Reading List
Books and articles on living with impairments and dis-ability justice concepts
Books
These are books suggested by patients and our research team. We are not responsible for the content or its accuracy. If you would like to suggest a book, please email us at bettermobilitylab@ucalgary.ca
| Book | Author |
| A Time to Dance | Padma Venkatrama |
| Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist | Michael J. Fox |
| Avery and the Special Shoe | Jeff Somers |
| Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist | Judith Heumann |
| Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid | Shayda Kafai |
| Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally | Emily Ladau |
| Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century | Alice Wong |
| Haben: The Deafblind Woman who Conquered Harvard Law | Haben Grima |
| I'll Do It Myself: Cerebral Palsy Can't Stop Me | Glenda Hyatt |
| If At Birth You Don’t Succeed: My adventures with disaster and destiny | Zach Anner |
| My Opportunities Just Dress Up As Obstacles | Ashley Gowanlock |
| Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability | Shane Burcaw |
| Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body | Rebekah Taussig |
| Slow Dance | Bonnie Sherr Klein |
| Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity | Erving Goffman |
| Terry Fox: His Story | Leslie Scrivener |
| The Body Silent | Robert Murphy |
| The Politics of Disablement | Michael Oliver |
| The Pretty One | Keah Brown |
Articles
- Ahmad et al. Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs. Front Psychol, 2019;10:1305.
- Bowen L, Devlin K, Guidry-Grimes L, Milner GE, Solomon MZ, Tolchin DW, Young L, Van SP, Parens E. Dismantling Ableism in Undergraduate Medical Education: Promising Practices in Disability-Conscious Training. Teach Learn Med. 2026 Jan-Mar;38(1):17-32.
- PD Howe & CF Silva. Cripping the Dis§abled Body: Doing the Posthuman Tango in, through and around Sport. Somatechnics 11(2):139-156.
- Moulton E, Wilson R, Deluzio K. Movement and Mobility: A Concept Analysis. Advances in Nursing Science 2019;42(4):E11-E23.
- G Wolbring. A Culture of Neglect: Climate Discourse and Disabled People. M/C Journal 2009:12(4).
- G Wolbring, A Lillywhite. Burnout through the Lenses of Equity/Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Disabled People: A Scoping Review. Societies 2023, 13:131.
- Wolbring G, Escobedo M. Academic Coverage of Social Stressors Experienced by Disabled People: A Scoping Review. Societies. 2023; 13(9):211.
- Sanchez TW, Ye X. The Implications of Human Mobility and Accessibility for Transportation and Livable Cities. Urban Science. 2023; 7(4):107.
Resources for Medical Practitioners
Health Resources for People with Cognitive, Visual & Physical Impairments
Better Mobility Lab > Clinical > Patient Resources - includes travel tips, accessibility of pathways and places
Age-Inclusivity Resources
- Age-Inclusive Guide - An introductory guide to enhance age-inclusivity in higher education by the Centre on Aging at the University of Calgary.
Resources for Faculty and Educators
- Teaching with Everyonoe in Mind
- Interactive Resource Catalogue - if someone puts in ‘inclusive’ for example, there are links to many resources specifically related to instructors and course design/delivery.
- So, you want to host an inclusive and accessible conference?