdy, AmySummary:
Amy Purdy reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder.
- Author:Estacion, ThereseSummary:
Phantompains is a visceral, imaginative collection exploring disability, grief and life by interweaving stark memories with magic surrealism. Taking inspiration from Filipino horror and folk tales, Estacion incorporates some Visayan...
- Author:Driedger, DianeSummary:
In this compelling collection of poems and art, the colour of living is red with excitement, pain, sunsets, blood, and tropical flowers. Along the way, the poet paints herself into the works of Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude...
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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...
- Author:Taussig, RebekahSummary:
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.
- Author:Winberg, Mona, Boyer, J. PatrickSummary:
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...
- Author:Shea, GeraldSummary:
Reveals how the author discovered at the age of thirty-four that he had been partially deaf since childhood and shares how he compensated through his amazing ability to translate the melody of vowels.
- Author:Murphy, Robert F.Summary:
The Body Silent is a personal narrative written by Robert Murphy, a professor at Columbia University. This piece is a narrative of personal struggle through a spinal condition, published in 1987 by Henry Holt and Company, Inc. He uses...
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