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• Not Fade Away

  a Memoir of Senses Lost and Found

  Alexander, Rebecca (Psychotherapist),

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  The inspiring memoir of a young woman who is slowly losing her sight and hearing yet continues to live each day with grace and purpose. Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Limbo

  a Memoir

  Ansay, A. Manette

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  A memoir by the best-selling author of Vinegar Hill and Midnight Champagne describes her early dream of becoming a concert pianist, the mysterious muscle disorder that forced her to give up the piano and led to confinement in a wheelchair at the age…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Is Possible

  Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams

  Bricker, Jen

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  Uncertain they could care for a baby born without legs, Bricker's biological parents gave her up for adoption. In her loving adoptive home, there was just one simple rule: "Never say 'can't.'" This is the incredible story of God working out his plan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pretty One

  on Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me

  Brown, Keah

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  From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Brown gives a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Laughing at My Nightmare

  Burcaw, Shane

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  With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Challenges Are Inevitable

  Defeat Is Optional

  Crawford, Roger

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  How do you become an award-winning, Division 1 college athlete despite a disability affecting all four limbs? The answer has inspired countless people throughout the world. When most people would have given up hope, Crawford found a way to work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wheels of Courage

  How World War II Veterans Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

  Davis, David

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  Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps-only to return to a world…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unleash Different

  Achieving Business Success Through Disability

  Donovan, Rich, 1975-

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  Rich gives the reader a peek into how he rose from a Canadian school for “crippled children” to manage $6 billion for one of Wall Street's leading firms. He makes it easy to relate to the business goal of serving disability.

• Man in Motion

  Hansen, Rick

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  In 1973, Rick Hansen was a carefree teenager hitchhiking home from a fishing trip, a kid who lived and breathed sports. But after the truck he was riding in went out of control and crashed, Hansen was left a paraplegic. For some people that could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Power of Disability

  10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World

  Etmanski, Al, 1947-

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  From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach us.

• The Little Big Things

  a Young Man's Belief That Every Day Can Be a Good Day

  Fraser, Henry

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  Henry Fraser was 17 years old when a tragic accident severely crushed his spinal cord. Paralysed from the shoulders down, he has conquered unimaginable difficulty to embrace life and a new way of living. This book combines his wisdom and insight…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haben

  the Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

  Girma, Haben, 1988-

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  The incredible life story of the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage. Haben Girma is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree. She has been honoured by President Obama, President Clinton,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Heumann

  An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

  Heumann, Judith E.

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  One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.

• Outrunning the Night

  a Life Journey of Disability, Determination and Joy

  Hollier, Scott,

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  Scott's story is about what a person with a disability can do to give back to a joyous, generous world. It aims to provide support to disadvantaged people - and the people supporting them. It's not about anyone reaching the pinnacle of sporting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disfigured

  on Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

  Leduc, Amanda

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  From examinations of disability in tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen through to modern interpretations ranging from Disney to Angela Carter, and the fight for disabled representation in today's media, Leduc connects the fight…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Joni Eareckson Tada. Swimming Against the Tide

  MacKenzie, Catherine

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  Joni Eareckson is a well-known Christian speaker and author from America but there was a day when she was a teenage girl in a bathing costume with nothing on her mind but boys, make up and her beloved horse, Tumbleweed. However, all that changed one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Message Is C.L.E.A.R

  Hope and Strength in the Face of Life's Greatest Adversities

  Murfitt, Gabe

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  Join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have Courage to face life's challenges; Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falling for Myself

  Palmer, Dorothy Ellen

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  In this searing and seriously funny memoir Dorothy Ellen Palmer falls down, a lot, and spends a lifetime learning to appreciate it. Born with congenital anomalies in both feet, she was adopted as a toddler by a family who had no idea how to handle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Look Me in the Eye

  My Life With Asperger's

  Robison, John Elder

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  John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label "social deviant." His savant-like ability to visualize electronic circuits landed him a gig with KISS, for whom he created…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Story of My Life; With Her Letters (1887-1901) and a Supplementary Account of Her Education, Including Passages From the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy

  Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936

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  A serious illness destroyed Helen Keller's sight and hearing at the age of two. At seven, she was helped by Anne Sullivan, her beloved teacher and friend. Through sheer determination and resolve, she learned to speak and prepared herself for entry…Read moreRead more of this annotation