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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!
Own Voices Chronic Illness/Disability Rep
Fiction books by disabled authors
Disability rep that will make you feel represented
We need more disabled characters in media so here's a bunch of examples of good representation
Disability Rep in Genre Fiction
why shouldn’t we be able to imagine disabled people in space, in love, solving mysteries, or on the lam?
genre fiction (SFF, romance, mystery, thriller, etc.) with disabled characters or themes, written by disabled authors.
books by disabled authors 💕
books written by disabled authors
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!!
disability rep
mental and physical disabilities across all genres
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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general fiction + romance with wheelchair user mcs
books in the general fiction + romance genres with wheelchair using mcs primarily- all ages, all genres open as long as it’s primarily fiction feel free to send recs!
Disabled Authors Writing Disabled Characters in YA
Books written by disabled authors with disabled main characters. These books include a wide range of disabilities in YA genres as well as diverse authors and topics. (Please also see Disabled Authors Writing Disabled Characters for "adult" books).
Cerebral Palsy Rep in Children's Lit
As an adult with Cerebral Palsy, here is a list of a few titles I wish existed when I was growing up. I'm so proud that they exist now.
fiction with wheelchair users
fiction books with prominent characters who use wheelchairs!!! (adult, YA, & MG)
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