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TIE Preview of Upcoming Reads in Disability Studies, 2025
Posted on July 22, 2025 in Upcoming Reads
We’re currently in the midst of Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 and recognizes the decades of disability rights activism that made this a reality. Challenging ableist stereotypes by amplifying disabled voices, Disability Pride Month encourages conversations about accessibility and highlights the continued need for inclusive advocacy in the ongoing fight for equity and justice. To honor this storied history, this month’s preview of upcoming reads from TIE highlights forthcoming titles in disability studies. Given the current Trump administration’s attacks on disability rights, evidenced by the significant cuts to Medicaid in the recently passed appropriations bill and the anti-DEI executive orders issued earlier this year, it’s more important than ever to elevate new works in disability studies. Doing so promotes intersectional understanding and challenges false narratives and policies that devalue disabled lives.
An Approach for Teaching Music to Diverse Learners: A Neuro-Inclusive Resource, by Elise S. Sobol. 4th ed. Bloomsbury, Jul. 2025. pbk ISBN 9798881808044 $38.00; ebook ISBN 9798881808051 $34.20
Autism and the Culture of Therapy: The Politics and Practice of Applied Behaviour Analysis, by Julia Gruson-Wood. UBC Press, Oct. 2025. ISBN 9780774870771 $110.00
Autism and the Military Family, by Jaime B. Parent. Bloomsbury, Dec. 2025. ISBN 9781538196823 $36.00; ebook ISBN 9781538196830 $32.40
Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World, by Danilyn Rutherford. Duke, Sep. 2025e ISBN 9781478029250 $29.95e; ebook ISBN 9781478061458 $29.95e
Behavioral Treatments for Individuals with Autism, ed. by Michael P. Kranak. Springer, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9783031919640 $199.99e; ebook ISBN 9783031919657 price not yet set
By Touch Alone: Blindness and Reading in Nineteenth-Century Culture, by Vanessa Kay Warne. Michigan, Jul. 2025. ISBN 9780472077519 $85.00; pbk ISBN 9780472057511 $29.95; ebook ISBN 9780472905089 price not yet set
Community-Based Inclusive Development, ed. by Shaun Grech and Jörg Günter Weber. Palgrave Macmillan, Jul. 2025e ISBN 9783031889134 $129.99e; ebook ISBN 9783031889141 price not yet set
Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities, 2026. Grey House Publishing, Jul. 2025. pbk ISBN 9798891791091 $165.00
Connective Tissue: Factory Accidents and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in South India, by Lily N. Shapiro. Rutgers, Jul. 2025. pbk ISBN 9781978841529 $34.95; ebook ISBN 9781978841543 $34.95
Copyright Protection and Disability Law, by Kieran Mitchell. Taylor & Francis Group, Nov. 2025e ISBN 9781032959443 $190.00e
Counter-Cartographies: Neurodivergence and the Errancies of Performance, by Leon J. Hilton. Minnesota, Aug. 2025. ISBN 9781517909024 $108.00; pbk ISBN 9781517909031 $27.00; ebook ISBN 9781452963167 $27.00
Crip Authority: Disability and the Art of Consolation in the Renaissance, by Elizabeth Bearden. Michigan, Sep. 2025. ISBN 9780472077618 $90.00; pbk ISBN 9780472057610 $39.95; ebook ISBN 9780472905195 price not yet set
Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies, by Olivia Banner. Duke, Oct. 2025e ISBN 9781478029205 $103.95e; pbk ISBN 9781478032564 $25.95e; ebook ISBN 9781478061397 $103.95e
Critical Health and Learning Disabilities, by Sara Ryan. Taylor & Francis Group, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9781032644844 $190.00e; pbk ISBN 9781032605005 $46.74e
Deinstitutionalisation and Later Developments in the Lives of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: Lessons from the Nordic Countries, ed. by Tøssebro Jan et al. Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9783031916519 $59.99; ebook ISBN 9783031916526 price not yet set
Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law, by Eliza Varney. Cambridge, Jul. 2025. ISBN 9781316516638 $130.00
Disability, Vulnerability and Political Strategy, by Phillippa Muslins. Taylor & Francis Group, Sep. 2025e ISBN 9781032702551 $200.00e
Disability and Motor Behavior: Practical Applications, by Ali S. Brian and Pamela S. Beach. Bloomsbury, Nov. 2025. ISBN 9781538191606 $95.00; pbk ISBN 9781538191613 $39.00; ebook ISBN 9781538191620 $35.10
Disability Psychotherapy: What It Is and Why It Matters, ed. by Angelina Veiga and Valerie Sinason. Taylor & Francis Group, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9781041086116 $190.00e; pbk ISBN 9781041086093 $33.99e
Disabled Power: Health Challenges and Inequality in the Age of Disaster, by Angela Frederick. NYU Press, Dec. 2025. ISBN 9781479828135 $89.00; pbk ISBN 9781479828142 $30.00; ebook ISBN 9781479828173 $30.00
