Disability Representation & Inclusive Media

Listening to and learning from disabled folx is imperative to creating an inclusive society. Visit the links below to access resources that center the experiences of disabled activists, advocates, actors, authors, content creators, and business owners.

Shows, Films, & Documentaries

• Watch the documentary "This Is Not About Me"

• Watch "The Healing Powers of Dude"

• Discuss "The Problem with the ‘Disabled Villain’ Trope"

• Watch “My Disability Roadmap”

• Watch "Intelligent Lives”

• Watch “And They Were Roommates”

• Watch “Crip Camp”

• Watch “Not Going Quietly”

Books & Podcasts

• Read "Demystifying Disability" by Emily Ladau

• Read “Leaders Around Me: Autobiographies of Autistics who Type, Point, & Spell to Communicate” by Edlyn Vallejo Peña

• Read the books on our "Summer Reading List"

• Listen to the "Accessible Stall" podcast by Emily Ladau and Kyle Khachadurian

• Listen to “The Heumann Perspective” podcast by Judy Heumann

Creators

• Follow and connect with these "Disabled YouTubers" 

• Check out art from Jen White Johnson

• Check out Tiffany Yu’s Anti-Ableism Series on Instagram

• Follow and connect with these "Seven Activists"

• Learn about four "Deaf and Disability Owned Businesses"

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