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Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

Narrated by Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, ... Read more

$20.00 USD

Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect,
... Read more
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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Unabridged Selections

by Alice Wong ...

Narrated by Alice Wong, Alejandra Ospina ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.From original pieces ... Read more

$17.99 USD

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.From original pieces
... Read more
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Unmasking for Life

The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically

by Devon Price PhD ...

Narrated by Devon Price PhD ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, and love, from the author of Unmasking Autism.“Unmasking for Life should be read by not only autistic people but their loved ones, to ensure they facilitate a truly fulfilling life.”—Eric Garcia, author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism ConversationMost ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, and love, from the author of Unmasking Autism.“Unmasking for Life should be read by not only autistic people but their loved ones, to ensure they facilitate a truly fulfilling life.”—Eric Garcia, author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism ConversationMost
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All Secure

A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront

by Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson ...

Narrated by Tom Satterly ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD.As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of ... Read more

$27.99 USD

One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD.As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of
... Read more
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Nowhere Girl

Life as a Member of ADHD's Lost Generation

by Carla Ciccone ...

Narrated by Carla Ciccone ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored.When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine—an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood—it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame and self ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored.When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine—an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood—it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame and self
... Read more
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In Sickness and in Health

Love, Disability, and a Quest to Understand the Perils and Pleasures of Interabled Romance

by Ben Mattlin ...

Narrated by René Ruiz ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

A frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriageBen Mattlin’s wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares ... Read more

$20.99 USD

A frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriageBen Mattlin’s wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares
... Read more
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The Monster and the Mirror

Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell

by K.J. Aiello ...

Narrated by K.J. Aiello ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate careGrowing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films were both a balm and an escape, a safe space where Aiello’s ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate careGrowing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films were both a balm and an escape, a safe space where Aiello’s
... Read more
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Articulate

A Deaf Memoir of Voice

by Rachel Kolb ...

Narrated by Anna Caputo, Rachel Renee Kolb ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

A deaf writer’s exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate—and her journey to reclaim her voiceRachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal rights to accessibility services. Still, from a young age, she contorted herself to ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A deaf writer’s exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate—and her journey to reclaim her voiceRachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal rights to accessibility services. Still, from a young age, she contorted herself to
... Read more
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Letters with Smokie

Blindness and More-than-Human Relations

by Rod Michalko, Dan Goodley ...

Narrated by Kent Sheridan, Allen Sawkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the suggestion that disability was purely a human question, Michalko shared a few thoughts on behalf of his dog. When Goodley wrote back—to Smokie—so began an epistolic ... Read more

$28.99 USD

In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the suggestion that disability was purely a human question, Michalko shared a few thoughts on behalf of his dog. When Goodley wrote back—to Smokie—so began an epistolic
... Read more
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NeuroTribes

The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

by Steve Silberman ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

18 hours 46 min

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society ... Read more

$24.95 USD

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society
... Read more
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Neurodivergent, By Nature

Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity

by Joe Harkness ...

Narrated by Joe Harkness ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

Bloomsbury presents Neurodivergent, By Nature, written and read by Joe HarknessExploring the connections between nature and neurodiversityTime in nature supports our wellbeing. If we are neurodivergent, it can stimulate our senses, feed our curiosity and help us find others with the same deep interests. But why do natural environments have such profound effects?After receiving an ADHD diagnosis in ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Neurodivergent, By Nature, written and read by Joe HarknessExploring the connections between nature and neurodiversityTime in nature supports our wellbeing. If we are neurodivergent, it can stimulate our senses, feed our curiosity and help us find others with the same deep interests. But why do natural environments have such profound effects?After receiving an ADHD diagnosis in
... Read more
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Tidying the Abyss

A Practical Guide to Cleaning and Organizing While Exhausted and Overwhelmed

by Amanda Dodson ...

Narrated by Amanda Dodson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

A gentle, hands-on resource offering mental health-sensitive, disability-informed advice for those who do not have the privilege, bandwidth, or access to keep their home—and life—in a perfectly-ordered state.When we see people in desperate situations, we are quick to sympathize but also quick to explain to ourselves why that couldn’t be us. We could never live in squalor—we’re just too responsible ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A gentle, hands-on resource offering mental health-sensitive, disability-informed advice for those who do not have the privilege, bandwidth, or access to keep their home—and life—in a perfectly-ordered state.When we see people in desperate situations, we are quick to sympathize but also quick to explain to ourselves why that couldn’t be us. We could never live in squalor—we’re just too responsible
... Read more
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse

Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland

by Dan Barry ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

With this Dickensian tale from America’s heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice and reclaim their lives.In the tiny Iowa farm town of Atalissa, dozens of men, all with intellectual ... Read more

$28.99 USD

With this Dickensian tale from America’s heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice and reclaim their lives.In the tiny Iowa farm town of Atalissa, dozens of men, all with intellectual
... Read more
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The Department

How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence

by John Pring ...

Narrated by Sam Jones ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions—the DWP—the government body responsible for the disability benefits system.As years passed, and austerity tightened its grip, the death toll mounted, and an even more disturbing ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions—the DWP—the government body responsible for the disability benefits system.As years passed, and austerity tightened its grip, the death toll mounted, and an even more disturbing
... Read more
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Ian's Ride

A Long-Distance Journey to Joy

by Ian Mackay, Karen Polinsky ...

