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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...

In this awe-inspiring memoir, Nalevate, Lanale Robinson shares his breathtaking journey of resilience, determination, and triumph. Diagnosed as a quadriplegic after a life-altering accident. Lanale defied the odds, and rose above challenges. Today he walks, a living testament to the boundless potential of the human spirit.

My stroke occurred on December 10, 2021. During the hours that my mind was deteriorating, my life was sent down an inevitable pathway that would include emergency medical intervention, brain surgery, and months of therapy addressing physical and emotional health as well as speech and cognitive skills. What was not inevitable in all of this was the unique inner duality that emerged. Buddy (right brain) embraced the realm of peace and tranquility. Sir! (left brain) controlled the management of the brain: order, details, time, and knowing the feeling of being in charge.

In this tenth and final instalment, Deborah talks about her dramatic health scare, and how her fitness from triathlon saw her through. Deborah speaks honestly and openly about the challenges she experienced and how she uses her determination and resilience to get back on her feet. She also looks for new ways to continue her passion for triathlon.

Bloomsbury presents Neurodivergent, By Nature, written and read by Joe Harkness Exploring the connections between nature and neurodiversity Time in nature supports our wellbeing. If we are neurodivergent, it can stimulate our senses, feed our curiosity and help us find others with the same deep...

Despite the incredible strain of all these challenges, Mindy manages them with amazing tenderness, persistence, and love. Far from a depressing story of misfortune, Last Nerve is as uplifting and witty as it is raw and real. It’s a testament to hope, the endurance of family, and the resilience of the human spirit.

The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness, showing us that sickness is a fact of life. In the wake of the 2014 Ferguson riots, and sick with a chronic condition that...

Vier Jahre lang schien die Welt um mich herum weiterzulaufen, während ich in einer unsichtbaren Blase gefangen war. Von lähmender Angst, tiefer Unsicherheit und sozialer Isolation geprägt, verließ ich kaum das Haus und kämpfte täglich gegen meine innere Stimme, die mich immer wieder zurückzog. Dieses Buch erzählt offen und ehrlich von meiner persönlichen Reise durch die Dunkelheit einer schweren psychischen Erkrankung. Es beschreibt den Schmerz des Alleinseins, die Verzweiflung, die Frage nach der eigenen Stärke – und vor allem den unerschütterlichen Willen zur Veränderung.

Up All Night not only grips listeners in unrelenting humor, but it offers a fresh voice embracing listeners with graphic injuries, tender recollections, big surprises, and love. Posing nuanced psychological questions while never losing its heart, Up All Night traces the challenges of living with undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome before the social disorder became known in 1992.

In Pass the Salt, Robert Kingett invites you into his world of online dating in 2010s Chicago–a world filled with unexpected challenges, outrageous encounters, and more than a few colorful characters. As a gay man navigating not only the complexities of love but also life with disabilities, Robert’s journey is anything but ordinary.

Meine Mutter war Alkoholikerin. Meine Kindheit? Keine einfache! Vor Jahren schwör ich mir, den Kontakt zu meiner Mutter abzubrechen. Als sie jedoch schwer erkrankte und Hilfe brauchte, reichte ich ihr meine Hand. Nichtwissend, dass die härtesten Tage, Wochen und Monate meines Lebens sein sollten.

Twenty-three-year-old Ardra Shephard is sleeping with the wrong guy, living in a crappy apartment, and spending money she doesn't have on designer shoes, boozy brunches, and weekends in NYC. Making mistakes while you figure stuff out is what your twenties are all about. Then a doctor tells Ardra she has MS, and those two letters split her life into a Before and After.

By entitling his book The God Who Enables, Timothy Burdick proceeds to develop in great detail, chapter-by-chapter, that although physically blind from birth, he has been enabled to "see" so much of what the majority who are sited have chosen not to see. Unlike Timothy, they close their eyes and hearts to what our God has and wants for each of us, to see and understand with both hearts and our minds.

After a catastrophic ski accident left him permanently paralyzed from the waist down, Jason not only had to relearn basic tasks like dressing and bathing but also had to wrestle with the harder questions: why do bad things happen? If God is good and powerful, why does he allow suffering? And how does one cope with suffering, which in one way or another visits us all?

Die Autorin ist Mutter eines Jungen im Autismus-Spektrum. Seit einigen Jahren lebt sie mit ihrer Familie in Deutschland, wo sie jeden Tag das Leben aus einer anderen Perspektive kennenlernt – durch das Prisma der Mutterschaft, der Auswanderung und der einzigartigen Welt ihres Sohnes.

La vita di Carlotta Gilli è stata sconvolta all'età di sei anni, quando la malattia di Stargardt, una retinopatia degenerativa, ha ridotto progressivamente la sua vista, portandola da dieci decimi a un solo decimo.

Get ready to embrace your inner warrior with Kelly-Anne Kerley's real and raw story of resilience and HOPE. Dive into her empowering story, celebrating her strength and transformation—because conquering adversity needs to be showcased with laughter and tears.

Liz Casper is a former medical doctor, artist, and author from the Pacific Northwest. In her first book, BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, BIPOLAR, Liz shares with us her personal journey before, during, and after her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The book, set in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, chronicles Liz’s experience both living with and healing from this devastating diagnosis.

After being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, Melissa Haugen felt alone. In an effort to make others feel seen, she vulnerably shares her personal story of living with muscular dystrophy.

Dietetics practitioners are food and nutrition experts who help people live healthier lives. They work in a variety of settings—from hospitals and research to sports, schools, nursing homes, and the food industry. Yet, despite the diversity of the populations they serve, the dietetics profession is predominantly female, white, and able-bodied. Only 2% of dietetics practitioners have a disability compared to 29% of US adults. There is an urgent need to diversify the field—especially by including practitioners with disabilities.