Stay Engaged

Our learning journey is coming to a close. I, Shaheen, encourage you to keep learning. In my opinion, a key piece of your responsibility in your future or current careers is to always be learning. This is a list of some additional sources for you to consider engaging with after SED 101.  

YOUTUBE CHANNELS 

• Five Moore Minutes – This channel is run by Shelley Moore, an educator and advocate dedicated to promoting classroom practices that support all learners. 

• Annie Elainey – On this channel,  Annie creates videos on various topics that include body image, gender, race, LGBT+, disability, chronic illness, and mental health.  

• Squirmy and Grubs – This channel is run by an interabled couple who share their experiences through vlogs.  

• Molly Burke – This channel is run by Molly Burke, a blind woman and influencer who makes videos about her experiences and life.  

• Edutopia – This channel highlights successful practices in pre-K – 12 education. 

PODCASTS 

• Have You Heard – This podcast focuses on education policies and politics.  

• UDL in 15 Minutes – In each episode of this podcast, different educators share their experiences implementing Universal Design for Learning into the classroom. 

• Black Gaze – This podcast includes episodes discussing a multitude of topics from the perspective of two Black educators, one of whom is a professor at ISU. 

BOOKS 

• All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism edited by Lydia X. Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, Morenike Giwa Onaiwu – This is an anthology of the stories of autistic people of color presented in a variety of formats. 

• Show Me A Sign by Ann Claire LeZotte – This historical fiction novel centers around the Deaf community, ableism, and cultural oppression. 

• Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma – This memoir tells the story of Haben’s life and educational journey. 

• Pride Against Prejudice by Jenny Morris – This book centers around attitudes about disability in society. Many topics are addressed, including the quality of disabled peoples lives; the way disability is represented within Western culture; institutionalization and independence; feminist research and community care; and the politics of the disability movement.  

• Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong – This is a collection of short stories written by a wide-variety disabled people about various aspects of life. 

• Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong – Alice Wong puts together a collection of essays, artwork, conversations and more to form her memoir. 

• The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me by Keah Brown – The creator of the #DisabledAndCute hashtag tells her story in this easy and enlightening read. 

• Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake – This book contains thirteen chapters on different aspects of disability, its relation to pop culture, society and more. 

• Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Tausig – Tausig’s collection of essays form her memoir on how she experiences life as a disabled woman, mother, writer and much more. 

• Being Huemann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist  by Judy Heumann – Heumann’s memoir outlines some of her fights for disability rights, including the Section 504 sit-in. 

• The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy by Jennifer Brunton, Ph.D., and Jenna Gensic, M.A. – This book outlines effective and important ways that neurotypical people can be allies to the Autistic community. 

• The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old boy with Autism  by Naoki Higashida – This collection of short chapters allow readers a glimpse into the mind of Higashida, who is Autistic. 

• Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk – This book highlights the ways that Black activism has been important to the disability rights and justice movements, often in ways that go overlooked. 

• Skin, Tooth and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People (A Disability Justice Primer) by Sins Invalid – This primer outlines ways to fight for disability justice in ways that aren’t commonly discussed in the media. 

• True Biz: A Novel by Sara Novic – This book follows a teacher, who is a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) who works at a school for the Deaf. 

WEBSITES and BLOGS 

• The Disability Visibility Project – This website is the project of Alice Wong, a disability activist. This website is full of excellent material including book recommendations, a link to her podcast, an essay series called #ADA30InColor, and multiple interviews. This source provides an abundance of information related to intersectionality, accessibility, disability culture, and politics.  

• Rooted in Rights – This organization features accessible stories by disabled writers as they discuss and challenge common narratives surrounding disability.  

• Linking Research to Classrooms – Curated by Dr. Lisa Carey, this blog helps teachers use research to inform their practice. 

• Swift Schools – This website features information about building a school community that equitably supports all students. The website includes a guide of their main beliefs, a resource shelf with further readings, a blog section, and a podcast section.