Narrated by Tom Campbell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world ... Read more

$19.99 USD

While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world
... Read more
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Color Blind Super Powers

by Brad Weber ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Color Blind Superpowers is a life-changing guide that proves color blindness doesn't have to be a limitation—it can be a secret strength. Drawing on personal stories, cutting-edge research, and real-world strategies, this book empowers readers to see their color vision deficiency in a whole new light. The latest research shows that your brain can be ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Color Blind Superpowers is a life-changing guide that proves color blindness doesn't have to be a limitation—it can be a secret strength. Drawing on personal stories, cutting-edge research, and real-world strategies, this book empowers readers to see their color vision deficiency in a whole new light. The latest research shows that your brain can be
... Read more
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There Plant Eyes

A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness

by M. Leona Godin ...

Narrated by M. Leona Godin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation, M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight.There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be ... Read more

$20.99 USD

From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation, M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight.There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be
... Read more
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Aster of Ceremonies

Poems

by JJJJJerome Ellis ...

Narrated by JJJJJerome Ellis ...

Series series Multiverse
Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

A polyphonic new entry in Multiverse—a literary series written and curated by the neurodivergent—JJJJJerome Ellis’s Aster of Ceremonies beautifully extends the vision of his debut book and album, The Clearing, a “lyrical celebration of and inquiry into the intersections of blackness, music, and disabled speech” (Claudia Rankine).Aster of Ceremonies asks what rites we need now and how poetry, astir ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A polyphonic new entry in Multiverse—a literary series written and curated by the neurodivergent—JJJJJerome Ellis’s Aster of Ceremonies beautifully extends the vision of his debut book and album, The Clearing, a “lyrical celebration of and inquiry into the intersections of blackness, music, and disabled speech” (Claudia Rankine).Aster of Ceremonies asks what rites we need now and how poetry, astir
... Read more
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Il laboratorio teatrale integrato “Piero Gabrielli”

Elementi di trasferibilità di una prassi alle radici dell’inclusione

by Maria Teodolinda Saturno ...

Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Una ricostruzione storica della vicenda del Laboratorio teatrale integrato Piero Gabrielli di Roma: dall’idea di teatro integrato, aperto a ragazzi disabili e non, che Piero Gabrielli si adoperò, nel 1981, per rendere realtà, fino agli anni del consolidamento.Con lo sguardo di una teatrante e formatrice, che si occupa di pedagogia, disabilità e inclusione, l'autrice delinea gli aspetti ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Una ricostruzione storica della vicenda del Laboratorio teatrale integrato Piero Gabrielli di Roma: dall’idea di teatro integrato, aperto a ragazzi disabili e non, che Piero Gabrielli si adoperò, nel 1981, per rendere realtà, fino agli anni del consolidamento.Con lo sguardo di una teatrante e formatrice, che si occupa di pedagogia, disabilità e inclusione, l'autrice delinea gli aspetti
... Read more
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The Family Experience of PDA

A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance

by Eliza Fricker ...

Narrated by Heather Long ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. The Family Experience of PDA's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and emotions in a way that words simply cannot, bringing some much-needed levity back into PDA ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. The Family Experience of PDA's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and emotions in a way that words simply cannot, bringing some much-needed levity back into PDA
... Read more
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Unlearning Ableism

The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism

by Jamie Shields, Celia Chartres-Aris ...

Narrated by Ellie Wallwork ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

"Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is to contribute to the exclusion and discrimination of Disabled People."Think you know what ableism is? Think again.Welcome to Unlearning Ableism, the book rips the lid off outdated myths, exposes the hard-hitting stats, and prepares you to be the Disability inclusive ally we know you are ... Read more

$31.99 USD

"Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is to contribute to the exclusion and discrimination of Disabled People."Think you know what ableism is? Think again.Welcome to Unlearning Ableism, the book rips the lid off outdated myths, exposes the hard-hitting stats, and prepares you to be the Disability inclusive ally we know you are
... Read more
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Cuando perdí mis ojos marrones

by Marta Bustos Góngora, Marta Bustos Góngora ...

Narrated by Marta Bustos Góngora ...

Series series Testimonios de vida
Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

Una impactante novela basada en hechos reales.Una impactante novela basada en hechos reales.Cuando Marta se encuentra al otro lado del mundo, estalla la pandemia de COVID-19 y piensa que tal vez pasarán años antes de que pueda volver a reunirse con su familia en España. Todo deja de tener importancia el día que, haciendo jabón artesanal, se quema los ojos y aparece el miedo. Teme por su salud, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Una impactante novela basada en hechos reales.Una impactante novela basada en hechos reales.Cuando Marta se encuentra al otro lado del mundo, estalla la pandemia de COVID-19 y piensa que tal vez pasarán años antes de que pueda volver a reunirse con su familia en España. Todo deja de tener importancia el día que, haciendo jabón artesanal, se quema los ojos y aparece el miedo. Teme por su salud,
... Read more
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Touch the Future

A Manifesto in Essays

by John Lee Clark ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience, and a manifesto on the power and untapped potential of touch.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way of life based on ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience, and a manifesto on the power and untapped potential of touch.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way of life based on
... Read more
Audiobook

Disability and the Church

A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion

by Lamar Hardwick ...

Narrated by Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church.Disability and the Church is a practical and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church.Disability and the Church is a practical and
... Read more

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