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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 30th anniversary July 26 July 2020
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Join our Summer Reading Program now through August 31st! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Reading is one of our favorite ways to connect with you. This year is going to look a little different but we will have just as much fun! The program is online through Beanstack, an app or web-based program that allows you to track your reading and participate in engaging activities for all ages, including wee readers, kids, teens and adults. Also, connect to download-able eBooks and audio books from Libby/Overdrive. Download the app from your app store or visit our online catalog at https://piercecounty.overdrive.com/.
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About us
by Peter Catapano
Boldly claiming a space in which people with disabilities can be seen and heard as they are—not as others perceive them—About Us captures the voices of a community that has for too long been stereotyped and misrepresented. Based on the pioneering New York Times series, About Us collects the personal essays and reflections that have transformed the national conversation around disability.
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Being Heumann : an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist by Judith E. Heumann An influential disability-rights activist recounts her lifelong battles for education, employment and societal inclusion, in a personal account that includes coverage of her role in advising the Carter administration to help create the Americans with Disabilities Act. (biography & autobiography).
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Care work
by 1975- Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi
Poet and essayist Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha writes about disability justice, Queer communities, rights, and the necessary tools that can empower those left behind.
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Disfigured
by Amanda Leduc
The author looks at how disabilities and disabled characters are portrayed in fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, and how this influences the way people think about disability.
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I'll push you
by 1975- Gray, Patrick
"Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime. Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up together, went to school together, and were best man in each other's weddings. When Justin was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease that robbed him of the use of his arms and legs, Patrick was there, helping to feed and care for him in ways he'd never imagined. Determined to live life to the fullest, the friends refused to give into despair or let physical limitations control what was possible for Justin. So when Justin heard about the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile trek through Spain, he wondered aloud to Patrick whether the two of them could ever do it. Patrick's immediate response was: "I'll push you." I'll Push You is the real-life story of this incredible journey. A travel adventure full of love, humor, and spiritual truth, it exemplifies what every friendship is meant to be and shows what it means to never find yourself alone. You'll discover how love and faith can push past all limits--and make us the best versions of ourselves''- -.
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Mermaid
by Mary Eileen Cronin
A woman born without legs describes her life growing up as one of eleven children in a large Catholic family, wearing prosthetics, going to school, facing bullies, and searching for love and happiness.
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Normal sucks
by Jonathan Mooney
A writer diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD as a child explores the toll the system takes on kids who are not "normal" and advocates for a revolution in the way we think about diversity, abilities and disabilities.
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Sensing the rhythm
by Mandy Harvey
The musician recounts her life and career, including how she lost her hearing at age eighteen, suffered from depression, and found her way back to music.
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So lucky
by Nicola Griffith
The profoundly personal and emphatically political story of a confident woman forced to confront an unnerving new reality when in the space of a single week her wife leaves her and she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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The pretty one
by Keah Brown
From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America.
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For additional reading ideas, talk with your library staff!
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