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The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity

by Daniel Aherne ...

Narrated by Daniel Aherne ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

A simple guide to neurodiversity, demystifying ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and more.At least one in seven people are thought to be neurodivergent. So what exactly is neurodiversity? What does 'executive functioning' mean? What are 'spiky profiles'?In this simple guide, expert speaker and trainer Daniel Aherne provides a clear introduction to neurodiversity and the four most common ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

A simple guide to neurodiversity, demystifying ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and more.At least one in seven people are thought to be neurodivergent. So what exactly is neurodiversity? What does 'executive functioning' mean? What are 'spiky profiles'?In this simple guide, expert speaker and trainer Daniel Aherne provides a clear introduction to neurodiversity and the four most common
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Unmasking for Life

The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically

by Devon Price PhD ...

Narrated by Devon Price PhD ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, and love, from the author of Unmasking Autism.“Unmasking for Life should be read by not only autistic people but their loved ones, to ensure they facilitate a truly fulfilling life.”—Eric Garcia, author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism ConversationMost ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, and love, from the author of Unmasking Autism.“Unmasking for Life should be read by not only autistic people but their loved ones, to ensure they facilitate a truly fulfilling life.”—Eric Garcia, author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism ConversationMost
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Look Ma, No Hands

A Chronic Pain Memoir

by Gabrielle Drolet ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Drolet ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

A humorous, profound debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility, and young adulthood, by an acclaimed essayist and cartoonist.In 2021, Gabrielle Drolet developed a condition that made her unable to use her hands. It only worsened over time, and as a writer and artist, she had to learn new ways of creating and expressing herself. The experience completely changed her life and her outlook.Look ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A humorous, profound debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility, and young adulthood, by an acclaimed essayist and cartoonist.In 2021, Gabrielle Drolet developed a condition that made her unable to use her hands. It only worsened over time, and as a writer and artist, she had to learn new ways of creating and expressing herself. The experience completely changed her life and her outlook.Look
... Read more
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Nowhere Girl

Life as a Member of ADHD's Lost Generation

by Carla Ciccone ...

Narrated by Carla Ciccone ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored.When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine—an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood—it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame and self ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored.When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine—an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood—it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame and self
... Read more
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The Family Experience of PDA

A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance

by Eliza Fricker ...

Narrated by Heather Long ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. The Family Experience of PDA's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and emotions in a way that words simply cannot, bringing some much-needed levity back into PDA ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and family pressures, she knows how easy it is to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. The Family Experience of PDA's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and emotions in a way that words simply cannot, bringing some much-needed levity back into PDA
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Not Fade Away

A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found

by Rebecca Alexander, Sascha Alper ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade Away is a deeply moving exploration of the obstacles we all face—physical, psychological, and philosophical. Rebecca’s story is an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest.In Not Fade Away, ... Read more

$24.42 CAD

Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade Away is a deeply moving exploration of the obstacles we all face—physical, psychological, and philosophical. Rebecca’s story is an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest.In Not Fade Away,
... Read more
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Gov. Markell: Hiring More People With Disabilities

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff interviews Delaware Gov. Jack Markell about his push to boost accessibility to the labor market. ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff interviews Delaware Gov. Jack Markell about his push to boost accessibility to the labor market.
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Lejos de casa : Cuando una madre asume la adversidad y la transforma en compromiso

by Margarita Santiesteban, Margarita Santiesteban ...

Narrated by Digna Elena Remedios ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

Este libro narra la transformación alquímica de las personas de una familia cuando se comprometen ante la llegada de un hijo con capacidades diferentes. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Este libro narra la transformación alquímica de las personas de una familia cuando se comprometen ante la llegada de un hijo con capacidades diferentes.
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Kika & Me

How One Extraordinary Guide Dog Changed My World

by Dr Amit Patel ...

Narrated by Chetan Pathak ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

From the challenges of travelling when blind to becoming a parent for the first time, Kika & Me is the moving, heart-warming and inspirational story of Dr Amit Patel**’s sight-loss journey and how one guide dog changed his world.**'Inspiring and compelling . . . rekindles one's faith in human nature' - Andrew MarrAmit Patel is working as a trauma doctor when a rare condition causes him to lose his ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

From the challenges of travelling when blind to becoming a parent for the first time, Kika & Me is the moving, heart-warming and inspirational story of Dr Amit Patel**’s sight-loss journey and how one guide dog changed his world.**'Inspiring and compelling . . . rekindles one's faith in human nature' - Andrew MarrAmit Patel is working as a trauma doctor when a rare condition causes him to lose his
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Il codardo

by Jarred McGinnis, Jarred McGinnis ...

