Category: Misc

• ‘Demystifying Disability’- Ladau, Emily

  An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place. Disabled people are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But…

  The Disability Archives

  1st Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Guidebook, L, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Sociology

  Ableism, Disability Studies, Guidebook, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Social Issues, Sociology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘Decarcerating Disability’- Liat Ben-Moshe

  Title: Decarcerating Disability Subtitle: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Author: Liat Ben-Moshe Other Contributors: N/A Subject: Decarceration, Abolition, Deinstitutionalization, Racial Desegregation, Politics, Sociology, Pyschology Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Published: 2020 ISBN/DOI/EISBN: 978-1-5179-0443-2 [ID: A book cover. The background is cream, with several green circles on the left side. In the centre, the circles appear to…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

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

  Disability Politics, Disability Studies, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Psychology, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Dancing after TEN’- Chong, Vivian

  In late 2004, Vivian Chong’s life was changed forever when a rare skin disease, TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis), left her with scar tissue that would eventually blind her. As she was losing her sight, she put down as many drawings on paper as she could to document the experience. In Dancing After TEN, Chong teams…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, C, Disability, Genre, Graphic Novels, Memoir, Misc, Non-Fiction, Scarring, Skin Condition, TEN | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, Visual Disability, W

  Blind, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Rare Disease, Scarring, Skin Condition, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, TEN | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

• ‘Culture – Theory – Disability’- Waldschmidt, Anne, et. al.

  Which theoretical and methodological approaches of contemporary cultural criticism resonate within the field of disability studies? What can cultural studies gain by incorporating disability more fully into its toolbox for critical analysis? Culture – Theory – Disability features contributions by leading international cultural disability studies scholars which are complemented with a diverse range of responses…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, B, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, I, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Sociology, W

  Academic, Anthology, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Non-Fiction, Read By Archivist, Social Issues, Sociology, Stand Alone

• ‘Crip Up the Kitchen’- Sherred, Jules

  A comprehensive guide and recipe collection that brings the economy and satisfaction of home cooking to disabled and neurodivergent cooks. Cripping / Crip Up: A term used by disabled disability rights advocates and academia to signal taking back power, to lessen stigma, and to disrupt ableism as to ensure disabled voices are included in all…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Cooking, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, Misc, Misc., Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, S

  Cooking, Guidebook, Non-Fiction, Recipe Book, Spoon Theory, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Crip Kinship’- Kafai, Shayda

  The remarkable story of Sins Invalid, a performance project that centres queer disability justice. In recent years, disability activism has come into its own as a vital and necessary means to acknowledge the power and resilience of the disabled community, and to call out ableist culture wherever it appears. Crip Kinship explores the art activism…

  The Disability Archives

  25th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, K, LGBTQ+, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Queer, Sociology

  Activism, American History, Art, Art History, Disability Activism, Disability Art, Disability History, Disability Justice, History, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Politics, Sins Invalid, Social Issues, Social Justice, Sociology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘Confessions of a Sociopath’- Thomas, M. E.

  The first memoir of its kind, Confessions of a Sociopath is an engrossing, highly captivating narrative of the author’s life as a diagnosed sociopath. She is a charismatic charmer, an ambitious self-promoter, and a cunning and calculating liar. She can induce you to invest in her financial schemes, vote for her causes, and even join…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Personality Disorders, Psychology, T

  Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’- Wang, Esme Weijun

  An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core. Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esme Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the “collected schizophrenias” but to…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, W

  Academic, Anthology, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Catatonia, Shutdown and Breakdown in Autism’- Shah, Dr Amitta

  This ground-breaking book provides the first detailed clinical analysis of the various manifestations of catatonia, shutdown and breakdown in autistic individuals, with a new assessment framework (ACE-S) and guidance on intervention and management strategies using a psycho-ecological approach. Based on Dr Amitta Shah’s lifetime of clinical experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and her research in…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, S

  Academic, Autism, Autism Inertia, Catatonia, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Care Work’- Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi

  In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for all. Care Work is a mapping…

  The Disability Archives

  13th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, LGBTQ+, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, P, Queer, Transgender

  Activism, Anthology, Disability Activism, Disability Justice, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book