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• Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

  Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever

  Ndopu, Eddie,

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  Success and disability feature in this vividly told memoir by South African activist Ndopu, as he takes readers from his diagnosis with spinal muscular atrophy at age 2 to his time as a graduate student in public policy at Oxford.

• True Biz

  a Novel

  Nović, Sara, 1987-

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  A Deaf author wrote this novel about students at a residential school for the Deaf as they navigate first love, exams and advocating for themselves in a vibrant coming-of-age story.

• A Woman of No Importance

  the Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

  Purnell, Sonia,

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  A deep dive into the life of Virginia Hall, who coordinated intricate Resistance work and spycraft during WWII. As an amputee, she named her wooden prosthetic leg "Cuthbert," and her adventures make for a page-turning read.

• How to Dance

  a Novel

  Dutton, Jason B.,

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  A lively romance starring Nick, karaoke singer extraordinaire, recently single and living with cerebral palsy, and new to town Hayley who has dreams of dancing professionally. This is the debut book from author Dutton who also has cerebral palsy.

• Disability Visibility

  First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

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  If you prefer short-form writing, this collection features pieces by a diverse group of disabled writers and draws readers into vivid lived experiences. Published for the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, it's an excellent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spare Man

  Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969-

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  A couple on their honeymoon gets drawn into a murder mystery in this sci-fi detective story. The leading lady lives with chronic pain and PTSD in this witty book.

• The Future Is Disabled

  Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

  Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi, 1975-

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  The author writes about living through COVID-19 as a disabled person, with a focus on mutual aid and joy during isolation or when faced with discrimination.

• The Spear Cuts Through Water

  Jimenez, Simon, 1989-

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  If you like historical fantasy or folklore, try this layered fantasy that sweeps readers through time and viewpoints. While the story fluidly twines multiple narratives, one main character is Keema, a mercenary with a single arm.

• Easy Beauty

  a Memoir

  Cooper Jones, Chloé, 1983-

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  In this memoir, Cooper Jones writes about travel, family and beauty, always with an eye to living with a height and gait difference. From childhood to motherhood, there's purpose and solace along with trials and frustrations.

• Get a Life, Chloe Brown

  a Novel

  Hibbert, Talia,

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  This comic romance follows chronically ill geek Chloe Brown as she teams up with her neighbor for new adventures. Featuring a protagonist with fibromyalgia, "Get a Life, Chloe Brown" is a charming and heartfelt story packed with humor.

• Being Heumann

  An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  A candid and vibrant memoir of disability activist Heumann and the Civil Rights Movement with sit-ins, legislative changes and personal details mixed into a compelling narrative.

• The Final Strife

  a Novel

  El-Arifi, Saara,

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  This trilogy opening fantasy adventure incorporates elements from Ghanaian and Arabian traditions, as well as nuanced depictions of seizures and mutism.

• Haben

  the Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

  Girma, Haben, 1988-

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  This memoir from the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School invites readers into her life and her work as a disability advocate who invented new accommodation tech.

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