Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan Discussing subjects such as the creation of care webs, collective access, and radically accessible spaces, they also impart their own wisdom and experiences based on years of activist work.Ĭheck out Leah’s website: 3. Like the title suggests, the book is a ‘dream’ of a truly caring, accessible, and inclusive future for everyone, but especially queer, disabled, people of colour. Care Work is their fifth book of six – a collection of essays that examines disability justice and interdependence. Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a queer disabled femme, writer, organiser, performance artist, and educator. When I think about access, I think about love. Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha A disabled activist, media maker, and consultant, and Founder and Director of the Disability Visibility project, Wong’s galvanising collection of personal essays by contemporary disabled writers looks to the future and past with hope and love.Įxplore further: 2. It’s an ingenious way to live.Ĭovering topics from parenting with a disability to the freedom that comes from claiming the word ‘disabled,’ Alice Wong’s Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century gives us ‘a glimpse of the vast richness and complexity of the disabled experience’. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century by Alice Wongĭisability is not a brave struggle or ‘courage in the face of adversity.’ Disability is an art.

The ones I’ve listed below are some of the best introductory books, films, articles, and more that I have found for getting started with disability activism. What did we do well? What could we have done better? As a disabled person and the founder of dubble – a publication dedicated to sharing the stories of disabled people – I am always looking out for resources to help me learn more about the disability justice movement. As things slow down towards the end of the year, it’s a great time to relax and reflect on the year that passed.

Sick Woman Theory by Johanna Hedva