Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

ADHD Raising An Explosive Child

By: Jessica Gray

Narrated by: Andrea Webster

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you struggling with your child's ADHD? Are you worried that they will be marginalised or laughed at, at school or with friends, because of their special needs? Do you feel lost when it comes to your child’s ADHD and its related issues and concerns?  Yes, it’s true; all children lose focus and can be hyperactive, especially when they are... Read more

A Light Beyond the Trenches

By: Alan Hlad

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

April 1916, Germany: Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism: as a German... Read more

Anger Management for Parents

By: Madeline Holden

Narrated by: Madeline Holden

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Do your kids often infuriate you? Do you find yourself getting angry over fairly minor incidents? Is this something you want to be able to bring under control and eradicate? Let us be honest, raising kids can be the most challenging time of our lives and nothing seems to get us annoyed and irritated more than an intransigent child who will not... Read more

Helen Keller

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, handicap rights champ, political activist, and speaker who lived from June twenty-seventh, 1880 to June 1st, 1968. She was born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, and following a bout of health problem at the age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing.Keller used home signals till she was 7 years of age,... Read more

The First Thing About You

By: Chaz Hayden

Narrated by: Tobias Forrest

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.

When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as... Read more

Traveling Different

By: Dawn M. Barclay

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The travel bible for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or mood and distraction disorders, offering helpful tips to soothe any child's travel anxieties.

Traveling with children can be challenging, but for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or mood and attention disorders it can be especially intimidating. How... Read more

Year of the Tiger

By: Alice Wong

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project

In Chinese culture, the tiger is deeply revered for its confidence, passion, ambition, and ferocity. That same fighting... Read more

Challenges of Special Children

By: Amelia Starlight

Narrated by: Daniel Mills

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you frustrated by your child’s odd behavior? Does it often leave you feeling defeated, crushed, and questioning your parental skills? As a loving parent would you like to use natural, enjoyable, and effective resources that will assist your child with special needs? The truth is, you’re not alone. The best news is that you’ve found the... Read more

A Little Bit Broken

By: Roz Weston

Narrated by: Roz Weston

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

It never gets better, but it does get easier. That's the first thing Roz says to anyone who asks him for advice. Anyone who's fighting like hell, just hanging on or putting the pieces back together. When you're broken, fixed becomes an obsession. 

Roz is a multi-platform entertainer and storyteller who hosts three shows a day... Read more

This Boy We Made

By: Taylor Harris

Narrated by: Iesha Nyree

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed—about science and medicine, about motherhood, and about her faith—in search of the truth about her son.One morning, Tophs, Taylor Harris’s round-cheeked, lively twenty-two-month-old, wakes up listless, only lifting his head to gulp down water. She rushes Tophs to... Read more

Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

By: Tanita S. Davis

Narrated by: Karen Malina White

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has written another funny, warm story featuring middle school and family life—all about the complex calculations it takes for everyone to balance the equations of their lives and what it takes to be part of a team while handling a learning disability. This middle grade novel is perfect... Read more

I am Temple Grandin

By: Brad Meltzer

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo, Kaleo Griffith, Sean Patrick Hopk...

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"I hope this book inspires you to overcome challenges and make a positive difference in the world," —Prominent autistic American scientist and animal behaviorist Temple Grandin, 30th hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 9, adapted for audio.

This audiobook spotlights female scientist Temple Grandin,... Read more

Que medino de sorte!

By: Lawrence Schimel

Narrated by: Zezinho Cote

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Tenho um bom amigo, o Carlos. Ele tem uma iguana de estimação e eu adoro ir brincar em casa dele. Também tenho um irmão maravilhoso, o José. O José é um menino de sorte, deram-lhe um cão só para ele, ele consegue ler no escuro e conta-me muitas estórias. Que menino de sorte que sou! Read more

The Way I Say It

By: Nancy Tandon

Narrated by: Matthew Bridges

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Sixth-grader Rory’s story of his impossible-to-hide speech challenge and middle-school drama is perfect for fans of Sharon Draper’s Out of My Mind.
Rory still can’t say his r’s, but that’s just the beginning of his troubles. First Rory’s ex-best-friend Brent started hanging out with the mean lacrosse kids. But then, a terrible accident takes... Read more

Wonder

By: R. J. Palacio

Narrated by: Kaya McLean, Lila Sage Bromley, Dariana Alvarez...

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME • Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically... Read more

A Different Way of Seeing

By: Lois Strachan

Narrated by: Julie Norman

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered how a blind person pours a cup of coffee? Or how they and their guide dog know when it's safe to cross a busy road?When Lois Strachan lost her sight at the age of 21 years she had to learn the answers to these and countless other questions of how to live as a blind person in a sighted world.In this delightfully quirky and... Read more

Live Like Sean

By: TJ Nelligan

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

2022 IPPY Book Awards Gold Medalist in Inspirational & Spiritual
2022 IBPA Ben Franklin Award, Silver Winner - Parenting & Family
2021 2021 BIBA® Non-Fiction Winner
2021 Non-Fiction Book Author Association; Gold WinnerWhen my son Sean was born with special needs, his mother and I were told he would never be “normal” and we mourned for the... Read more

To Be a Problem

By: Dara Baldwin

Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color

For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and... Read more

The Minds of Billy Milligan

By: Daniel Keyes

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 15 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be … except himself. Out of control of his actions, Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his body—a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his... Read more

Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano & Graham Halstead

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, forgiveness, and the kind of love that blooms in the aftermath.
Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two troublemaking kids sharing secrets and first kisses in a tree house, until Ethan’s mom returned to take him away. Each and every visit, his... Read more

No Matter the Distance

By: Cindy Baldwin

Narrated by: Reena Dutt

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in this captivating novel in verse by award-winning author and disabled activist Cindy Baldwin. Penny Rooney has cystic fibrosis, which means she has to do breathing treatments to help her lungs work. Some days, it seems like her CF is the only thing... Read more

Small Talk

By: Frank Blackmon

Narrated by: Austin Stoler

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: No

Are you looking to get more friends or to grow professionally in your career or to meet new girls or boys? Then keep reading...Small talk is crucial to distinguish yourself from the crowd.We all know someone who has difficulty starting the conversation and breaking the ice. It could also be you. Small Talk will help you overcome these problems,... Read more

Nate's Triumph

By: Nate Trainor

Narrated by: Gary Gunter

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Nate Trainor, born with Joubert syndrome, could not communicate with words until he was twenty-one. Stuck in a system that prematurely labeled him "profoundly retarded," Nate shares his battles with the public school system to be included, his incredible efforts to prove his intelligence, and the breakthroughs that finally gifted him with words... Read more

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition

By: Carol Stock Kranowitz

Narrated by: Beth Hicks

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The first accessible guide to examine Sensory Processing Disorder, The Out-of-Sync Child touched the hearts and lives of thousands of families. Carol Stock Kranowitz continues her significant work with this companion volume, which presents more than one hundred playful activities specially designed for kids with SPD.Each activity in this... Read more