El Deafo
by Cece Bell

The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."

Strangers assume my girlfriend is my nurse
by Shane Burcaw

"From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace"

Dancing after TEN : a graphic memoir
by Vivian Chong

A graphic biography about a woman who lives a vital and fulfilling artistic life after a rare disease left her blind.

Mean little deaf queer : a memoir
by Terry Galloway

Recounts the author's experiences of growing up with a nervous system that had been adversely affected in utero by an experimental medication, describing her hallucinatory youth as a hearing-impaired gay member of a conservative hometown, the defiance that marked her relationships, and her obsessions with language, duplicity, and performance.

Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
by Haben Girma

Documents the incredible story of the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School, tracing her refugee parents’ harrowing experiences in the Eritrea-Ethiopian war and her development of innovations that enabled her remarkable achievements. 

The reason I jump : the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
by Naoki Higashida

Co-translated by the Man Booker Prize finalist author of Cloud Atlas, a journey into the mind of a remarkable 13-year-old Japanese boy with severe autism shares firsthand insights into a variety of experiences associated with the disorder, from behavioral traits and misconceptions to perceptions about the world and social awareness.

Ugly
by Robert Hoge

Having been born with a large facial tumor and undeveloped legs that could only be partially corrected despite extensive surgeries, the author describes the challenges that caused him to be bullied and compelled him to rise above his disabilities to enjoy shared times with his siblings, gain self-acceptance and pursue a writing career. 

Body talk : 37 voices explore our radical anatomy
by Kelly Jensen

Thirty-seven contributors-including model Tyra Banks, gymnast Aly Raisman, and bestselling YA authors-explore the world in their unique bodies through essays, lists, comics, and art, from the award-winning editor of (Don't) Call Me Crazy.

Have dog, will travel : a poet's journey
by Stephen Kuusisto

A blind poet describes how being laid off from his job as a small college town professor led him into acquiring his first guide dog and how it changed his life and gave him a newfound appreciation for travel and independence.

Such a pretty girl : a story of struggle, empowerment, and disability pride
by Nadina LaSpina

Such a Pretty Girl is Nadina LaSpina's story--from her early years in her native Sicily, where still a baby she contracts polio, a fact that makes her the object of well-meaning pity and the target of messages of hopelessness; to her adolescence and youth in America, spent almost entirely in hospitals, where she is tortured in the quest for a cure and made to feel that her body no longer belongs to her; to her rebellion and her activism in the disability rights movement.

Unsinkable : from Russian orphan to Paralympic swimming world champion
by Jessica Tatiana Long

The champion Paralympic swimmer presents an inspirational photographic memoir that describes her birth in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, her adoption from a Russian orphanage at 13 months and the big and small life events that marked her rise to the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time.

Funny, you don't look autistic : a comedian's guide to life on the spectrum
by Michael McCreary

Stand-up comic and activist Michael McCreary describes how he was diagnosed with ASD in early childhood and found healing and empowerment through journaling, as a comedian and in dispelling misconceptions about autism. 

Nujeen : one girl's incredible journey from war-torn Syria in a wheelchair
by Nujeen Mustafa

The co-author of I Am Malala traces the inspiring story of Syrian refugee Nujeen Mustafa, who, after being born with cerebral palsy and denied an education because of her disability, made a harrowing journey by wheelchair from her war-ravaged home to safety in Germany. 50,000 first printing.

Dirty river : a queer femme of color dreaming her way home
by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Details the author's journey of self-discovery, which led to her flight from America for Canada, and her acceptance into Toronto's community of queer punks, where she found her identity and came to terms with her abusive past.

Don't call me inspirational : a disabled feminist talks back
by Harilyn Rousso

For psychotherapist, painter, feminist, filmmaker, writer, and disability activist Harilyn Rousso, hearing well-intentioned people tell her, "You're so inspirational!" is patronizing, not complimentary.In her empowering and at times confrontational memoir, Don't Call Me Inspirational, Rousso, who has cerebral palsy, describes overcoming the prejudice against disability--not overcoming disability. She addresses the often absurd and ignorant attitudes of strangers, friends, and family. Rousso also examines her own prejudice toward her disabled body, and portrays the healing effects of intimacy and creativity, as well as her involvement with the disability rights community. She intimately reveals herself with honesty and humor and measures her personal growth as she goes from "passing" to embracing and claiming her disability as a source of pride, positive identity, and rebellion. A collage of images about her life, rather than a formal portrait, Don't Call Me Inspirational celebrates Rousso's wise, witty, productive, outrageous life, disability and all.

We should hang out sometime : embarrassingly, a true story
by Josh Sundquist

The Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star and motivational speaker documents his coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor and his efforts to investigate past dates gone wrong to discover why he was still single. 

The unheard : a memoir of deafness and Africa
by Josh Swiller

Describes one young man's efforts to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving, hearing world by undertaking a two-year sojourn in a remote village in Zambia as a Peace Corps volunteer where he found a remarkable world marked by both beauty and violence. 

The collected schizophrenias : essays
by Esmé Weijun Wang

Using examples from her own diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, the author discusses some of the misconceptions about the illness, the disagreements within the medical community, and her experiences of the dangers of institutionalization and mistreatment.

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.