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Rain Reign
Author- Ann M. Martin
Schneider Family Book Award 2015
This story is bout an 11 year old autistic girl who is having a hard time fitting in. She meets a stray dog who becomes her best friend. When the dog gets lost, the young girl struggles with her routines to find her best friend

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Over a billion people live with some form of disability.

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Children with disabilities are nearly four times as likely to experience violence than children who are not disabled.

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Stephen Hawkings
Disability: ALS
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) is regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history. He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease when he was 20 years old. He was not expected to live more than two years. However, he lived until he was 76 years old. He completed his Ph.D from The University of Cambridge. He is famously known for the Big Bang theory and black holes.

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Helen Keller
Disability:  Deaf, Blind
Hellen Keller (1880-1968) was stricken by an illness that left her deaf and blind when she was only 19 months old. Due to not being able to communicate, Keller began lashing out. In 1887, she began working with Anne Sullivan. Anne taught her how to communicate by writing words in her hands. In 1890, Keller began speech classes. She worked on learning to speak so that others could understand her for 25 years. She attended Cambridge School for Young Ladies and Radcliffe College. She was able to master several methods of communicating including touch-lip reading, Braille, speech, typing and finger-spelling.

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Out of My Mind
By Sharon M. Draper
2011 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
This is a story about Melody Brooks who was born with Cerebral Palsy. She can't talk or walk but she surprises everyone when she wins a competition to be on a trivia team.

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Your Welcome, Universe
Author--Whitney Gardner
Schneider Teen Book Award 2018
This is a story about a girl who is deaf but has a unique talent as an artist.

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Macy McMillian and the Rainbow Goddess
Author--Shari Green
Schneider Middle Grades Book Award Winner 2018
This is a story about a little girl who is deaf. She is in the sixth grade and her final report is a family genealogy. On top of all of this, her mother is about to remarry and she will have twin stepsisters. It is also about an usual friendship that grows between Macy and an elderly lady next door.

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The Girl Who thought in Pictures: The Story  of Dr. Temple Grandin
By: Julia Finley Mosca
Dolly Gray Award Winner 2018
This story tells about the life of Dr. Temple Grandin and gives a glimpse of how her mind works. Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism with no expectation to speak. Now she is known as one of the most powerful voices in modern science.

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Silent Days, Silent Dreams
By Allen Say
Schneider Young Children's Book Award Winner 2018
James Castel is a deaf, mute, autistic, and possibly dyslexic boy. They said he would never amount to anything, but here he stands in major museums surrounded by his famous art work.

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My Brother Charlie
by Denene Millner, Holly Robinson Peete, and Ryan Elizabeth Peete
Dolly Gray Award  Winner
2012
My Brother Charlie is a great book to help us understand children with autism. It is written from a twin sister's point of view. She describes the joys and challenges of having a brother who is autistic.

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My Friend Suhana
by Aanyah Abdullah and Shaila Abdullah
Dolly Gray Award Winner
2016
My Friend Suhana  is a book about a young girl and her friend Suhana. Suhana has cerebral palsy. This book describes the friendship between the two girls. The little girl in the story uses art to communicate with Suhana. This book shows how children accept and view others who are different.

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Keeping up with Roo
by Sharlee Glenn and Dan Andreasen
Dolly Gray Award Winner 2006
This book is about a little girl named Gracie and her mentally challenged Aunt Roo. While Gracie is young, she enjoys spending time with Roo. As she gets older, Gracie begins to be embarrassed by her aunt. When Gracie brings home a new friend from school, she has to decide how to handle the situation. Eventually, Gracie learns to get over her embarrassment and accept her aunt for who she is.