Recs if you like Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire...
๐ซต Books To Radicalize You ๐ซต
Non-fiction books that should make you: Re-contextualize your place in the world. Reassess the framework of your life. Strive to be radically kind. Pursue positive change. Become an anarchist, anit-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-racist, etc. || My list is very North American centric and I would love global recommendations ||
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the government never cared for us ๐ฎ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐๏ธ
required reading for learning praxis, fighting fascism & neoliberalism, and embracing protest and uprising against capitalism and violence. not central to the U.S. additionally, includes books on queer politics, disability rights, indigenous fights for landback and much more. now is the time where it is more vital than ever that we sacrifice ourselves for the greater good. get educated folks.
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disability pride - neurodiverse & other
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! the fourth colour on the flag is yellow/gold, which represents the disabilities on the neurodivergent spectrum, cognitive and intellectual disabilities. examples of these are ADHD, autism, tourettes, dyspraxia, dyslexia, OCD, down syndrome, epilepsy and way more. books within this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to recommend books which you feel should be added to this list.
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Disability Justice
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"nothing about us without us"
Disability Justice | critical disability studies | Mad studies | crip doulaship | chronic illness & spoon theory | centering BIPOC & 2SLGBTQIA+ disabled writers | stories highlighting medical racism, ableism, sanism, audism, disablement
feel free to leave suggestions in the comments!
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Disability and Sexuality ๐โค๏ธ
Nonfiction books about disability and sexuality. Intersectionality centered.
Please offer recommendations if you have any ๐
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You're not mad enough!
If you're looking to read something that will radicalize you...this is the list for you. Signed, your fave community organizer
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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!
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Disability is not a bad thing, the system is
A collection of mostly Non-Fiction books about disability and why it sucks to be disabled in the system. Note: Not all books are about disability, I put a few on this list because I think they would fit in with the idea of the list pretty well 2nd note: I haven't read all books yet Last note: I explained in a comment why I added some books
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Disabled, Deaf, Neurodivergent, Ill Nonfiction
A huge list of nonfiction books encompassing Disabled, Deaf, Neurodivergent, Ill bodyminds.
Similar lists of mine to check out: Disabled, Deaf, Neurodivergent, Ill Poetry AND Disability Sexuality
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Community Reflections
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Non-Fiction Books by Disabled Authors
Non-fiction books about disability by disabled authors
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books by disabled authors ๐
books written by disabled authors
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pandemic realism
despite collective abandonment and effective propaganda, the pandemic is ongoing. COVID continues to kill and maim people as it spreads unmitigated worldwide. these are books crucial to the study of the public health realities weโre up against as eugenics and fascism escalate - from disability justice to science communication to social movement histories.
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Sexuality, Sensuality & Disability
Books that specifically focus on the intersection between being LGBTQ and disabled. Contains some books looking at ways to feel like a sexual person when disabled.
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Non Fiction
A collection of books by a range of disabled authors exploring what it means to navigate a world that isnโt built with accessibility in mind. Personal stories with sharp insight, these works challenge what we think we know about disability, chronic illness, mental health, neurodiversity, the myth of recovery, and what it means to belong.
List is a work in progress!
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care (work) & interdependence
affective & emotional labor | redefining intimacy | cultivating community & relationships | dreaming care webs & pod mapping | collective care
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Disabled Baddies to The Front
Centering own voices, but inclusive of disability theory
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disability visibility
mix of fiction and nonfiction
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Books Featuring Disability
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