Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Out of My Heart

By: Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller!

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.

Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even... Read more

A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

Narrated by: Katy Townsend

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different.

"A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials... Read more

Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Alice Wong

Narrated by: Sarah Ann Masse, Anthony Michael Lopez & Alice ...

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Disabled young people will be proud to see themselves reflected in this hopeful, compelling, and insightful essay collection, adapted for young adults from the critically acclaimed adult book, Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century that "sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities,... Read more

I Dream He Talks to Me

By: Allison Moorer

Narrated by: Allison Moorer

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From a Grammy-nominated musician comes a lyrical testament to love and resilience through the lens of parenting her young son, who has nonverbal autism. When Allison’s son, John Henry, stopped using his growing vocabulary just before his second birthday, she knew in her bones that something was shifting. In the years since his autism diagnosis,... Read more

Stop Struggling In School

By: Wynford Dore

Narrated by: Wynford Dore

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you have a child who struggles with reading, emotional control, or concentration?These children are completely misunderstood. Here I share the secrets I discovered to help millions.In this book, you will learn: The five ways experts completely misunderstand children who struggle in school. They are not lazy, crazy, or unintelligent. It is not... Read more

The Ribbon of Road Ahead

By: Carol Clupny

Narrated by: Carol Clupny

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

At forty-nine years old, Carol Clupny was an active, driven woman with a career, a family, and a zest for adventure. A mere year later, she struggles with strange symptoms of internal tremors, frozen shoulders, and a serious intestinal infection. She doesn’t understand why she can’t paddle a kayak or throw the ball for her dogs. Then comes the... Read more

Ruby Joy

By: Katie Luse

Narrated by: Katie Luse

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautiful, raw, and illuminating story about a little girl who lived a courageous life inside the dark space of disease. Some things only form in darkness; among them are gems.Doctors believed that Ruby Joy would only survive seven days, but as each day passed, her parents chose to believe that Ruby had a very full life ahead of her. In spite... Read more

A Miracle at Bates Memorial: The Adventures of Lili

By: Gin Noon Spaulding

Narrated by: Gin Noon Spaulding

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A Miracle at Bates Memorial is the first book in the children's series, The Adventures of Li-Li. Inspired by her daughter, Maleah "Li-Li," Author Gin Noon Spaulding provides insight on sensory issues by sharing personal accounts of her daughter's childhood journey with sensory issues and a speech delay. Little Li-Li is full of life and... Read more

Speaking of Apraxia

By: Leslie A. Lindsay

Narrated by: Leslie A. Lindsay

Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Does your child seem to understand much more than he can say? Does he struggle to say words that other kids his age say effortlessly? If so, he may have childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a neurological, motor-based speech disorder which is characterized by difficulty planning and organizing the speech movements necessary for intelligible... Read more

Understanding Autism

By: Scientific American

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Autism is one of three diagnoses that the DSM-5 includes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While our understanding of this condition has grown exponentially, research has been fraught with controversy. Autism appears to be on the rise, depending on how you define it, and its causes more complex than imagined. In Understanding Autism, Scientific... Read more

NLP

By: Alfred Borden

Narrated by: Tom Sandler & Eleanor Webb

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a psychological approach that involves analyzing strategies used by successful individuals and applying them to reach a personal goal. It relates thoughts, language, and patterns of behavior learned through experience to specific outcomes. Proponents of NLP assume all human action is positive. Therefore, if... Read more

La Gestione Della Rabbia

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Patrizia Barrera

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Molte persone credono che la rabbia nella popolazione mondiale stia crescendo con un ritmo allarmante. Ci sono vari motivi proposti per spiegarlo, tra i quali: la violenza in televisione e nei film; additivi chimici nei cibi processati; uso dei pesticidi; scie chimiche degli aerei; abuso di alcool e di altre sostanza; un calo dell`autocontrollo;... Read more

Управление гневом

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Юлия Савина

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Многие считают, что население планеты в целом все больше подвержено гневу. Причины этого называют различные, к примеру: насилие в телепрограммах и фильмах; химикаты и пищевые добавки в продуктах; удобрения; выбросы самолетов; употребление алкоголя и наркотиков; ослабление самоконтроля; потеря веры в Бога; отсутствие уважения к традиционным... Read more

Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

By: Albert Knapp, PsyD, BCBA-D, RPT-S

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Get the guidance you need to meet the challenges of raising an exceptional child. Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder offers several approaches to help you effectively and respectfully manage everyday situations.



