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Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
Falling in Love with Hominids
Nalo Hopkinson
Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Falling in Love with Hominids

By: Nalo Hopkinson

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Nalo Hopkinson, author of Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads, and Sister Mine, is an internationally-beloved storyteller. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "an imagination that most of us would kill for," her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are filled with striking imagery,... Read more

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Rolling Warrior by  Judith Heumann & Kristen Joiner
Rolling Warrior
Judith Heumann & Kristen Joiner
Rolling Warrior by  Judith Heumann & Kristen Joiner

Rolling Warrior

By: Judith Heumann & Kristen Joiner

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and for readers of I Am Malala, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.

“If I didn’t fight, who would?”

Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and... Read more

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Focused by Alyson Gerber
Focused
Alyson Gerber
Focused by Alyson Gerber

Focused

By: Alyson Gerber

Narrated by: Cassandra Morris

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the critically acclaimed Braced comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD.Clea can’t control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework … but she gets distracted. She knows she can’t just say whatever thought comes into her head … but sometimes she can’t help herself. She know she needs to... Read more

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Being Seen by Elsa Sjunneson
Being Seen
Elsa Sjunneson
Being Seen by Elsa Sjunneson

Being Seen

By: Elsa Sjunneson

Narrated by: Elsa Sjunneson

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else.

As a deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness—much to the confusion of... Read more

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Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealy
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

Autobiography of a Face

By: Lucy Grealy

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

"I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison."



At age nine, Lucy... Read more

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Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson
Every Time You Go Away
Abigail Johnson
Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson

Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano & Graham Halstead

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, forgiveness, and the kind of love that blooms in the aftermath.
Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two troublemaking kids sharing secrets and first kisses in a tree house, until Ethan’s mom returned to take him away. Each and every visit, his... Read more

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Life on Delay by John Hendrickson
Life on Delay
John Hendrickson
Life on Delay by John Hendrickson

Life on Delay

By: John Hendrickson

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST BIOS AND MEMOIRS OF 2023 • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson's] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak.... Read more

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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot by John Callahan
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
John Callahan
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot by John Callahan

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

By: John Callahan

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he... Read more

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NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman
NeuroTribes
Steve Silberman
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman

NeuroTribes

By: Steve Silberman

Narrated by: William Hughes

Length: 18 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both... Read more

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Singing in the Dark by Ginny Owens
Singing in the Dark
Ginny Owens
Singing in the Dark by Ginny Owens

Singing in the Dark

By: Ginny Owens

Narrated by: Ginny Owens

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Far too often, life’s challenges and questions cause people to fight feelings of doubt and despair, as they search endlessly for hope. In 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

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Disability Intimacy by Alice Wong
Disability Intimacy
Alice Wong
Disability Intimacy by Alice Wong

Disability Intimacy

By: Alice Wong

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

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.

What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating... Read more

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Lucky by Ed Jackson
Lucky
Ed Jackson
Lucky by Ed Jackson

Lucky

By: Ed Jackson

Narrated by: Ed Jackson

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

‘What a story and what an inspirational human. Ed is a total legend.’ Joe Wicks ‘A life-affirming story . . . inspirational’ Tim Peake As seen in the Daily Mail From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time – an... Read more

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Portrait of Sara Nović

Interview with Sara Nović

Listen to this podcast episode with Sara Nović, where we talk not only about her writing, but also the importance of deaf and ASL representation in audiobooks.

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Portrait of Kendra Winchester

Interview 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.

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Portrait of Alice Wong

Interview 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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