Category: Misc.

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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

• ‘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…

  The Disability Archives

  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…

  The Disability Archives

  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