Narrated by Dario Sansalone ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

In seguito a un incidente, Jarred perde la mobilità degli arti inferiori. La sua vita sulla sedia a rotelle riparte da casa di suo padre, con il quale i rapporti sono freddi da ormai una decina d'anni. Senza lavoro né soldi, e con poche prospettive di trovarne nell'immediato, Jarred comincia a dubitare del valore della sua stessa vita.Ma il colore della vita non si esaurisce: svanito negli aspetti ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In seguito a un incidente, Jarred perde la mobilità degli arti inferiori. La sua vita sulla sedia a rotelle riparte da casa di suo padre, con il quale i rapporti sono freddi da ormai una decina d'anni. Senza lavoro né soldi, e con poche prospettive di trovarne nell'immediato, Jarred comincia a dubitare del valore della sua stessa vita.Ma il colore della vita non si esaurisce: svanito negli aspetti
... Read more
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Articulate

A Deaf Memoir of Voice

by Rachel Kolb ...

Narrated by Anna Caputo, Rachel Renee Kolb ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

A deaf writer’s exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate—and her journey to reclaim her voiceRachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal rights to accessibility services. Still, from a young age, she contorted herself to ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

A deaf writer’s exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate—and her journey to reclaim her voiceRachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal rights to accessibility services. Still, from a young age, she contorted herself to
... Read more
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Beautiful Lives

How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong: The startling and rarely told history of learning disabilities 'Both heartrending and gorgeous' MIRIAM MARGOLYES

by Stephen Unwin ...

Narrated by Stephen Unwin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

'Both heart-rending and gorgeous. He teaches us humanity' MIRIAM MARGOLYES'Thank you, Joey, for getting your dad off his arse to write this book' HUGH BONNEVILLE'A beautiful book - powerful, persuasive, illuminating, moving' GYLES BRANDRETH'Full of pain and joy, concern and celebration' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE'A powerful, multi-faceted, myth-busting account' SIMON JARRETT<p... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

'Both heart-rending and gorgeous. He teaches us humanity' MIRIAM MARGOLYES'Thank you, Joey, for getting your dad off his arse to write this book' HUGH BONNEVILLE'A beautiful book - powerful, persuasive, illuminating, moving' GYLES BRANDRETH'Full of pain and joy, concern and celebration' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE'A powerful, multi-faceted, myth-busting account' SIMON JARRETT<p...
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Fractured

A Memoir

by Susan Mockler ...

Narrated by Dianne Aguilar ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

A collision with a moose on a dark highway left Susan Mockler with an incomplete spinal injury, suddenly compromising her ability to walk and to care for herself. She spent months in a rehabilitation facility learning how to adjust to her new reality, and though her body partially recovered, every aspect of her life changed.Fractured is a compelling illumination of the challenges of acquired ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

A collision with a moose on a dark highway left Susan Mockler with an incomplete spinal injury, suddenly compromising her ability to walk and to care for herself. She spent months in a rehabilitation facility learning how to adjust to her new reality, and though her body partially recovered, every aspect of her life changed.Fractured is a compelling illumination of the challenges of acquired
... Read more
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Life With Jefferson

A Biography of a Guide Dog

by Paul Bennet, Penny Leclair ...

Narrated by James Boylan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 59 min

The inside story of the working life of an extraordinary guide dog.Guide dogs are carefully bred and trained to help their handlers live safely and independently. But what makes one dog truly exceptional?Life With Jefferson tells the true story of the remarkable partnership between Jefferson and Penny Leclair, a deafblind woman whose independence depended on finding the right guide dog. After two ... Read more

$17.58 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The inside story of the working life of an extraordinary guide dog.Guide dogs are carefully bred and trained to help their handlers live safely and independently. But what makes one dog truly exceptional?Life With Jefferson tells the true story of the remarkable partnership between Jefferson and Penny Leclair, a deafblind woman whose independence depended on finding the right guide dog. After two
... Read more
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(In)visibles

by Bárbara Anderson ...

