The Disability Book Archive

‘A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability’- Andrews, A

A quick, easy, and educational comic book guide that will help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for all bodies. “This guide can help disabled people (and their partners) on their journey toward self-love, better communication, and confidence.” –– Alice Wong, Founder and Director, Disability Visibility Project All different kinds of bods…

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9th Sep 2023

A, Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Graphic Novels, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, Misc., New Adult, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Young Adult

A Quick & Easy Guide, Adult, Graphic Novel, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Series, Sex, Sex and Disability, Submitted Book, Young Adult
‘All the Way to the Top’- Pimentel, Annette Bay

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this autobiographical picture book. This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her. Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change―even if she was just a kid.…

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9th Sep 2023

A, Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, C, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, Memoir, Mobility Aid User, Non-Fiction, P, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Wheelchair User

Activism, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Justice, Historical, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Politics, Social Issues, Submitted Book, The ADA, The Capitol Crawl, USA, Wheelchair User
‘Akata Witch’- Okorafor, Nnedi

Akata Witch transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and…

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8th Sep 2023

Age, Albinism, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Middle-Grade, Novels, O, Skin Condition, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Africa, African MC, African-American MC, Albinism, Black MC, Black Writer, Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Middle-Grade, Nigeria, Novel, Series, Skin Condition, Submitted Book, The Nsbibidi Scripts, Urban Fantasy, Witches, Young Adult
‘A Friend for Henry’- Bailey, Jenn

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when…

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8th Sep 2023

Age, Author, Autism, B, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic, S

Autism, Childrens, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA
‘A Day With No Words’- Hammond, Tiffany

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as the child does, without spoken language. This colorful and engaging picture book for young readers shares what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing…

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8th Sep 2023

AAC, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, C, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, H, Mutism, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic, Speech Disability

AAC, Autism, Black MC, Black Writer, Childrens, Communication, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Language, Mutism, Neurodivergence, Non-Verbal, Picture Book, Speech, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA
‘A Curse So Dark and Lonely’- Kemmerer, Brigid

Fall in love, break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle,…

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8th Sep 2023

Age, Author, Book Type, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Illness, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, K, Novels, Physical Disability, Retelling, Romance, Terminal Illness, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Beauty and The Beast, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cursebreakers, enemies-to-lovers, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fictional Setting, M/F, Magic, Multiple POV, Novel, Physical Disability, Retelling, Romance, Series, Submitted Book, Terminal Illness, Urban Fantasy, USA, Young Adult
‘A Disability History of the United States’- Nielsen, Kim E.

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability…

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8th Sep 2023

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

Academic, Activism, American History, Civil Rights, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Justice, Disability Rights, Disability Studies, Eugenics, Feminsim, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Issues, Social Justice, Sociology, Submitted Book, USA
‘Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education’- Dolmage, Jay Timothy

Academic Ableism brings together disability studies and institutional critique to recognize the ways that disability is composed in and by higher education, and rewrites the spaces, times, and economies of disability in higher education to place disability front and center. For too long, argues Jay Timothy Dolmage, disability has been constructed as the antithesis of…

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8th Sep 2023

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

Ableism, Academia, Academic, Accessibility, Architecture, Disability in Education, Disability Studies, Education, Eugenics, Higher Education, History, Inaccessibility, Inclusivity, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Issues, Sociology, Submitted Book
’10 Things I Can See From Here’- Mac, Carrie

Think positive. Don’t worry; be happy. Keep calm and carry on. Maeve has heard it all before. She’s been struggling with severe anxiety for a long time, and as much as she wishes it was something she could just talk herself out of, it’s not. She constantly imagines the worst, composes obituaries in her head,…

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8th Sep 2023

Addiction, Age, Anxiety, Author, Bisexual, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, M, Neurodivergent, Novels, Queer, Realistic, Romance, Young Adult

Addiction, Anxiety, Bisexual, Bisexual SC, Canada, Contemporary, F/F, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Lesbian, Lesbian MC, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Young Adult
‘Six of Crows’- Bardugo, Leigh

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . . A…

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7th Sep 2023

Addiction, ADHD, Age, Author, B, Bisexual, Book Type, Cane User, Chronic Limp, Chronic Pain, Disability, Disability Aid User, Dyslexia, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mobility Aid User, Neurodivergent, Novels, Physical Disability, Queer, Reduced Mobility, Sensory Impairment, Touch Aversion, Young Adult

Addiction, ADHD, Bisexual, Bisexual MC, Cane User, Chronic Limp, Chronic Pain, Dyslexia, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Gay MC, Grishaverse, LGBTQ+, M/F, M/M, Magic, Multiple POV, Novel, Physical Disability, Queer, Read By Archivist, Series, Six of Crows, Submitted Book, Young Adult