International Day of People with Disability

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations observed day held on 3 December each year.

In Australia, IDPwD is a joint effort between government, schools, organisations, community groups, businesses and individuals.

The Australian Government through the Department of Social Services funds a national program and this website to help promote and raise awareness of this day.

The IDPwD program aligns with Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31 and aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.

Learn more about IDPwD

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International Day of People with Disability

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations observed day held on 3 December each year.

In Australia, IDPwD is a joint effort between government, schools, organisations, community groups, businesses and individuals.

The Australian Government through the Department of Social Services funds a national program and this website to help promote and raise awareness of this day.

The IDPwD program aligns with Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31 and aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.

Learn more about IDPwD

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Unseen : how I lost my vision but found my voice : a memoir
Burke, Molly
Ebook
A sign of her own
Marsh, Sarah (Novelist)
Paper Book
A mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that follows a deaf former student of Alexander Graham Bell as she learns to reclaim her own authentic voice. Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and...
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Yu, Tiffany
Paper Book
An urgent and compelling investigation into unpacking your biases and building a disability-inclusive and accessible world
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Bonam-Young, Hannah
Paper Book
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Disability pride : dispatches from a post-ADA world
Mattlin, Ben
Ebook
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All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness : A guide to navigating multiple conditions
Clement, Charli.
Paper Book
In this ground-breaking debut, Charli Clement combines their own experiences alongside unique short profiles from individuals with chronic illness, to provide an intimate and insightful look at the complexities of living as an autistic and chronically ill person. From navigating your...
The quiet ear : an investigation of missing sound : a memoir
Antrobus, Raymond
Paper Book
A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet--a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action hailed as "insightful, bighearted [and] a transformative story for all readers" (The New York Times Book Review) "Beautifully complicates and expands our...
Who wants normal? : the disabled girls' guide to life
Ryan, Frances
Paper Book
'No one really talks about it. No one really talks about what it is to be a disabled woman, especially a young one. To go a bit mad. To experience pain or exhaustion or feel 92. To navigate all the standard parts of life - exams, careers, dating - but with a body that is different than everyone...
Soul jar : thirty-one fantastical tales by disabled authors
Carl, Annie
Ebook
Foreword by Nicola Griffith, author of Hild and Spear  Too often, science fiction and fantasy stories erase--or cure--characters with disabilities. Soul Jar, edited by author and bookstore owner Annie Carl, features thirty-one stories by disabled authors,...
Easy beauty : a memoir
Cooper Jones, Chloé
Paper Book
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 * Vulture's #1 Memoir of 2022 * A Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, Time, BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly,...
The country of the blind : a memoir at the end of sight
Leland, Andrew
Paper Book
We meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he's midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his...
I'll let myself in
Diviney, Hannah
Paper Book
A defiant coming of age story about a young woman coming to terms with all that she is, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Hunchback : a novel
Ichikawa, Saō
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE, THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE...
Different, not less : a neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after
Hayden, Chloe
Paper Book
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True biz : a novel
Nović, Sara
Paper Book
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Ruiz, Sarah Grunder
Paper Book
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Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
Wong, Alice.
Paper Book
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility- another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms. What is intimacy? More than...
Unfit parent : a disabled mother challenges an inaccessible world
Slice, Jessica
Ebook
"Beautiful and razor-sharp...cannot recommend highly enough." --Ann Helen Petersen, Culture Study "Cuts boldly and beautifully through that silence, inviting readers to imagine what our world might look like if we met every family where they are." --Vogue
Beautiful people : my thirteen truths about disability
Blake, Melissa (Blogger)
Paper Book
Disability activist and social media influencer Melissa Blake offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.  In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught...
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