Narrated by Bárbara Anderson, Bern Hoffman, Liliana Barba ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Libro ganador de los premios Latino Book Awards 2023 con medalla de plata en las categorías "Mejor libro inspirador de no ficción" y "Mejor sitio web para promocionar el libro", y mención honorífica en "Mejor uso de fotos en el libro".Si en México más del 16% de la población, cerca de 21 millones o 1 de cada 6 mexicanos cuentan con... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Libro ganador de los premios Latino Book Awards 2023 con medalla de plata en las categorías "Mejor libro inspirador de no ficción" y "Mejor sitio web para promocionar el libro", y mención honorífica en "Mejor uso de fotos en el libro".Si en México más del 16% de la población, cerca de 21 millones o 1 de cada 6 mexicanos cuentan con...
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Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

Narrated by Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, ... Read more

$25.00 CAD

Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect,
... Read more
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Just Jen

Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis

by Jen Powley ...

Narrated by Christine Brubaker ...

Unabridged

4 hours 57 min

Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs.Just Jen is a powerful memoir that tells the story of Powley’s life at the time of her diagnosis, and the infinite, irrevocable ways it has changed since. Powley’s writing pulls no punches. She is lively, bold and unapologetic, answering questions people are often afraid to ask ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs.Just Jen is a powerful memoir that tells the story of Powley’s life at the time of her diagnosis, and the infinite, irrevocable ways it has changed since. Powley’s writing pulls no punches. She is lively, bold and unapologetic, answering questions people are often afraid to ask
... Read more
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Pain and Shock in America

Politics, Advocacy, and the Controversial Treatment of People with Disabilities

by Jan Nisbet, Nancy R. Weiss ...

Narrated by Margaret Strom ...

Unabridged

16 hours 49 min

For more than forty years, professionals in the field of disability studies have engaged in debates over the use of aversive interventions (such as electric shock) like the ones used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Advocates and lawyers have filed complaints and lawsuits to both use them and ban them, scientists have written hundreds of articles for and against them, and people with disabilities ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

For more than forty years, professionals in the field of disability studies have engaged in debates over the use of aversive interventions (such as electric shock) like the ones used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Advocates and lawyers have filed complaints and lawsuits to both use them and ban them, scientists have written hundreds of articles for and against them, and people with disabilities
... Read more
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NeuroTribes

The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

by Steve Silberman ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

18 hours 46 min

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society ... Read more

$34.95 CAD

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society
... Read more
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The Department

How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence

by John Pring ...

Narrated by Sam Jones ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions—the DWP—the government body responsible for the disability benefits system.As years passed, and austerity tightened its grip, the death toll mounted, and an even more disturbing ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions—the DWP—the government body responsible for the disability benefits system.As years passed, and austerity tightened its grip, the death toll mounted, and an even more disturbing
... Read more
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Ian's Ride

A Long-Distance Journey to Joy

by Ian Mackay, Karen Polinsky ...

Narrated by Tom Campbell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world
... Read more
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Committed

Remembering Native Kinship in and beyond Institutions

by Susan Burch ...

Series series Critical Indigeneities
Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of the story. For them, Canton Asylum was one of many places of imposed removal and confinement, including ... Read more

$20.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of the story. For them, Canton Asylum was one of many places of imposed removal and confinement, including
... Read more
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Haatchi and Little B

by Wendy Holden ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head, and abandoned on a railway line to be hit by a train. The driver saw the adorable five-month old Anatolian Shepherd moments too late. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived the blood loss from his partially severed leg and tail and managed to crawl away to safety.Fortunately, Haatchi was rescued, although vets couldn’t ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head, and abandoned on a railway line to be hit by a train. The driver saw the adorable five-month old Anatolian Shepherd moments too late. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived the blood loss from his partially severed leg and tail and managed to crawl away to safety.Fortunately, Haatchi was rescued, although vets couldn’t
... Read more
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Color Blind Super Powers

by Brad Weber ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Color Blind Superpowers is a life-changing guide that proves color blindness doesn't have to be a limitation—it can be a secret strength. Drawing on personal stories, cutting-edge research, and real-world strategies, this book empowers readers to see their color vision deficiency in a whole new light. The latest research shows that your brain can be ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Color Blind Superpowers is a life-changing guide that proves color blindness doesn't have to be a limitation—it can be a secret strength. Drawing on personal stories, cutting-edge research, and real-world strategies, this book empowers readers to see their color vision deficiency in a whole new light. The latest research shows that your brain can be
... Read more

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