Disfigurement: Understanding Visible Difference, ed. by Lise Deguire and Miriam Jaffe. Taylor & Francis Group, Sep. 2025e ISBN 9781032879598 $144.50e; pbk ISBN 9781032875002 $42.49e
Disrupting Church Images: Disability Justice and Faith Communities, ed. by Allen G. Jorgenson, Laura MacGregor, and Thomas E Reynolds. Bloomsbury, Dec. 2025. ISBN 9781666973013 $115.00; ebook ISBN 9781978771802 $103.50
Doing Disability Research in Africa: Reflections from the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD), ed. by Mji Gubela. Palgrave Macmillan, Dec. 2025e ISBN not yet set $139.99; ebook ISBN not yet set $139.99
The Double Bind of Disability: How Medical Technology Shapes Bodily Authority, by Rebecca Monteleone. Minnesota, Nov. 2025. ISBN 9781517917678 $100.00; pbk ISBN 9781517917685 $25.00; ebook ISBN 9781452974064 $25.00
Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing, by Dan Roche. MIT Press, Aug. 2025. pbk ISBN 9780262049832 $27.95
The Handbook of Disability-Affirmative Systemic Therapy: Effective Clinical Care with Disabled Clients and Their Families, ed. by Manasi Shankar. Taylor & Francis Group, Nov. 2025e ISBN 9781032423883 $190.00e; pbk ISBN 9781032423869 $61.99e
Healing Ableism: Stories About Disability and Religious Life, by Darla Schumm. Rutgers, Nov. 2025. pbk ISBN 9781978842205 $27.95; ebook ISBN 9781978842229 $27.95
Inclusive STEAM Education in Early Childhood, by Yvette Meré-Cook. Teachers College Press, Sep. 2025. ISBN 9780807787656 $120.00; pbk ISBN 9780807787649 $39.95; ebook ISBN 9780807783375 $39.95
An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights, by Scot Edward Danforth. California, Oct. 2025. ISBN 9780520412644 $29.95; ebook ISBN 9780520412651 $29.95
Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Disability in Latin America, ed. by Lapierre Michelle Palgrave Macmillan, Dec. 2025e ISBN not yet set $159.99; ebook ISBN not yet set $159.99
Interface Frictions: How Digital Debility Reshapes Our Bodies, by Neta Alexander. Duke, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9781478028925 $119.95.00e; pbk ISBN 9781478032168 $28.95e; ebook ISBN 9781478061120 $119.95e
Light of the Everlasting Life: Disability and Crip Eschatology in Old English Literature, by Leah Pope Parker. Michigan, Aug. 2025. ISBN 9780472077595 $115.00; pbk ISBN 9780472057597 $39.95; ebook ISBN 9780472905171 price not yet set
Popcorn Disability: A Journey Through the Highs and Lows of Disability at the Movies, by Kristen Lopez. Bloomsbury, Nov. 2025. ISBN 9781493086337 $27.95; ebook ISBN 9781493086344 $25.15
Promoting Equity for Multilingual Learners With Disabilities, by Sara E. N. Kangas. Teachers College Press, Oct. 2025. ISBN 9780807786819 $129.00; pbk ISBN 9780807786802 $42.95; ebook ISBN 9780807782934 $42.95
Racial Care: On Asian American Suffering and Survival, by James McMaster. Duke, Nov. 2025e ISBN 9781478029397 $103.95e; pbk ISBN 9781478032830 $25.95e; ebook ISBN 9781478061595 $103.95e
A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education, ed. by Jacqueline Specht, Steven Sider, and Kimberly Maich. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aug. 2025. ISBN 9781035328543 $125.00e; ebook ISBN 9781035328550 $125.00e
Sage Video: Disability Studies, by Sage Publishing. Sage Publishing, Jun. 2025. ISBN and price not yet set
She’s Just Spirited: Parenting a Neurodiverse Child and the Diagnosis That Changes Everything, by Nefertiti Austin. Bloomsbury, Oct. 2025. ISBN 9798881805555 $29.95; ebook ISBN 9798881805562 $26.95
Studying Religion and Disability, by Emily O. Gravett. Taylor & Francis Group, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9781032371177 $161.50e; pbk ISBN 9781032371184 $46.74e
Towards an Accessible Academy: Perspectives from Disabled Medievalists, ed. by Alexandra R. A. Lee, Hope Doherty-Harrison, and E. R. P. Champion. Medieval Institute Publications, Aug. 2025e ISBN 9781501521096 $109.99; ebook ISBN 9781501517396 $109.99
The Un-Chosen Body: Disability Culture in Israel, by Ilana Szobel. Wayne State, Sep. 2025. ISBN 9780814351826 $94.99; pbk ISBN 9780814351833 $34.99; ebook ISBN not yet set $34.99
Understanding and Affirming Autistic Clients: A Primer for Mental Health Professionals, by Chris Dabbs and Audrey Scaer. Bloomsbury, Aug. 2025. pbk ISBN 9798881806804 $29.95; ebook ISBN 9798881806811 $26.95
Understanding Parasport, by David P. Howe, Carla Filomena Silvia. Taylor & Francis Group, Dec. 2025e ISBN 9780367690021 $190.00e
Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming, by Eli Clare. Duke, Sep. 2025e ISBN 9781478029045 $103.95; pbk ISBN 9781478032410 $23.95e; ebook ISBN 9781478061267 $103.95e
Unmasking Academia: Institutional Inequities Laid Bare During COVID-19, ed. by Irene Shankar and Corinne L. Mason. University of Alberta Press, Nov. 2025. pbk ISBN 9781772128307 $38.99; ebook ISBN 9781772128499 $38.99
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