If you’re looking to get started learning about disability topics, these books will give you a strong foundation on disability culture, history and etiquette mixed with powerful narratives.
Demystifying Disability: https://amzn.to/3WieSNy
If you’re going to get one book, get this book. It’s the strongest overall foundation, covering a broad range of topics and is a very approachable read.
Disability Visibility: https://amzn.to/3xZzOQ0
This series of essays exemplifies the wide range of disabled experiences, in the voices of the disabled people themselves. A classic option and a good place to start.
A Disability History of the United States: https://amzn.to/3LkSHA6
Starting with pre-colonial America, this book is a thorough examination of the history of our community and how perceptions, lived experiences and legal frameworks have evolved over time.
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice: https://amzn.to/3VZl1wX
This book details how disabled communities come together to support each other and details how disabled lives are lived. A truly mind-changing book and an absolutely worthwhile read.
Skin, Tooth and Bone: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/reward_step2/OTMxNQ==/65827
Only available through the Sins Invalid website (aka not available on Amazon), Skin, Tooth and Bone is a foundational disability justice primer and is a must-read for anyone wanting to do work in the realm of disability justice.
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