Firsts Disability

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 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.

The eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy. The accounts in this collection, adapted for audio, ask listeners to think about disabled people not as individuals who need to be “fixed", but as members of a community with its own history, culture, and movements. They offer diverse perspectives that speak to past, present, and future generations.

Parker Grant doesn't need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That's why she created the Rules: Don't treat her any differently just because she's blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart. When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there's only one way to react - shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind already.

***Swoony Debut Book Finalist*** A woman with a “no dating policy.” A mysterious, cocky British stranger. A dream trip to Paris . . . What could possibly go wrong? Christine Goodbye bucket list, I can't even get on the airplane. As I wait at the boarding gate, I’m already second guessing my dream trip–the one I never thought I’d be able to take. Leaning over my suitcases from a wave of severe dizziness, I can feel my dreams slipping away, when I suddenly hear a sexy British voice offering to rescue them. Colin As soon as I saw Christine’s photo, my life changed. I knew I had to ...

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind 16-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right?

One mistake sent her running. One explosion could destroy everything they’ve rebuilt. After a high-profile PR scandal shatters her career, Riley Mitchell flees to the last place she ever thought she’d return—Seashore Cove. Twelve years away hasn’t healed the wounds that drove her from the Oregon coast, but hiding at the quaint Sandpiper Inn seems like the perfect place to start over…until she meets the inn’s enigmatic new owner. Lucas Gray came to Seashore Cove to escape his past, not open his heart. After losing everything in Boston, he’s rebuilt a quiet life along the shore,...

When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Armed with his favorite getting-to-know-you question (“What’s your favorite color?”), he’ll weed out the incompatible people—the greens and the purples, people who are too close to his own blue to make for good friends—and surround himself with outgoing yellows, adventurous oranges, and even thrilling reds.

THIS BOOK CONTINUES THE SERIES FROM DYLAN'S POINT OF VIEW. DYLAN HAS BEEN LEFT WHEELCHAIR BOUND, HOWEVER, HE HAS FOUND WAYS OF NAVIGATING THROUGH HIS LIFE WHICH ARE CRAFTY, HEARTFELT, INTELLIGENT, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. CLEARLY, HE HAS STRUGGLED THROUGH MANY OBSTACLES AND SITUATIONS MANY OF HIS PEERS HAVE NOT HAD TO DEAL WITH, BUT HE HAS MANAGED IN MATURE WAYS TO ACCEPT HIS SITUATION AND MOVE FORWARDS, MOST OF THE TIME. HE IS IN THE MIDST OF A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST LOVE RELATIONSHIP AND HE IS AN INSPIRING CHARACTER. I AM ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS NOVEL, BUT POSTED IT, AT A ...

Roni Reindl was kidnapped by the cartel and rose to second-in-command. Jason Boyd was a firefighter before becoming a quadriplegic. When Jason’s ex-girlfriend hires Roni to kill him, will Roni kill her heart or her past? * * * Note: This is a short romance tying together two characters introduced in previous Bad Boys for Hire adventures. Jason Boyd is the “other man” for Carol in Bad Boys for Hire: Nick Roni is Boss Veronica, an antagonist of Axe and Leanna in Bad Boys for Hire: Axe Jason’s home health aide, Marisa Monroe, has her Irish adventure in Bad Boys for Hire: Liam The ...

Dan McSkimming was a Deputy for 18 years and on the SWAT team (SET - Special Enforcement Team) for 13 years— all with the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office. A normal adjustment of his rifle led to a visit to a chiropractor which would change his life forever. A stroke sent him to Cottage Hospital—the same Hospital of his birth. At age 43, Dan had to learn to live all over again—how to talk, eat, communicate, love… This is the true story of a shocking tragedy and trauma, the fear, despair, and triumph of a first responder, in his own words.

Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism, this topic-driven audiobook offers clear, concrete language to introduce the concept of disability. This audiobook celebrates all bodies and abilities, just as they are, and addresses the inequities and opportunities for change in today's world.

COURAGE - CHARACTER - CONVICTION Stom Carpenter has always lived on the fringes, navigating the confusing and isolating world of high school under an assumed name. Unseen for who he really is, and standing out only for his differences, he’s a silent giant in the halls—a boy whose quiet nature and intense focus make him an easy target for ridicule. Misunderstood by his peers and even by himself, Stom carries the weight of struggles he can’t explain, living in a time when words like "autism" and "neurodivergent" were rarely spoken and even less understood. COMPATIBILITY WAS ONLY A ...

Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, skipping parties to play online chess under a pseudonym with strangers around the world. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'. Ronan is the new kid: good looking, smart, a bad boy plagued by guilt over what happened to his brother Ciaran. Chesslife is his escape.

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When new-boy Harris meets cute-girl-in-his-class Nory, he is determined to prove he is more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Luckily, he has a secret weapon. His new nurse Miranda. Beautiful and confident, Miranda sees Harris for who he really is–funny, smart and totally worthy of Nory's affections. It seems everything is working out for Harris for once. But Miranda has her own demons, and Harris starts to wonder if she has his best interests at heart.

CHILD. GIRL. WOMAN! From childhood to childbirth. Fatima's remarkable journey. When a blind boy is born to wealthy rural parents, a girl from a poor branch of the family is brought to live in their house, as his caretaker and playmate. At the time she takes the blind baby on, the girl is herself a child, only four years old! All who see and know her over the years, growing the boy up while herself growing up, marvel at the good fortune that has brought her into his life. But money is a magnet, and the unscrupulous will do anything to usurp her position. This is the tale of Gul Mohammed and ...

When Talia finally opened Baby Cakes it was a dream come true… but dreams can turn into nightmares. Nebraska was supposed to be flat, and Redemption seemed like the perfect town for a girl like her. But when the storms come, it’s anything but safe. Firefighter Rex Roma has had a long go of it. His ex dropped off his toddler daughter when she went to rehab and never came back. He’s not sure if his wild crush on Talia Lin is reciprocated, but he’d do anything for the new baker in town. His whole life has been about saving people. Though he has some deep regrets in his past, he’s ...

The debut YA novel of 2016 that everyone will be talking about. Parker Grant doesn't need perfect vision to see right through you. That's why she created the rules: don't treat her any differently just because she's blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. When Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart, suddenly reappears at school, Parker knows there's only one way to react - shun him so hard it hurts.