This Sunday is International Day of Disabled Persons (IDPD). The United Nations (UN) created IDPD in 1992 as a way to generate an understanding of people with disabilities and support their “dignity, rights and well-being […]. [It] IDPD also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life” - UN website
The Ottawa Public Library is committed to serving customers with disabilities and removing barriers that might prevent them from accessing services. Accessibility Services ensures all branches of the Library have materials and services for all customers regardless of their needs.
Here are some reading recommendations from Accessibility Services in honor of IDPD:
Exile & Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation
Clare, Eli. 2015
Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, & Discovery
Adams, Rachel. 2013
Moyes, Jojo. 2012
Miracle Boy Grows up: How the Disability Rights Revolution Saved My Sanity
Mattlin, Ben. 2012
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and their Journey through Schizophrenia
Wagner, Pamela Spiro. 2005
Lawson, Carlana Stone. 2005