Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Planet Asperger

By: Cédric H. Roserens

Narrated by: Angus Freathy

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A short but insightful journey to the centre of an aspie brain, written by an aspie brain.
A traveller and a writer, as well as a digital nomad, web content writer, chocoholic, vexillologist, and avid stargazer, CÉDRIC HENRI ROSERENS was born in Martigny, Valais, Switzerland, in 1974. Too late to be James Cook and explore the unknown islands of... Read more

Lets Talk! a story of Autism and Friendship

By: Lisa Jacovsky

Narrated by: Kiea Dixon

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Harper, a seven-year-old little girl that is typically developing, meets a new friend one day at the pool that is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They both love to swim at the pool and want to play together however, Emma has little communication skills. Emma can make sounds and not words and flaps her hands when she is excited. When... Read more

Queerly Autistic

By: Erin Ekins

Narrated by: Erin Ekins

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In this empowering and honest guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens, Erin Ekins gives you all the tools you need to figure out and explore your gender identity and sexuality. From coming out to friends and family, staying safe in relationships and practicing safe sex, through to self-care and coping with bullying, being out and about in the LGBTQIA+... Read more

Autismo guía para padres sobre el trastorno del espectro autista & Narcisismo En Español

By: Charlie Mason

Narrated by: Luis Solorzano & Leandro Bianco Global

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Autismo guía para padres sobre el trastorno del espectro autista & Narcisismo En Español Autismo guía para padres sobre el trastorno del espectro autista:Este libro es altamente informativo, fácil de leer, claro y un simple resumen de lo que los padres necesitan saber sobre el autismo, el trastorno del espectro autista, Asperger y los... Read more

Everybody Is Somebody

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Henry Winkler

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi there, I’m Hank.

Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard—I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?

A famous author is coming to speak at Hank’s school, and he may... Read more

Robot on the Loose

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Henry Winkler

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi there, I’m Hank.

Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard—I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?

Hank’s school is having a Build-a-Robot competition, and Hank is... Read more

Demystifying Disability

By: Emily Ladau

Narrated by: Emily Ladau

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place
 
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist • “A candid, accessible cheat sheet for anyone who wants to thoughtfully join the conversation... Read more

Different--A Great Thing to Be!

By: Heather Avis

Narrated by: Lily D. Moore

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced.

Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she's also quite different, which is a great thing to be. With kindness, grace, and... Read more

Ben and Emma's Big Hit

By: Gavin Newsom & Ruby Shamir

Narrated by: Gavin Newsom

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From California Governor Gavin Newsom comes an empowering picture book, adapted for audio, about a young boy with dyslexia who discovers a new way to look at reading.

Ben loves baseball. He loves the lines of diamond-shaped field and the dome of the pitcher's mound. What Ben doesn't like is reading. Ben has dyslexia, which means letters and... Read more

Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A. J. Sass

Narrated by: Emma Galvin

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Rain Reign meets Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World in this heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons.

Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple... Read more

Holding On by Letting Go

By: Heather Hutchison

Narrated by: Heather Hutchison

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility—a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic.

This memoir spans decades and continents to tell a story of the beautiful similarities that make us all human. From meeting unlikely allies in the dirty streets of some of Latin... Read more

Los Monólogos de Ludovico

By: William Castaño-Bedoya

Narrated by: William Castaño-Bedoya

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Poco a poco, Castaño-Bedoya nos va llevando por el mundo de Ludovico. En un comienzo el lector podrá pensar que se trata de un personaje que se propone mostrarnos su limitado y aburrido mundo, pero en la medida en que el relato avanza, vamos descubriendo un orbe primario y elemental al que no le faltan sus interpretaciones, sus sentimientos, su... Read more

Parenting a Child with Asperger’s Syndrome

By: Karen Horowitz

Narrated by: Ashleigh Binder

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Asperger's Syndrome is often misunderstood and rarely accepted. Many skeptics and critics dismiss or misuse the term out of hand while parents who have a child diagnosed with such a syndrome are usually confused and unsure what to do. This guide is here to help New or Experienced Mothers, Fathers and other Family Members understand Asperger's... Read more

Life is Greater Than Limb

By: John LeMieux

Narrated by: John LeMieux

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Just before Christmas in 2012, at age fifty-three, John LeMieux lost his left leg to a recurrence of sarcoma. The unique twenty-hour rotationplasty surgery—never done on a man his age—was followed by six months of bed rest. It was only the beginning of years of physical, spiritual, and emotional growth. In this memoir, John recounts the lows and... Read more

Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad!

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Lin Oliver

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi there, I’m Hank.

Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard—I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?

The Crunchy Pickle has a new sandwich guy. It’s Hank! Take Your... Read more

Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Lin Oliver

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi there, I’m Hank.

Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it,
so are math and reading!) I try hard—I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?

When Hank’s friends try out for the second-grade basketball team,... Read more

All Our Families

By: Jennifer Natalya Fink

Narrated by: Emily Lawrence

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A provocation to reclaim our disability lineage in order to profoundly reimagine the possibilities for our relationship to disability, kinship, and carework

Disability is often described as a tragedy, a crisis, or an aberration, though 1 in 5 people worldwide have a disability. Why is this common human experience rendered exceptional? In All Our... Read more

Peace Is a Practice

By: Morgan Harper Nichols

Narrated by: Morgan Harper Nichols

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.When you breathe in all the grace available to you and release everything that is outside of your control, you'll discover peace that surpasses your circumstances. All it takes is practice.If you feel overwhelmed with anxiety about the future, you're far from alone. For many of us, when we're not worrying about what is to... Read more

Thunder Dog

By: Michael Hingson

Narrated by: Christopher Prince

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller, Thunder Dog tells the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the life-changing power of faith and trust in the face of terror.When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson, a district sales manager for a data protection and... Read more

Chester and Gus

By: Cammie McGovern

Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. “Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable,” proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times... Read more

The Autism Relationships Handbook

By: Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN & Joe Biel

Narrated by: Kate Mulligan

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever since he came out as autistic, Joe Biel has been contacted by people wanting to share their stories and ask questions. The most common question by far is: How do I find a romantic partner?Dr. Faith G. Harper, author of Unf*ck Your Brain and Unf*ck Your Intimacy, joins autistic publisher and author Joe Biel to offer hard-won guidance on a... Read more

Mockingbird

By: Kathryn Erskine

Narrated by: Angela Jayne Rogers

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In Mockingbird-a poignant gem by acclaimed author Kathryn Erskine-a talented young artist struggles to overcome a disability. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, 10-year-old Caitlin faces a range of social and emotional challenges. The unexpected death of her caring brother makes matters even worse, but will the memory of his words of wisdom and... Read more

The Orange Houses

By: Paul Griffin

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Tamika Sykes?Mik to her friends (if she had any). She?s hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She?s a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a... Read more

Rolling Warrior

By: Judith Heumann & Kristen Joiner

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and for readers of I Am Malala, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.

“If I didn’t fight, who would?”

Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and... Read more