July is Disability Pride Month! Here are some books about the history and future of the disability rights movement. You might also be interested in this collection of books by authors with disabilities.
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Accessible America : a history of disability and design
by Bess Williamson Presents a history of the legislation and building design changes made in the United States beginning in 1968 to improve accessibility to public places for people with physical disabilities |
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All our families : disability lineage and the future of kinship
by Jennifer Natalya Fink A disability studies scholar examines the racist, misogynistic and antisemitic historical pattern of eradicating disabled people from family narratives and argues for a radical reimaging of the how we care for them. |
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Demystifying disability : what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally
by Emily Ladau A guide for how to be a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible place. |
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The disability experience : working toward belonging
by Hannalora Leavitt This nonfiction book for teens provides a history of disability, describes types of disabilities and examines the challenges faced by people living with disabilities. |
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Disability pride : dispatches from a post-ADA world
by Ben Mattlin An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today and how attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
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Disability visibility : first-person stories from the twenty-first century
by Alice Wong This collection of essays from contemporary disabled writers celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act focuses on issues such as disabled performers in the theater and the everyday lives of the community. |
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Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest US minority its rights
by Lennard J. Davis Chronicles the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act, using interviews with legislators and activists to describe how the bipartisan bill became the most comprehensive civil rights legislation passed in the United States. |
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From the periphery : real-life stories of disability
by Pia Justesen FROM THE PERIPHERY consists of more than thirty first-person narratives by activists and everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities. |
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Loving our own bones : disability wisdom and the spiritual subversiveness of knowing ourselves whole
by Julia Watts Belser A spiritual companion and political manifesto that cuts through objectification and inspiration alike to offer a powerful new account of disability in biblical narrative and contemporary culture. |
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No Pity : People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement
by Joseph P. Shapiro A history of the disability rights movement discusses the ever-growing struggle of disabled people to challenge discrimination and explains how the disabled used their political clout to gain passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. |