Disability stories, books, poems, and more

Short Story / Non-Fiction

August 12, 2017

Comments: 5

Shelves: 18

It is the 7 year anniversary since I became disabled and I remember the friends who have left me and the new friends who let me lean on them and give me as much support as needed. This is a thank you to them. Read More

Tags: pain, betrayal, disability, anniversary

A Requiem for Friendship

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 02, 2017

Comments: 7

Shelves: 16

After I became disabled, I found out what true loneliness really meant, as my friends drifted away from me, unable to relate to the pain I was going through, Read More

Tags: pain, disability, friends

They Danced

By christianauthorMichelle

Poem / Health and Fitness

June 10, 2017

Shelves: 1

They Danced..l Read More

Tags: poetry, life, disability, health

My Brother, Matthew.

By Karen Lynn

Short Story / Children Stories

May 20, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A girl writes about her little brother, who was born with Down syndrome and sensory processing disorder. Read More

Tags: children, fiction, disability

Spice: Her Story (Part One): Special Needs Parenting 101.

By Karen Lynn

Short Story / Children Stories

May 14, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A mother who has a child with special needs shares her story. Read More

Tags: children, family, fiction, disability

thumbs up, rico!!

By Karen Lynn

Short Story / Other

May 13, 2017

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

the story about a young boy with down syndrome and how he enjoys life. Read More

Tags: children, disability

Walking In Your Shoes

By Carla Charter

Poem / Poetry

March 27, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

How using Mobility Equipment changed the world around me Read More

Tags: disability, ableism

Disintegrating

By TatteredWings

Poem / Romance

October 02, 2016

Shelves: 1

Parameters change, people grow together or apart by challenge they face. Where may the ship be sailing to? Read More

Tags: illness, disability, crossroad, decissions, disbalanced-relationship

Misunderstood

By TatteredWings

Poem / Song Lyrics

October 02, 2016

Shelves: 1

If you can't do what you want to do, if you can't live up to what others expect, it's a battle against yourself. Abandoned by your own soldiers, the pain doubled, you wonder if that war can be won at all. Read More

Tags: frustration, ignorance, disability, medical-neglect

Sleep away

By TatteredWings

Poem / Poetry

September 17, 2016

Shelves: 2

Do you recognize the value of the life you life, if you can live it to the fullest? If your life crumbles beneath your feet, what will you do? If you have to let everything go, where will you be left? A bitter fight against oneself, when you're your own… Read More

Tags: despair, angst, disability, sanity-slippage, turning-points

my little sister is autistic

By xxmusicsavedmex

Book / Young Adult

March 31, 2016

Shelves: 1

after losing her mother, olivia is sent off to live with her brother and his girlfriend. not only will they learn what it's like to care for someone with special needs, but she might just learn a little more about herself... Read More

Tags: disability, autism, actually-autistic

Holy Water and Smoke

By Emmett Cohl

Book / Other

March 21, 2016

Shelves: 1

Emmett Walters is a 28 year old journalist looking for the perfect story to finish off his series with a bang. Looking for something unusual, he decided to stick close to home and take a look into the Oakham Hospital, which has been abandoned for nearly twenty years after a… Read More

Tags: religion, disability, asylum

Colony #348

By Elizabeth Barnes

Book / Science Fiction

January 11, 2016

Shelves: 1

When a government head's daughter is found in the woods on the border of a cluster of colonies delusional and haunted, she is sent to Colony #348. A disabled person colony. However, Rae Shepherd, a hoverer (Hoverchair user) knows this new resident holds a new secret that could turn Colony… Read More

Tags: disability, dystopian, big-brother

For My "Own Good"

By DLCannon Reprise

Poem / Poetry

December 07, 2015

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "Like Something Of A Dream" Read More

Tags: crime, insanity, disability, career, unemployability

To Spend? Or To Save? "That Is The Question"

By DLCannon Reprise

Poem / Poetry

December 07, 2015

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "Like Something Of A Dream" Read More

Tags: living, disability, situation, due, unemployability

DISABILITY AND ADDICTION MY STORY

By MichaelS76

Essay / Non-Fiction

November 28, 2015

Shelves: 2

A short story of my experience with pain, pseudo-addiction, real full-blown life destroying addiction. My long road back to reality and how I returned from the lowest depths of human depravity to finding and understanding the maxim 'Know Thyself'. Read More

Tags: depression, abuse, drugs, society, pain, work, addiction, mental, panic, anxiety, disability, army, health, recovery, attacks

