Disability Pride Month
Disabled, Not Unable Booklist
The Disabled, Not Unable booklist is a list of recently published books for all ages about the diverse experiences of the disabled and neurodivergent community. This inaugural printing is published as part of the Boston Public Library's observance of Disability Pride Month. Check out a book from the current Disabled, Not Unable booklist via the library's catalog here!
2026 Disabled Not Unable Committee Members:
- Kirsten DeCortin, Disabled, Not Unable Chairperson &
Collection Development Librarian, Central Library - Hope Genty, Collection Development Librarian, Central Library
- Dana Grey, Instruction Librarian, Central Library
- Julia Hurwitz, Children’s Librarian, Central Library
- Amy Layton, Generalist Librarian, Parker Hill Branch
Read, Watch, and Listen
Booklists
Disabled, Not Unable 2026: 75 Books
This booklist includes recent books for all ages about the diverse experiences of the disabled and neurodivergent community.
Music and Disability
No matter the cause, music calls out to be a form of expression for many. These books and videos explore this theme.
Disabled, Not Unable Picks: Adult Summer Reading 2026
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled, Not Unable Pick" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Disabled, Not Unable: 75 Books for Children, Teens, & Adults
The Disabled, Not Unable Booklist is a list of recent books about the diverse experiences of the disabled and neurodivergent community.
Disabled or Neurodivergent Author: Adult Summer Reading 2025
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled or Neurodivergent Author" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Disabled, Not Unable: 75 Books for Children, Teens, & Adults
Check out this list of recent books for all ages about the diverse experiences of the disabled and neurodivergent community.
Disabled or Neurodivergent Authors: Summer Reading 2024
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled or Neurodivergent" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
YA Fiction for Disability Pride Month
Celebrate Disability Pride Month with these YA novels! Each book on this list prominently features at least one disabled character.
Middle Grade Books for Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month. It's an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences & struggles of the disability community.
Disabled Voices: 16 Memoirs for Disability Pride Month
Celebrate Disability Pride Month by borrowing one of these recent memoirs by disabled and neurodiverse authors today!
12 Sci-Fi Narratives that Center Disabled Voices
Did you know that disabled and Deaf people were selected as some of the earliest astronaut trainees?
Disabled or Neurodivergent Authors
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled or Neurodivergent" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Disabled or Neurodivergent Authors: Summer Reading 2023
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled or Neurodivergent" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Difference, Chronic Illness, and Disability
For more suggestions, check out this bibliography from the American Library Association...
Disability, Not Inability: 25 Memoirs
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26th, 1990...
19 Memoirs of Living with Disability and Chronic Illness
We encourage you to check out one of these memoirs by disabled and chronically ill authors and celebrate their life and work!