People with Disabilities

Barbara Anderson narrates with brutal honesty the day-to-day experience of having a child with disabilities: the challenges inside and outside the home, health and life complications, the shifting priorities, the daily Mt. Everest-sized struggle of having a child with an—until now—irreversible diagnosis such as infantile cerebral palsy.

Enter the realms of nightmares where anything and everything known is possible inside the mind of the author and all the madness surrounding events that happened in his life over the years with self reflecting including a short story tacked on at the end that is entirely made up.

BUT...GOD Gave Me a Pencil is an autobiographical memoir in which Dr. Rhonda Richmond explores her transformative journey from being abandoned by her mother to accepting her autism and learning disabilities in reading, writing, and math. Despite being functionally illiterate when she graduated high school, Dr. Richmond developed a pathway to literacy and began teaching her own children to read and write. Working with her children supported her creation of a new way to teach literacy skills, which helped her as a special education teacher and principal.

Escaping the Vulture's Shadow is a deeply personal and eye-opening memoir by Spencer Stern, chronicling his two-decade-long battle with the psychiatric system. Stern's journey began with an unexpected mental health diagnosis in his early twenties, leading to years of interventions, psychotropic medications, and repeated hospitalisations. In a candid and reflective narrative, Stern exposes the harsh realities of modern psychiatric practices, questioning their effectiveness and ethical foundations.

Linda Dezenski pulls no punches in this raw and revealing memoir. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Linda takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the ups and downs of life with a body that doesn't always cooperate and a society that often misunderstands. But Getting to the Real Me isn't just about struggles—it's a story of triumph. With humor and heart, Linda shares her lightbulb moment: disability doesn't define her, it's just part of the package. Join Linda as she learns to embrace her whole self and discovers her mission to help others do the same.