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In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation?

Bloomsbury presents The War on Disabled People by Ellen Clifford, read by Nadia Albina. Winner of the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing Award 2021 In 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s rights...

Ben Mattlin lives a normal, independent life. Why is that interesting? Because Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital weakness from which he was expected to die in childhood. Not only did Mattlin live through childhood, he became one of the first students in a wheelchair to attend Harvard, from which he graduated and became a professional writer. His advantage?

In 1959, the year Terry Galloway turned nine, the voices of everyone she loved began to disappear. No one yet knew that an experimental antibiotic given to her mother had wreaked havoc on her fetal nervous system, eventually causing her to go deaf. As a self-proclaimed "child freak," she acted out her fury with her boxy hearing aids and Coke-bottle glasses by faking her own drowning at a camp for crippled children

Blinded at age three, Mike May defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary...

Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty? Amanda Leduc looks at fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, showing us how they influence our expectations and behaviour and linking the quest for disability rights to new kinds of stories that celebrate difference.

Random House presents I'm Only In It for the Parking written by Lost Voice Guy aka Lee Ridley.

What’s the worst thing about being disabled? Is it the shameless staring? Is it that people assume you’re a bit thick because you can’t speak? Or is it the fact that your friends always take you to theme parks just so they can jump the queues? 

In fact, it’s the stupid questions that really rile Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy. And over the years he’s been inundated with them, from people who have failed to engage their brains before opening their mouths....

Paralyzed from polio at 18 months, Judy Heumann began her struggle for equality early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a 'fire hazard' to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's license, to leading the section 504 sit-in that led to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Judy's actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people around the globe.

撕下“偏执天才”与“永远需要照顾的小孩”这两种极端的刻板标签，这是一场深入成年神经多样性群体的心理探索，带你直面他们在复杂社交与高压职场中的真实生存处境。当喧嚣的通勤早高峰和充满潜规则的办公室聚餐成...

تجاوز الصور النمطية واستكشف التجربة الإنسانية العميقة للتوحد عند البالغين في رحلة نفسية هادئة نحو تقبل الاختلاف. بعيدًا عن التركيز المعتاد على الطفولة، يرافقك...

Compreenda o autismo na vida adulta e desmonte estereótipos para promover uma inclusão real e libertadora no cotidiano. Longe de diagnósticos frios, esta escuta guiada mergulha nas percepções sensoriais e nos desafios invisíveis enfrentados no ambiente de trabalho ou nas relações...

Supera gli stereotipi sulla neurodivergenza e comprendi le sfumature autentiche dell'autismo nella vita adulta. Lontano dalle rappresentazioni mediche fisse, questo ascolto offre uno spazio di riflessione intimo sulle dinamiche che caratterizzano la quotidianità reale delle persone autistiche...

Transforma tu comprensión de la neurodiversidad explorando cómo el procesamiento sensorial define cada experiencia vital. Si buscas respuestas para apoyar a un familiar o anhelas un espacio de validación personal, este viaje auditivo revela la coherencia detrás de cada comportamiento...

大人の自閉症に対する画一的なイメージを打ち破り、ニューロダイバーシティの豊かな視点から、一人ひとりの多様な生きづらさとリアルな日常の息づかいを鮮やかに描き出します。子どもの頃には見過ごされ、社会とい...

Brisez les clichés de l'autisme adulte avec cette immersion psychologique au cœur de la neurodiversité quotidienne. Si vous traversez une période de questionnement identitaire ou vivez une découverte de soi tardive, cette écoute apaisante offre un espace de réflexion serein. Les...

Befreie dich von Stereotypen mit einem Psychologie-Sachbuch, das autistische Lebensrealitäten im Alltag spürbar macht. Ob beim Navigieren komplexer Beziehungen, im herausfordernden Berufsleben oder bei der stillen Suche nach Selbstakzeptanz – diese einfühlsame Perspektive holt dich direkt...

С подросткового возраста Эндрю Леланд живет с болезнью, неумолимо ведущей к полной слепоте. Находясь в пугающем пограничном состоянии между светом и тьмой, автор не впадает в отчаяние, а с опаской и огромным любопытством исследует мир, который его ждет. Леланд описывает, как угасающее зрение меняет его самоощущение и отношения с семьей.

Helen Keller was nineteen months old when illness left her deaf and blind. In this autobiography, written while she was still a student at Radcliffe College, she describes the world that opened to her after her teacher Anne Sullivan spelled the word water into her hand: her education, her...

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 inclusive place ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist “A candid, accessible cheat sheet for...

En dag i april er en inspirerende historie af Morten Andersen. Det er en stærk fortælling om, hvad der sker når en ung mand fra det ene øjeblik til det andet bliver kørestolsbruger. Man får indblik i de fysiske og følelsesmæssige udfordringer en ulykkesramt mødes af. Men der er...