Anti-Ableism Resource List

BOOKS

• Black, Kathy (1996). A Healing Homiletic: Preaching and Disability. Abingdon.

• Eiesland, Nancy L. (1994). The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability. Abingdon.

• Eisland, Nancy L. & Saliers, Don, Eds. (1998). Human Disability and the Service of God: Reassessing Religious Practice. Abingdon.

• Heumann, Judith (2020). Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. Beacon Press.

• Kenny, Amy. (2022). My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church. Brazos Press.

• Ladau, Emily (2021). Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. Ten Speed Press.

• Melcher, Sarah J., Parsons, Mikeal C., & Yong, Amos, Eds. (2017). The Bible and Disability: A Commentary. Baylor University Press.

• Nielson, Kim (2012). A Disability History of the United States. Beacon Press.

• Oluo, Ijeoma (2019). So You Want to Talk About Race. Hachette Book Group.

• Shakespeare, Tom (2014). Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited, 2nd Edition. Routledge.

• Walker, Robert (Ed.) (2012). Speaking Out: Gifts of Ministering Undeterred by Disabilities. CreateSpace.

• Webb-Mitchell, Brett (2010). Beyond Accessibility: Toward Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Faith Communities. Church Publishing.

• Yong, Amos (2011). The Bible, Disability, and Church: A New Vision of the People of God. Eerdmans.

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BLOGS & PODCASTS BY DISABLED PEOPLE

• Barbarin, Imani - Crutches and Spice: https://crutchesandspice.com/

• Brown, Lydia X. Z. - Autistic Hoya: https://www.autistichoya.com/

• Hancock, Justin - Palsys with Palsies: https://thejulianway.org/pwp (UM pastor, podcast)

• Holland, Rebecca - Beckie Writes: https://beckiewrites.com/ (UM pastor)

• Ivery, Donna Fado – Adventures in Healing: https://www.adventuresinhealing.com/ (UM pastor)

• Jenkins, Hank, & Campbell, Jonathan - The Accessible God Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvUov2NUXu5RCV7_fZWRlcg (UM pastors)

• Kuusisto, Stephen - Planet of the Blind: https://stephenkuusisto.com/

• Ladau, Emily - Words I Wheel By: https://wordsiwheelby.com/

• Ray-Symms, Jasmine - Power of the Written Word: https://www.jasmineraysymms.com/blog (UM layperson)

• Smith, Jenny - The Thread with Jenny Smith: https://jennysmith.substack.com/ (UM pastor)

• Van Gilder, Kirk - Signs Unseen - A Blog on Deaf Theology: http://signsunseen.com/ (UM pastor)

• Vermande, Tim – Flying Kitty Monster: http://flyingkittymonster.blogspot.com/ (UM lay)

• Wong, Alice - Disability Visibility Project: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/author/alwong199/

• Wylie, Christopher - DJ Pastorrock: https://www.threads.net/@djpastorrock (UM pastor)

ARTICLES AND WEB RESOURCES

• ABA Commission on Disability Rights (2019). Implicit Biases & People with Disabilities, Jan 7, 2019. Implicit Bias Guide: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/resources/implicit_bias/

• ADA National Network (2018). Guidelines for Writing About People with Disabilities. https://adata.org/factsheet/ADANN-writing

• ADA National Network (2018). Religious Entities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: https://adata.org/factsheet/religious-entities-under-americans-disabilities-act

• Baber, Melinda (2023). Ableism in the Church. Webinar by the North Carolina Conference. https://nccumc.org/leadership/event/ableism-in-the-church/ (UM pastor)

• Baber, Melinda, & Swedberg, Lynn, keynote speakers (2022). Let’s End #Ableism at Church, Day 2: “How Can Churches Overcome Ableism.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdW8EYcddU&list=PLmk-DDbwWUQZxkMrTf_hy-SLqzd4ec5Cf&index=3
  Event site with slides/resources: https://sites.google.com/crcna.org/ableismatchurch/home

• Belser, Julia Watts & Morrison (2011). Resisting Ableism and Anti-Judaism in New Testament Healing Narratives. Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, 27(2), 150-170.

• Brown, Lydia X. Z. (2018). Glossary of Ableist and Non-Ableist Language. https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html

• Cohen-Rottenberg, Rachel (2014). 10 Questions About Why Ableist Language Matters. Everyday Feminism: http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/11/ableist-language-matters/

• Dingle, Shannon (2018). Resisting Ableism in the American Church. Sojourners: https://sojo.net/articles/resisting-ableism-american-church

• Henry, Shawn Lawton (2007). Interacting with People with Disabilities. Stop Ableism: http://www.stopableism.org/p/the-basics-interacting-with-people-with.html

• Hermans-Webster, Corrie (2018). Ableism in United Methodist Hymnody. Boston University: https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/30025

• Invisible Disability Project (ND). https://www.invisibledisabilityproject.org/

• Keller, Richard M. & Galway, Corrine E. (2010). Microaggressive Experiences of People with Disabilities. In Microaggressions and Marginality, pp. 241-267. https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/185/2018/04/Microagressions.pdf

• Leibowitz, Cara (2015). 10 Examples of Walking Privilege. Everyday Feminism: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/examples-walking-privilege/

• Lu, Wendy (2018). Disabled People Don’t Need to be Fixed: We Need a Cure for Ableism. Everyday Feminism: https://everydayfeminism.com/2018/05/a-cure-for-ableism/

• Lu, Wendy (2016). 9 Things that Might Not Seem Ableist, But Actually Are. Bustle: https://www.bustle.com/articles/187964-9-things-that-might-not-seem-ableist-but-actually-are

• Lu, Wendy (2016). 13 Microaggressions People With Disabilities Face On A Daily Basis. Bustle: https://www.bustle.com/articles/186060-13-microaggressions-people-with-disabilities-face-on-a-daily-basis

• Marlow, Tanya (2019). Do I Wish to Remain Disabled in Heaven? Church Times: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/31-may/comment/opinion/do-i-wish-to-remain-disabled-in-heaven

• McLean, Margaret Astrid (2011). Getting to Know You: The Prospect of Challenging Ableism Through Adult Learning. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.427

• National Center on Disability and Journalism (ND). Disability Language Style Guide. https://ncdj.org/style-guide/

• National Youth Leadership Network (2006). Respectful Disability Language. http://www.aucd.org/docs/add/sa_summits/Language%20Doc.pdf

• Ridgeway, Shannon (2013). 19 Examples of Ability Privilege. Everyday Feminism: https://everydayfeminism.com/2013/03/19-examples-of-ability-privilege/

• Simmons University Library (2020). Anti-Oppression: Anti-Ableism Lib Guide. https://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression/anti-ableism

• United Nations (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html

• Weiss, Thomas C. (2019). Ableism in America Today. Disabled World: https://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/ableism.php

• Whitehead, Andrew (2018). Kids with Disabilities Face Many Challenges. Church Shouldn’t Be One of Them. The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/kids-with-disabilities-face-many-challenges-church-shouldnt-be-one-of-them/2018/11/15/2b324364-e83c-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html

• Wright, Elizabeth (2020). Infantilising Disabled People is a Thing and You’re Probably Unconsciously Doing It. Medium: https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/infantilising-disabled-people-is-a-thing-and-youre-probably-unconsciously-doing-it-1adf91dc0fc5

• Zeilinger, Julie (2015). 6 Forms of Ableism We Need to Retire Immediately. Mic: https://www.mic.com/articles/121653/6-forms-of-ableism-we-need-to-retire-immediately