Disability Justice Writing

Books specifically centering notions of disability justice, as defined in the 1990s and 2000s largely by disabled folks who are also queer/POC. Members of this movement range from physically disabled folks who use mobility aids to chronically ill, neurodiverse, Deaf, and Blind people, among others.

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1	Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 4.59 avg rating — 3,033 ratings score: 878, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 10,982 ratings score: 686, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation: The Rise of Eco-Ability by Anthony J. Nocella II (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Moojag and the Auticode Secret by N.E. McMorran (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,105 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology by Raymond Luczak (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Criptionary by Maria Palacios 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Uprooted: An Anthology on Gender and Illness by Megan Winkelman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability by Lily Collison (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage by Mickey Rowe (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Disability Studies and the Environmental Humanities: Toward an Eco-Crip Theory by Sarah Jaquette Ray (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Real Experts: Readings for Parents of Autistic Children by Michelle Sutton (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions by Christine Caldwell (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum by Eva A. Mendes 3.66 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Proud to Be Retarded #1: Autistic Pride in a Neurophobic World by Joe Biel (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Speaking for Ourselves: Conversations on Life, Music, and Autism by Michael B. Bakan 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model by L.D. Green (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity by James McGrath 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory & Transformative Justice Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health by Zena Sharman (Editor) 4.57 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes on the Spectrum by Sonya Freeman Loftis (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care by Zena Sharman (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and Decolonizing Disability by Pamela Block (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Headcase: LGBTQ Writers and Artists on Mental Health and Wellness by Stephanie Schroeder (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Restricted Access: Lesbians on Disability by Victoria A. Brownworth (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction by Kathryn Allan (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People: A Disability Justice Primer by Sins Invalid 4.68 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 744 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	And Straight on Till Morning: Essays on Autism Acceptance by Autistic Self Advocacy Network 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Knowing Why: Adult-Diagnosed Autistic People on Life and Autism by Elizabeth Bartmess (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism by Lydia X.Z. Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.56 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Typed Words Loud Voices by Amy Sequenzia (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking by Julia Bascom (Editor) 4.69 avg rating — 386 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Our Autistic Lives: Personal Accounts from Autistic Adults Around the World Aged 20 to 70+ by Alex Ratcliffe (Editor) 4.26 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Desiring Disability: Queer Theory Meets Disability Studies by Robert McRuer (Introduction) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability by Robert McRuer 4.01 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Crip Times: Disability, Globalization, and Resistance by Robert McRuer 4.22 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars