Other Suggested Readings and Resources for 2024
We will be exploring various themes related to our 2024 Malden Reads selection, Being Heumann by Judith Heumann, through our programming and discussions. Below is a list of additional books and other resources for further consideration.
BOOK DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING
ADULT/TEEN BOOKS
Nonfiction / Fiction
PODCASTS
Films
WEBSITES
BOok DisCUSSION PROMPTS
Book guide and discussion questions from Facing History and Ourselves
resources for teaching about the disability community and civil rights
- Historical perspective of the Disability Rights Movement and Judith Heumann
- Guide to teaching Being Heumann from TeachingBooks
- How Educators Can Honor Judith Heumann’s Legacy
NONFICTION TITLES COVERING THE SAME THEMES
Disability Pride by Ben Mattlin
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation by Eli Clare
fICTION TITLES COVERING THE SAME THEMES
True Biz by Sara Novic
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
How Lucky: A Mystery Novel by Will Leitch
Films
Crip Camp—2020 (107 minutes)
Coda — 2021 (111 minutes)
The Peanut Butter Falcon —2019
Life, Animated —2016
Lives Worth Living —2011
podcasts
The Heumann Perspective
Conversations with Judith Heumann and other disabled changemakers and their allies.
Can We Talk? The JWA Podcast
Conversation with Judith Heumann from May 2021.
websites
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, that are instantly downloadable to a personal device or delivered by mail free of charge.
Book Share
Free, customizable website, supported by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Special Education Programs, Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.
Conversation with Judith Heumann From an April 2020 1-hour conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition