This book is everything I have ever wanted to read as a disabled, and queer, person. Angel believes not every disability story is meant to teach anything or benefit anyone. My Left Foot by Christy Brown . Stim: An Autistic Anthology edited by Lizzie Huxley-Jones. Butler is one of the best science fiction authors of all time, but few realize that she struggled with dyslexia her entire life. There are, of course, many less-famous disabled authors, including some who have written at length about their disabilities. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a … Christy Brown was an Irish painter and writer, born with cerebral palsy. Yes, that’s true. Let me know what some of your favorite books by disabled authors are! Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp. I am the first to admit that I do not follow as many black disabled people as I would like to and we all have a responsibility to change that and make our spaces as inclusive as possible, and if you're looking for a place to start, let it be this book. Enter to win our favorite YA novels of 2020. Alice wanted to honour the past whilst sharing more stories about the present and this is something that really resonates with me. This SFF novella is a murder mystery featuring a blind queer protagonist of color. A book by a disabled author / an author with a disablity. The one I call my leg.” Another poem, “Attack List” starts in the book and continues on Twitter. The freedom given to deliver each person's content can be seen across every page and this in itself I think really breaks down this neurotypical world we live in, showing people that books don't have to just be pages and pages of thick text. Every story gripped me though and I truly think this is such an important book for anyone of any age to be reading, it re-frames everything we are wrongly taught about disability and shows the world that we are not a monolith. Her work documenting the continued discrimination against disabled people in the UK has opened so many people's eyes and in particular it has shed light on how the government and media have made our lives a living hell in recent years. - My keynote speech for International Day of People with Disability in Albury Wodonga In her third collection of poems, Weise uses imagination and acerbic wit to satirize literary ableism. Alice Wong is an incredibly important voice within the disability community and I've had the pleasure of being on their podcast previously, which is a part of the Disability Visibility Project that Alice created to diversify and lift up disabled voices. The writing is raw and it feels like a conversation with a friend, she is honest all the time, even if that means admitting struggles with internalised ableism. This book has been on my wishlist ever since it first came out, up until I discovered it the only books I'd read by disabled authors had been non-fiction, I had never read a story featuring a disabled person, and certainly not a story where the character isn't just a plot device. Have you come across First in The World Somewhere by Penny Pepper? Like the best romantic comedy films, the book has ironic personal and family misunderstandings. She was bullied growing up, using her vivid imagination to escape the abuse, and what started as a coping method eventually became the impetus for an incredible career. Disabled voices must be heard, we all have a responsibility to push forward progress and if you don't know where to start, let these books be your first step. It really is hard for me to pick any standout pieces from this anthology because every piece highlights something new and spoke to me in such unique ways but it was Harriet McBryde Johnson's chilling opening account about her interaction with Peter Singer, a man who believed that parents should be able to euthanise their disabled children, that set the tone for the book. So, I hunted around and asked for recommendations on Twitter and probably bought a few too many books, and today I wanted to share a few of my favourites that I've read so far. Nov 6, 2019 - Explore Scope charity's board "Children's books with disabled characters", followed by 1019 people on Pinterest. And it’s HILARIOUS. Benji, the Bad Day and Meby Sally J. Pla is a story about siblings—one autistic and one neurotypical—where it’s the autistic sibling who shows compassion and empathy for his brother. Azulea has a phenomenal memory, but some relatives think that her blindness might prevent her from being a librarian. 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