Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

Narrated by: Jessica Almasy

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: No

This 2007 Newbery Honor Book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance.

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability.

She's spent years trying to teach David the rules—from "a peach is not... Read more

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8

By: Naoki Higashida

Narrated by: David Mitchell & Thomas Judd

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of a young adult with autism

“Essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.”—Temple Grandin

Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal... Read more

All in Pieces

By: Suzanne Young

Narrated by: Arden Hammersmith

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a “tremendously moving” (Booklist) novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs.

“Anger-management issues.”

That’s how they classified Savannah Sutton after she drove a pencil into her ex-boyfriend’s hand because he... Read more

We're All Wonders

By: R. J. Palacio

Narrated by: Kivlighan de Montebello

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates kindness, belonging, and friendship. Inspired by the unforgettable blockbuster book and movie Wonder, this is the perfect graduation gift for kids of all ages, plus a great choice for baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!

Over 15 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and have... Read more

Painting in the Dark

By: Rachelle Burk

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot & Katherine Kellgren

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education and spent his childhood days in his father’s shop, where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and... Read more

Things That Are

By: Andrew Clements

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Popular children's author Andrew Clements scored a young adult hit with Things Hoped For. Things That Are continues the story of Bobby Phillips-the boy who woke up one day to find himself invisible-and his friend and confidante, a blind girl named Alicia. Bobby is returning from college visits in New York, and Alicia has decided to finally... Read more

Dancing with Max

By: Emily Colson

Narrated by: Emily Colson

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of a single mother's love and perseverance, her son's autism diagnosis with its challenges and gifts, and their triumph together over life's toughest obstacles.Journey with Emily Colson--daughter of former White House Special Counsel Chuck Colson--as she takes you from her darkest days of pain to her adventure through life. With... Read more

Ghost Boy

By: Martin Pistorius

Narrated by: Simon Bubb

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Martin Pistorius's miraculous journey back from life on the brink will inspire you to celebrate life and fight for those around you.When you lose your voice, who will speak for you? When it all seems hopeless, how do you get through each day? In the New York Times bestseller Ghost Boy, Martin Pistorius tells the harrowing story of his return to... Read more

Feathers

By: Jacqueline Woodson

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Frannie doesn't know what to make of the poem she's reading in school. She hasn’t thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more “holy.” There is a new boy in class everyone is calling the Jesus Boy. And although the new boy looks like a white kid, he says he’s not white.... Read more

Samurai Kids #1: White Crane

By: Sandy Fussell

Narrated by: Joshua Swanson

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a one-legged boy become a great samurai warrior? Meet some unique aspiring champions in this kick-off to an exciting new martial arts series.Niya Moto is the only one-legged samurai kid in Japan, famous for falling flat on his face in the dirt. The one school that will accept him is the Cockroach Ryu, led by the legendary sensei Ki-Yaga. He... Read more

Samurai Kids #2: Owl Ninja

By: Sandy Fussell

Narrated by: Joshua Swanson

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Across the valley, a drumbeat echoes. For ten days, the drum will call the mountain ryus to war, including the samurai kids from the Cockroach Ryu. Only Japan’s feudal emperor can stop the war, so Niya and Sensei Ki-Yaga set off on a grueling journey with all the Cockroaches, whose firm friendship and unusual skills must be put to the test in... Read more

Now Playing: Stoner & Spaz II

By: Ron Koertge

Narrated by: Josh Hamilton

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Beautiful but troubled Colleen Minou is the only girl who ever looked at Ben Bancroft as more than just a spaz—more than that kid with cerebral palsy. But the more time Ben spends with Colleen, the more glaring their differences appear, which makes him wonder if what he feels for her is actual affection or if it’s just gratitude.And then there’s... Read more

Samurai Kids #3: Shaolin Tiger

By: Sandy Fussell

Narrated by: Joshua Swanson

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The White Tiger Temple is under threat. To help the Shaolin monks, Sensei Ki-Yaga and the whole gang of samurai kids embark on a perilous journey across the Sea of Japan to China. But they soon discover that getting there is only half the battle. An enemy awaits them: a former student of Sensei’s named Qing-Shen, China’s Warrior, who is now the... Read more

The Way I See It

By: Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research. These are just some of the specific... Read more

Secrets of the Book

By: Erin Fry

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

You don’t choose the book—the book chooses you.Sixth grader Spencer Lemon has a degenerative eye disease—and he’s rapidly losing his eyesight. So he has no idea why he was chosen to guard Pandora’s Book. When Ed, the old guy at the nursing home, hands over the book, he doesn’t get a chance to explain any of the rules to Spencer. Spencer only... Read more

Rain Reign

By: Ann M. Martin

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a lost dog Rose's father brought home. Rose and Rain are practically inseparable. And they are often home... Read more

Sway

By: Kat Spears

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

High school senior Jesse Alderman, or Sway as he's known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want–term papers, a date with the prom queen, fake IDs. It's all business with Jesse. He has few close friends and he never lets emotions get in the way.But when Ken, captain of the football team, leading candidate... Read more

Cloud and Wallfish

By: Anne Nesbet

Narrated by: Will Ropp

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Slip behind the Iron Curtain into a world of smoke, secrets, and lies in this stunning novel where someone is always listening and nothing is as it seems.Noah Keller has a pretty normal life, until one wild afternoon when his parents pick him up from school and head straight for the airport, telling him on the ride that his name isn’t really... Read more

The Mission Walker

By: Edie Littlefield Sundby

Narrated by: Jaimee Paul

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Audie Award Finalist for best inspirational book!IMAGE AWARD (Native Daughters of the Golden West)"The Mission Walker is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence." Randall Sullivan, Creator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)Have you ever wanted to just... Read more

Livvie Owen Lived Here

By: Sarah Dooley

Narrated by: Angela Jayne Rogers

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A special needs teacher who lived in 24 different places during her childhood, debut novelist Sarah Dooley taps her expertise and channels her experiences for this powerful tale. Livvie Owen is autistic. She doesn't feel things the same way her parents and sister do, and she's confused why her family has to keep moving from one home to another.... Read more

No Barriers

By: Erik Weihenmayer & Buddy Levy

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 19 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

2018 Colorado Book Awards finalist in Creative Nonfiction, and National Bestseller and Honorable Mention Award Winner in the Outdoor Literature category of the 2017 National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA)

“A beautiful book about family and finding a way to achieve more than you ever thought possible.” —Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling... Read more

Chancer

By: Donnie Kanter Winokur

Narrated by: Donnie Kanter Winokur

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

When a devastating diagnosis tears author Donnie Kanter Winokur’s family apart, a service dog may be their best hope to stay together.Donnie Kanter Winokur and her husband, Harvey, never could have imagined the heart-wrenching struggle that becomes their new reality after they decide to adopt two infants from Russia. As Iyal and Morasha grow, it... Read more

Kat and Meg Conquer the World

By: Anna Priemaza

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie & Sisi A. Johnson

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything, Emery Lord’s When We Collided, and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, Anna Priemaza’s debut novel is a heartwarming and achingly real story of finding a friend, being a fan, and defining your place in a difficult world.Kat and Meg couldn’t be more different. Kat’s anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to... Read more

The Thing with Feathers

By: McCall Hoyle

Narrated by: Nora Hunter

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she’s homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and she’s probably the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can’t swim.Then Emilie’s mom enrolls her in public school, and Emilie goes from studying at home in her pj’s to halls full of strangers. To make matters worse, Emilie is paired... Read more