The Disability Book Archive

‘Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations’- Greenberg, Elinor, Ph.D.

Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations demystifies the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. It offers clear and practical advice on how to differentiate and treat clients who have made Borderline, Narcissistic, or Schizoid adaptations. Elinor Greenberg begins with an overview of the topic of personality disorders, reframes these disorders as adaptations, and then explains the…

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11th Sep 2023

Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, G, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, NPD | Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychology, Self-Help

Academic, Disability Accommodation, Non-Fiction, NPD | Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book
‘Black Disability Politics’- Schalk, Sami

In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not…

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11th Sep 2023

Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, S

Academic, Activism, American History, Black Activism, Black Politics, Black Writer, Civil Rights, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA
‘An Unkindness of Ghosts’- Solomon, Rivers

Odd-mannered, obsessive, withdrawn, Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She’s used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, as they accuse, she’d be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her…

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11th Sep 2023

Adult, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Genre, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Novels, Queer, S, Science-Fiction, Speculative

Adult, Agender, Autism, Black MC, Fantasy, Fiction, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Non-Binary, Queer, Science-Fiction, Social Issues, Space, Speculative Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book
‘Artificial Divide’-Kingett, Robert. Lacey, Randy

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by Blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection…

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11th Sep 2023

Adult, Age, Anthology, Author, Blind, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, K, L, Misc, Misc., Multi-Genre, Multiple Sclerosis, Physical Disability, Realistic, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story/ies, Thriller, Visual Disability

Adult, Anthology, Blind, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Multi-Genre, Multi-Setting, Multiple POV, Multiple Sclerosis, Realistic Fiction, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story Anthology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Thriller, Visual Disability
‘Ancillary Justice’- Leckie, Ann

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren – a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped…

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10th Sep 2023

Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fiction, Fragile Body, Genderqueer, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Novels, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Space Opera, Speculative

Adult, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Fragile Body, Genderqueer, Imperial Radch, LGBTQ+, Novel, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Series, Social Issues, Space, Space Opera, Speculative Fiction, Submitted Book
‘A Mango-Shaped Space’- Mass, Wendy

Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she’s keeping a big secret—sounds, numbers, and words have color for her. No one knows, and Mia wants to keep it that way. But when trouble at school finally forces Mia to reveal her secret, she must learn to accept herself and embrace her ability, called…

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10th Sep 2023

Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, M, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Sensory Impairment, Synesthesia, Young Adult

Animals, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Middle-Grade, Novel, Sensory, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Synesthesia, USA, Young Adult
‘All Are Welcome’- Penfold, Alexandra

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids. Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow…

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10th Sep 2023

Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, K, LGBTQ+, Misc., P, Picture Books, Realistic

Childrens, Diversity, Fiction, Inclusivity, LGBTQ+, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book
‘Being Seen’- Sjunneson, Elsa

A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else. As a deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness—much to the confusion of…

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10th Sep 2023

Academic, Age, Author, Autobiography, Blind, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Deaf, Deafblind, Disability, Genre, Hearing and Visual Disability, Hearing Disability, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Non-Fiction, Queer, S, Visual Disability

Ableism, Activism, Deafblind, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Representation, Hearing and Visual Disability, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience
‘Ali and the Sea Stars’- Stroker, Ali

Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker captures the magic and community of theater in her debut picture book, about a spirited girl in a wheelchair who stages a show for her hometown. Based on the pivotal summer Ali performed in her first musical by the Jersey Shore! Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she…

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9th Sep 2023

Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, Mobility Aid User, Paralysis, Picture Books, R, Realistic, Reduced Mobility, S, Wheelchair User

Childrens, Fiction, Paraplegic, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User
‘The Architecture of Disability’- Gissen, David

A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With…

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9th Sep 2023

Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, G, Genre, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction

Academic, Accessibility, Architecture, Disability Studies, Inaccessibility, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Stand Alone, Submitted Book