We are celebrating Disability Pride Month in July with books from disabled writers, artists, and activists who have fought to create a more inclusive world.
Find our full collection of titles, which includes literature, memoir, and history here.
Books for Disability Pride Month
By Coll Rowe | June 5 2024 | Disability Studies
An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
9780807002803
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.
$16.99 US
Feb 23, 2021
Paperback
232 Pages
Beacon Press
- Education > Special Education > Physical Disabilities
- English > Comparative Literature > Disability Literature
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 20th Century (1945-2000)
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 21st Century
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- History > Topical History > History of Law
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > Legal History
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Race, Class, and Gender
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Health
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Social Welfare Policy
- Social Work > Social Welfare > History of Social Welfare
- Social Work > Social Welfare > Social Welfare Policy
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Disability Law
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Introduction to Law
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Legislation
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Paralegal Studies > Introduction to Law
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Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
9780593469736
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.
$19.00 US
Apr 30, 2024
Paperback
384 Pages
Vintage
- Education > Special Education > Physical Disabilities
- English > Comparative Literature > Disability Literature
- English > Literature > American Literature – Non-Fiction
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Special Topics > Specialized Courses
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Disability Law
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A Memoir at the End of Sight
9781984881427
A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.
$29.00 US
Jul 18, 2023
Hardcover
368 Pages
Penguin Press
- Education > Special Education > Physical Disabilities
- English > Comparative Literature > Disability Literature
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
9781984858979
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.
$16.00 US
Sep 07, 2021
Paperback
176 Pages
Ten Speed Press
- Education > Special Education > Intellectual Disabilities – Introduction
- Education > Special Education > Introduction to Special Education
- Education > Special Education > Learning Disabilities – Introduction
- Education > Special Education > Mild / Moderate Disabilities – Introduction
- Education > Special Education > Parents and Families of Students with Special Needs
- Education > Special Education > Physical Disabilities
- Education > Special Education > Severe Disabilities
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
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Dispatches from a Post-ADA World
9780807013335
A revealing portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
$21.95 US
Nov 14, 2023
Paperback
272 Pages
Beacon Press
- English > Comparative Literature > Disability Literature
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- History > U.S. History > Legal History
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Civil Rights
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Disability Law
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Legal History
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Making Peace with a Stutter
9780593312834
An intimate, candid memoir about learning to live with—rather than “overcome”—a stutter
$17.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Paperback
272 Pages
Vintage
- Communication > Speech Communication > Public Speaking
- Communication > Speech Communication > Specialized Courses
- Education > Special Education > Physical Disabilities
- English > Comparative Literature > Disability Literature
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > Freshman Orientation / Student Success
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The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
9780593418376
A landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers.
$18.00 US
Oct 10, 2023
Paperback
416 Pages
Riverhead Books
- Art > Design > Visual Culture
- Education > Curriculum and Instruction > Adult Education
- Education > Educational Psychology > Development
- Education > Educational Psychology > Learning and Cognition
- Education > Foundations > Introduction / Foundations of Education
- Education > Foundations > Philosophy of Education
- Education > Foundations > Sociology of Education
- Education > Special Education > Autism
- Education > Special Education > Gifted and Talented Education
- Education > Special Education > Learning Disabilities – Introduction
- Education > Special Education > Learning Disabilities – Methods
- Education > Special Education > Mild / Moderate Disabilities – Introduction
- Education > Special Education > Mild / Moderate Disabilities – Methods
- Education > Special Education > Parents and Families of Students with Special Needs
- Education > Special Education > Secondary Special Education
- History > Topical History > History of Disability
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Cognitive Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Disability Studies
- Philosophy > Core Topics > Philosophy of Education
- Psychology > Cognitive Psychology > Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology > Developmental Psychology > Cognitive Development
- Psychology > Physiological Psychology > Introduction to Neuroscience
- Sociology > Social Change > Disability Studies
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A Novel
9780593241523
A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of Girl at War.
$19.00 US
Feb 28, 2023
Paperback
416 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
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