Lives in their own words
Personal accounts of disability, identity, relationships, and belonging. These books offer individual perspectives, rather than one story meant to stand for everyone.
Rebekah Taussig examines daily life in a disabled body through personal essays about belonging, relationships, accessibility, and representation. Her memoir makes room for ordinary experiences alongside structural barriers, inviting readers to question the familiar stories they have been told about disability.
Judith Heumann tells the story of her fight to attend school, work, and participate fully in public life. Her memoir connects personal experience with collective organizing, showing how disabled people built a movement that challenged exclusion and changed the possibilities available to later generations.
Haben Girma recounts family history, travel, education, and the search for meaningful connection as a Deafblind person. With humor and practical examples of access, her memoir explores the relationships and inventive communication approaches that shaped her path to disability rights advocacy.
Alice Wong brings together essays, conversations, images, and other fragments of her life as a disabled Asian American activist. The book moves among food, popular culture, care, access, and organizing, creating a layered portrait of a life shaped by community and a commitment to change.
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