Cut down on stress with practical advice drawn from clinical knowledge. Whether building a personal support network,... Read more

Anger Management

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Kim Somers

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people believe that anger in the population of the world as a whole is increasing at an alarming rate. There are various reasons proposed, some of which are: violence on the television and in films; chemicals and E-numbers in processed food; crop spraying; chem-trails from aircraft; alcohol and substance abuse; a decrease in self-control;... Read more

Speech Therapy No More

By: Heather Graham

Narrated by: Stella June

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Eli, a longed-for child, is born to David and Kathy Coolman. David and Kathy are absolutely overjoyed about their new son.However, as Eli grows and develops, sadly he also develops an unexpected speech impediment. His parents are at a loss about how to help him. To get Eli through the hardships and traumas of his speech difficulties, not to... Read more

Aslan

By: Kristin Kaldahl

Narrated by: Brittany Stevenson

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author and professional dog agility trainer Kristin Kaldahl weaves an authentic story of reclamation and simple love within the thrilling backdrop of one of the world's fastest growing canine sports—agility.



For fourteen-year-old Krissy, her new life maxim is pretty sad: First choices out. Second choices in. It's been that way... Read more

She Persisted: Helen Keller

By: Courtney Sheinmel & Chelsea Clinton

Narrated by: Catherine Ho & Chelsea Clinton

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Helen Keller!

In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Courtney Sheinmel, readers learn about the amazing life of Helen Keller--and how... Read more

Spark and the Grand Sleuth

By: Robert Repino

Narrated by: Samara Naeymi

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

An army of toys
A menacing threat
A thrilling adventure

Spark may be a cute and cuddly teddy bear, but she’s also a fierce protector. After rescuing her human owner—a budding young filmmaker named Loretta— from a hideous monster, everything seems to be returning to normal in their quiet household.

But then Spark is summoned before the mysterious... Read more

Unequivocal

By: Jaco van Gass

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Jaco van Gass was twenty-three when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan in 2009. Losing his left arm to the blast, he sustained life threatening injuries that stopped his heart twice; yet by a miracle--and the skill of the medics treating him--he survived.Against all the odds, Jaco has fought to build a post-injury life as an... Read more

Joni

By: Joni Eareckson Tada

Narrated by: Joni Eareckson Tada

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.One of the most beloved Christian autobiographies of modern times, Joni highlights the unforgettable story of a young woman's courageous struggle to find hope after a broken neck left her completely paralyzed. On a hot July afternoon, Joni Eareckson Tada's life was dramatically altered in a split second. A reckless dive into... Read more

I Live a Life Like Yours

By: Jan Grue

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Jan Grue was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of three. Shifting between specific periods of his life—his youth with his parents and sister in Norway; his years of study in Berkeley, St. Petersburg, and Amsterdam; and his current life as a professor, husband, and father—he intersperses these histories with elegant, astonishingly... Read more

Because of the Rabbit (Library Audio Download Edition)

By: Cynthia Lord

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Newbery Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord has written a sensitive and accessible book about the challenges of fitting in when you know you're a little different.On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're supposed to rescue a wild rabbit from a picket fence, but instead they find a... Read more

Hope Heals

By: Katherine Wolf & Jay Wolf

Narrated by: Katherine Wolf & Jay Wolf

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When all seems lost, where can you find hope?Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city and their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the fall of 2007, and... Read more