Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Accidental Demons

By: Clare Edge

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Conjuring demons seems like something you should totally not be able to do by accident, right? Well, normally it isn’t. But Bernadette Crowley is the perfect storm of magical accidents. 

For the youngest in a long line of witches, demons used to be no big deal. A spell and a quick prick of the finger, and a witch like Ber could summon a demon to... Read more

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 Disability History of the United States

By: Kim E. Nielsen

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present

Disability is not only the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first... Read more

The Brave

By: James Bird

Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Collin can't help himself―he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the... Read more

Is This Autism?

By: Donna Henderson & Sarah Wayland

Narrated by: Sarah Wayland

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits.



The authors take the listener step by step through the diagnostic criteria, incorporating... 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

Raising a Sensory Smart Child

By: Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske

Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske

Length: 18 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A fully revised edition of the most comprehensive guide to sensory processing challenges

"At last, here are the insights and answers parents have been searching for." -Dr. Temple Grandin

For children with sensory difficulties - those who struggle process everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch,... Read more

We're All Neurodiverse

By: Sonny Jane Wise

Narrated by: Malachi Latchman, Octavia Nyombi & Sonny Jane Wise

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I'm a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends."

"It's provided me with the language to advocate for myself."

"I no longer hated myself. I no longer felt broken. I found a sense of community. A sense of belonging"

This affirming and thoughtful... Read more

Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

By: Caela Carter

Narrated by: Hope Newhouse

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning differences are neither right nor wrong…just perfectly individual. For fans of Alyson Gerber, Cammie McGovern, and Kathryn Erskine.No one can figure out... Read more

The Sign for Home

By: Blair Fell

Narrated by: Blair Fell

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.

Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under... Read more

Sitting Pretty

By: Rebekah Taussig

Narrated by: Rebekah Taussig

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted... Read more

The Silence Between Us

By: Alison Gervais

Narrated by: Chloe Dolandis

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“The Silence Between Us is eminently un-put-down-able.” (NPR)Schneider Family Book Award, Best Teen Honor Book 2020“This is a great YA contemporary (clean) romance that follows Maya as she navigates a new school and plans for her future. The addition of representation by a Deaf character was really beautifully done. Highly recommend for people... Read more

I Fight, You Fight

By: Alex Noble

Narrated by: Alex Noble

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiring story from 2025 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee, Alex Noble, whose wisdom and strength can teach us all how to live life to the fullest, no matter what it throws at us.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Noble was a high school rugby star with a promising sporting career ahead of him when an on-field injury left him fighting for his... Read more

Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By: Gretchen Schreiber

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"Naudus brings emotion, life, and energy to the story...her expert range of voices helps the listener picture Ellie’s friends and fellow residents at the hospital house. Her emotion-driven performance matches the heartfelt tone of the overall story and reels the reader in, ensuring the reader can empathize with Ellie, who is struggling to find... Read more

Farther Than the Moon

By: Lindsay Lackey

Narrated by: Josh Wichard

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with disabilities, perfect for fans of We Dream of Space and Song for a Whale.

All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His... Read more

Izzy at the End of the World

By: K.A. Reynolds

Narrated by: Dana Wing Lau

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix in this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity’s disappearance.   Ever since Izzy Wilder’s mom died, she’s wanted life to... Read more

The Dolphin House

By: Audrey Schulman

Narrated by: Alex Picard

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the true story of the 1965 “dolphin house” experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960s in award-winning author Audrey Schulman’s tightly paced and evocative style. It is 1965, and Cora, a young, hearing impaired woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St. Thomas, where she... Read more

Being Seen

By: Elsa Sjunneson

Narrated by: Elsa Sjunneson

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else.

As a deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness—much to the confusion of... Read more

How to Be Human

By: Jory Fleming

Narrated by: Jory Fleming & Lyric Winik

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A “beautiful and astonishing” (Walter Isaacson, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) narrative that examines the many ways to be fully human, told by the first young adult with autism to attend Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

As a child, Jory Fleming was wracked by uncontrollable tantrums, had no tolerance for... Read more

The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker & Stacy Davidowitz

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations--and gravity--from Tony award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog Warbucks, her best friend Chloe, and competing on her wheelchair racing team,... Read more

Happily Ever Afters

By: Elise Bryant

Narrated by: Jordan Cobb

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Jane the Virgin meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances. Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life.... Read more

No Time Like the Future

By: Michael J. Fox

Narrated by: Michael J. Fox

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by Michael J. Fox.

A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.

The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin... Read more

Keeping Lucy

By: T. Greenwood

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

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The heartbreaking and uplifting story, inspired by incredible true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter.

Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny Richardson's heart... Read more

Planet Earth Is Blue

By: Nicole Panteleakos

Narrated by: Dylan Moore

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me

A heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish.

Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of... Read more