Recommended Open Educational Resources for Disability Awareness (updated 4/19/23)
Books:
Ableism in AcademiaAn open access book that examines the experiences of ableism in academia.
Academic AbleismAn open access book through the Library of Congress that presents the ways that higher education creates and maintains ableism.
Cognitive Disability AestheticsAn open access book that discusses the research surrounding cognitive disabilities and their often invisibility in conversations around disabilities.
Disability, Literature, GenreAn open access book that discusses the intersections between disability and genre in art forms.
Disability and Human Rights LawAn open access book that examines the rights and legal protections of people with disabilities.
Disability in Different CulturesAn open access book that explores representations and the experiences of people with disabilities across cultures.
Disability in Industrial GermanyAn open access book on the coal mining industry in Germany and the dangers and stories of those working with disabilities.
Literature and DisabilityAn open access book that introduces readers to the field of Disability Studies and representations.
Routledge Handbook of Disability StudiesAn open access book that provides space to discuss current topics in the field of Disability Studies and the current issues that are happening in the world.