disability pride - physical disabilities
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! our fifth colour on this flag is red, which represents any and all physical disabilities. examples of physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, celiac disease, dwarfism, diabetes, wheelchair users, polio, asthma, muscular dystrophy, cancer, scoliosis, ALS, arthritis and many more. books within this list will be both fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to comment any you recommend!
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Own Voices Chronic Illness/Disability Rep
Fiction books by disabled authors
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Disabled but not Broken ✨
Disabled People don’t exist to Inspire Others.
If you want some book recommendations with disabled folks that just exist (without that inspirational suffering or being portrayed as a hero) - this is your list 🤭💗
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books by disabled authors 💕
books written by disabled authors
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physical disability & chronic illness in books
I just wanted to share the list of books I've read with physically disabled & chronically ill characters in MG, YA and Adult books. If you have other recommendations, I'd love to hear them!
updated to include books I haven't read yet but that have been recommended to me!!
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disability rep
mental and physical disabilities across all genres
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Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”
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Disability Rep Stars
Books with disability rep or written by disabled authors. I love the growing appreciation for rep in books and these are the ones I've found so far. Some I've read some are on my tbr so if you have any recs to add, feel free, and if any are abelist or harmful in any way please let me know!
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representation done right 🙌
Books I've read where there's chronic illness and/or mental health mentioned, and it's written like they know their stuff!! I take recommendations!!
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Disability Pride Month Recs
Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually in July to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990.
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Books with pink covers
I LOVE COLOR CODING BOOKS PT 7
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