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Disability Pride Month 2023

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kplAmyRae

Kenosha Public Library

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Celebrating the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, Disability Pride Month highlights the contributions and lives of people living with disabilities. Check out these novels, memoirs, and more for fresh perspectives on disability!

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kplAmyRae

Kenosha Public Library

16 items

16 items

Golem Girl

Golem Girl

A Memoir

by Lehrer, Riva

Book - 2020

A memoir of a child born with spina bifida, she is told repeatedly that she is broken until, as an adult, she finds opportunities for creativity and resistance. A memoir of a child born with spina bifida, she is told repeatedly that she is broken until, as an adult, she finds opportunities for creativity and resistance. Show less

A memoir of a child born with spina bifida, she is told repeatedly that she is broken until, as an adult, she finds opportunities for creativity and resistance. A memoir of a child born with spina bifida, she is told repeatedly that she is broken until, as an adult, she finds opportunities for creativity and resistance. Show less

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Just by Looking at Him

Just by Looking at Him

by O'Connell, Ryan

Book - 2022

Elliot, a gay television writer with cerebral palsy, struggles to find love and connection in an ableist world. Elliot, a gay television writer with cerebral palsy, struggles to find love and connection in an ableist world. Show less

Elliot, a gay television writer with cerebral palsy, struggles to find love and connection in an ableist world. Elliot, a gay television writer with cerebral palsy, struggles to find love and connection in an ableist world. Show less

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Smile

Smile

The Story of A Face

by Ruhl, Sarah

Book - 2021

In this memoir, Sarah Ruhl chronicles her experience with Bell's palsy. In this memoir, Sarah Ruhl chronicles her experience with Bell's palsy. Show less

In this memoir, Sarah Ruhl chronicles her experience with Bell's palsy. In this memoir, Sarah Ruhl chronicles her experience with Bell's palsy. Show less

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About Us

About Us

Essays From the Disability Series of the New York Times

Book - 2019

A series of essays captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. A series of essays captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. Show less

A series of essays captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. A series of essays captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. Show less

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Get A Life, Chloe Brown

Get A Life, Chloe Brown

A Novel

by Hibbert, Talia

Book - 2019

Chloe manages her life’s to-do-list and chronic illness. Her adventures soon lead to romance. Chloe manages her life’s to-do-list and chronic illness. Her adventures soon lead to romance. Show less

Chloe manages her life’s to-do-list and chronic illness. Her adventures soon lead to romance. Chloe manages her life’s to-do-list and chronic illness. Her adventures soon lead to romance. Show less

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Disfigured

Disfigured

On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

by Leduc, Amanda

Book - 2020

A critical look at the ableism found in myths and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, these stories have shaped our expectations of disabilities and happily ever after. What if we had stories that celebrate differences? A critical look at the ableism found in myths and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, these stories have shaped our expectations of disabilities and happily ever after. What if we had stories that celebrate differences? Show less

A critical look at the ableism found in myths and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, these stories have shaped our expectations of disabilities and happily ever after. What if we had stories that celebrate differences? A critical look at the ableism found in myths and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, these stories have shaped our expectations of disabilities and happily ever after. What if we had stories that celebrate differences? Show less

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Disability Visibility

Disability Visibility

First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

Book - 2020

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The Pretty One

The Pretty One

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

by Brown, Keah

Book - 2019

A collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. A collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Show less

A collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. A collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Show less

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Care Work

Care Work

Dreaming Disability Justice

by Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi

Book - 2018

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The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Van der Kolk, Bessel A.

Book - 2014

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Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

by Taussig, Rebekah

Book - 2020

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True Biz

True Biz

by Novic, Sara

Book - 2022

A journey into the Deaf community, this novel explores the lives of high school students at the River Valley School for the Deaf. A journey into the Deaf community, this novel explores the lives of high school students at the River Valley School for the Deaf. Show less

A journey into the Deaf community, this novel explores the lives of high school students at the River Valley School for the Deaf. A journey into the Deaf community, this novel explores the lives of high school students at the River Valley School for the Deaf. Show less

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Fortune Favors the Dead

Fortune Favors the Dead

by Spotswood, Stephen

Book - 2020

Light, fun mystery set in the 1940’s, Lillian is a private detective (who also has multiple sclerosis) who hires Parker, a circus runaway, to be her assistant. Light, fun mystery set in the 1940’s, Lillian is a private detective (who also has multiple sclerosis) who hires Parker, a circus runaway, to be her assistant. Show less

Light, fun mystery set in the 1940’s, Lillian is a private detective (who also has multiple sclerosis) who hires Parker, a circus runaway, to be her assistant. Light, fun mystery set in the 1940’s, Lillian is a private detective (who also has multiple sclerosis) who hires Parker, a circus runaway, to be her assistant. Show less

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The Body Factory

The Body Factory

From the First Prosthetics to the Augmented Human

by Chochois, Heloise

Graphic Novel - 2021

A graphic novel exploring the history of amputation and prosthesis devices. A graphic novel exploring the history of amputation and prosthesis devices. Show less

A graphic novel exploring the history of amputation and prosthesis devices. A graphic novel exploring the history of amputation and prosthesis devices. Show less

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The Sign for Home

The Sign for Home

A Novel

by Fell, Blair

Book - 2022

Arlo Dilly looks for his long lost love with help from his friends. Arlo Dilly looks for his long lost love with help from his friends. Show less

Arlo Dilly looks for his long lost love with help from his friends. Arlo Dilly looks for his long lost love with help from his friends. Show less

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How Lucky

How Lucky

by Leitch, Will

Book - 2021

Daniel is unable to speak and uses a wheelchair, but when he witnesses a kidnapping, he must solve the mystery. Daniel is unable to speak and uses a wheelchair, but when he witnesses a kidnapping, he must solve the mystery. Show less

Daniel is unable to speak and uses a wheelchair, but when he witnesses a kidnapping, he must solve the mystery. Daniel is unable to speak and uses a wheelchair, but when he witnesses a kidnapping, he must solve the mystery. Show less

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