Control

By jcafoote

Essay / Non-Fiction

November 09, 2015

Shelves: 1

Writing from the point of view of someone with a disability that leaves them restricted to a wheelchair, but cannot speak. This person is deeply in love with someone who shares their view, though the disabled person feels something is going wrong. Read More

Tags: love, disability, non_fiction

Tim's Note

By jcafoote

Short Story / Flash Fiction

September 27, 2015

Shelves: 1

A note written by the character about what happened to his brother when he was younger. It is being used as an apology for a guilty conscious. Read More

Tags: fiction, suicide, disability, guilt

DISABILITY IS NOT INABILITY

By Daniel Dela Dunoo

Article / Non-Fiction

August 05, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

This article tells the stories of individuals who achieved phenomenal fits, monumental odds notwithstanding with the intent to encourage readers never to give up in life and never to look down on themselves or others who may be physically handicapped. Read More

Tags: dreams, disability, aspirations, determination, greatness, persistence

The Assessment

July 09, 2015

Comments: 10

Shelves: 17

(VERY SHORT NOVEL) I wrote the account of what happened, right after it happened, but every time I tried to edit, or reread it, I found myself bursting into tears, causing me to fall into a deep depression over the holiday season, that I am only now, weeks later, trying… Read More

Tags: survival, money, disability, doctors

Original Quotes

By MichaelS76

Miscellaneous / Other

May 05, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

These are all original quotes or proverbs that I have made myself. They are all my original ideas and words. Read More

Tags: truth, listen, addiction, consciousness, wisdom, disability, skepticism, disabled, gossip, listening, cocaine, quote, grandmother, conscious, wise

TO MICHAEL

By Godfrey Green

Poem / Poetry

March 31, 2015

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

To a verbally challenged man Read More

Tags: poetry, words, disability, speech, verbal_problems

Identity

By Dre Owens

Short Story / Young Adult

March 01, 2015

Shelves: 1

Tom struggles with his mental disability. Read More

Tags: remember, forget, mental, disability, identity

Flank

By L Valder Mains

Short Story / Science Fiction

December 26, 2014

Shelves: 1

The story of an unusual boy who helps the people of a small town. Read More

Tags: acceptance, disability, meaning, deep, spooky

Conceptions: My Mother and Schizophrenia

By A.K.Broz

Short Story / Non-Fiction

December 14, 2014

Shelves: 1

Non-fiction piece which outlines the battle of Schizophrenia and parenthood from the children's perspective. In this story, my sister and I re-enact the scenario of discovering the heights of my mother's illness. Read More

Tags: love, children, family, short_story, motherhood, illness, disability, non_fiction, schizophrenia, mental_disability

The Unwritten And Unsaid: Tale of an Ordinary Girl

By nadialopez

Book / Memoir

July 15, 2014

Comments: 13

Shelves: 1

Nia tells her journey of life and how she struggles with her disability. You'll meet this 18 year old who hails from a simple, middle class family. She tells her ups and downs in her life.What and how her disability affects her. What does fate hold for her? Will she… Read More

Tags: love, friendship, life, immigration, trust, disability, problems, ups, downs, betrayals

The Life Hunt: Three Sacred Days

By jensensk

June 03, 2014

Shelves: 1

This is a true story about an experience I will never forget for the rest of my life. A/N: I have left the names of my family and my own out of the story, just to keep my identity and my family's identities safe. This a work in progress, so… Read More

Tags: hunting, disability, nonfiction, epilepsy

To Wash It All Away

By mcmorris11

May 21, 2014

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

While working at a mental institution, I met a lot of people who deserved the chance to be heard-My aim is to give a voice to one lady in particular. Along with mental illness and a mild intellectual disability, she has suffered from abuse for her entire life. This is… Read More

Tags: abuse, confusion, pain, sadness, mental_illness, tragedy, disability, emotional, neglect, psych, psychology, institution, complexity

The Things He Shattered

February 28, 2014

Comments: 689

Shelves: 35

This story is 100% true. I am not writing to become famous or rich. My main goal is to tell my story in hopes that people can learn lessons from my mistakes. Lessons that I myself have managed to learn the hardest way possible. All of the names of the… Read More

Tags: relationships, pain, immigration, betrayal, russia, police, disability, canada, corruption, hospitals, university, autobiography, surgeries

Twin Sisters

By Chryse

Short Story / Young Adult

February 12, 2014

Shelves: 1