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Perspectives on disability
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
By: Alice Wong
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparentโbut 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... Read more
View audiobookSinging in the Dark
By: Ginny Owens
Narrated by: Ginny Owens
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Far too often, lifeโs challenges and questions cause people to fight feelings of doubt and despair, as they search endlessly for hope.ย Inย Singing in the Dark, Ginny Owens introduces the reader to powerful ways of drawing closer to God and how the elements of music, prayer, and lament offer rich, vibrant, and joyful communion with Him, especially... Read more
View audiobookThe Wolven Mark
By: Megan Linski
Narrated by: Maxx Pinkins & Liana Walsh
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Finding your soulmate can be deadlyโฆEmmaI never believed magic was realโ until I used it to kill a werewolf.Not long after, a letter arrived from a supernatural school for fae, claiming I was a sorceress. Iโm forced into a world where dragons breathe fire, griffins fly, alicorns battle and wolves hunt monsters. At this academy, sorceresses are... Read more
View audiobookAgainst Technoableism
By: Ashley Shew
Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
Length: 4 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
When Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease and tinnitus," there was no returning to "normal." Suddenly well-meaning people called her an "inspiration" while grocery shopping or viewed her as a needy recipient of technological wizardry. Most disabled people don't want what the abled assume... Read more
View audiobookSick Kids In Love
By: Hannah Moskowitz
Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easierโit's saferโit's betterโfor the other person.
She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis.
But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more... Read more
No Matter the Distance
By: Cindy Baldwin
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in this captivating novel in verse by award-winning author and disabled activist Cindy Baldwin. Penny Rooney has cystic fibrosis, which means she has to do breathing treatments to help her lungs work. Some days, it seems like her CF is the only thing... Read more
View audiobookLimp Forward
By: Libo Meyers
Narrated by: Libo Meyers
Length: 13 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
"A vibrant story of a brilliant and industrious woman." โ Kirkus Reviews
"An inspirational book that drives home the importance of perseverance, love, and the beauty that can come from being differently abled." โ Readers' Favorite (5 star)
"A tale of perseverance, an inspiration for all. Look back to understand your roots, & look forward to... Read more
Alice, An Autistic Aardvark
By: Jo North
Narrated by: Jill Cofsky
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Meet Alice, a kind-hearted and caring aardvark, who worries being autistic makes her different. As we learn more about her condition, her friends help her realise she has nothing to worry about, and that she is brilliant, just the way she is. Read more
View audiobookEasy Beauty
By: Chloรฉ Cooper Jones
Narrated by: Chloรฉ Cooper Jones
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography
A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 * Vultureโs #1 Memoir of 2022 * A Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, Time, BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * One of Oprah Dailyโs 33 Memoirs That Changed a Generation
From Chloรฉ... Read more
A Disability History of the United States
By: Kim E. Nielsen
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present
Disability is not only the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first... Read more
Sitting Pretty
By: Rebekah Taussig
Narrated by: Rebekah Taussig
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted... Read more
View audiobookPeace in the Storm
By: Maureen Pratt
Narrated by: Maureen Pratt
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Millions of people live with chronic illnesses and pain that can make daily activity seem empty of joy, solace, and purpose. Maureen Pratt, who has lived with serious chronic illnesses and pain since childhood, is intimately aware of the physical and emotional toll these conditions can take on patients and their families, but she also has... Read more
View audiobookWhy audiobooks count as reading
Learn how audiobooks enhance comprehension, foster a love for literature, and empower students.
Read the articleDesigning Libro.fm with an accessibility-first approach
Learn more about how Libro.fm ensures our website and iOS and Android apps are designed to be accessible for every listener.
Read the articleInterview with Sara Noviฤ
Listen to this podcast episode with Sara Noviฤ, where we talk not only about her writing, but also the importance of deaf and ASL representation in audiobooks.
Listen to the interviewInterview with Kendra Winchester
Listen to our conversation with Kendra Winchester about audiobooks and why they DO count as reading, Disability Pride Month, Appalachian writing and literature, podcasting, and more.
Listen to the interviewInterview with Alice Wong
Read our interview with Alice Wong, editor and contributor to Disability Visibility, about her inspiration, highlighting Disability Culture, and more.
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