Disability Pride Month for Adults

Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in July 1990. This annual celebration recognizes the identities, culture, contributions, and diversity of people with disabilities.

Updated July 2, 2025
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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,...
Disability pride : dispatches from a post-ADA world
Mattlin, Ben
Ebook
An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) In Disability Pride, disabled journalist Ben Mattlin weaves...
But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures
Kohli, Sahaj Kaur
Paper Book
A Harvard Public Health Best Public Health Book of 2024 "This wonderful book is a compass, a blueprint, a mirror, and a friend. Kohli gives language to what many of us feel but can't yet articulate."--Erika L. Sánchez, New York Times bestselling author of I am Not...
Sipping Dom Pérignon through a straw : reimagining success as a disabled achiever
Ndopu, Eddie
Ebook
Apple's Best Books of August 2023 A memoir penned with one good finger, Ndopu writes about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful.   Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative motor neuron disease...
Born extraordinary : empowering children with differences and disabilities
Zucker, Meg
Paper Book
A parent's guide to empowering children to embrace their visible and invisible differences     Meg Zucker was born with one finger on each hand, shortened forearms, and one toe on each misshapen foot, caused by a genetic condition called ectrodactyly. She...
Connecting dots : a blind life
Miele, Joshua Alexander
Paper Book
In this extraordinary memoir, a scientist who became blind at a young age shares how he navigates the world around him, and how his contributions led to cutting‑edge work in accessibility--packed with humor, adventure, and insights on life and disability. At...
The deaf girl : a memoir of hearing loss, hope, and fighting against the odds
Heringer, Abigail
Against technoableism : rethinking who needs improvement
Shew, Ashley
Ebook
One of BookRiot's Ten Best Disability Books of the Year Shortlisted for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Awards "Wonderfully lucid." --Andrew Leland, New York Times Book Review A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability...
Demystifying disability : what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally
Ladau, Emily
Paper Book
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and whatnotto do) andhow you can help make the world a more inclusive place ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR- NPR, Booklist . "A candid,...
Disability visibility : first-person stories from the Twenty-first century
Wong, Alice
Audiobook
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent--but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together...
Divergent mind : thriving in a world that wasn't designed for you
Nerenberg, Jenara
Paper Book
AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK The bestselling, paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women--those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder--exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths...
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Clark, Zion
Paper Book
Elite wheelchair racer, wrestler, and America's Got Talent contestant Zion Clark joins with New York Times best-selling author James S. Hirsch for a stunning memoir--recounting childhood adversity, awe-inspiring perseverance, and self-invention. When a baby named...

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