SHORT STORIES: With Disability Themes

The stories in this category have disability related themes.

18 Responses to SHORT STORIES: With Disability Themes

  1. Sharifa Siddiqui
    March 20, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    I would like to know if I can access your stories/poems/literature so that I can use them as material to sensitize people on disability issues. If yes, let me know how I can access it.

    I live in India, Secunderabad and work for an NGO that works on women’s issues.

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  2. rampracer
    March 26, 2009 at 8:29 am

    I’ve emailed you back , thanks!

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    • michelledunnill
      April 13, 2012 at 5:23 pm

      Hi im looking for poem about disabled childrien. I have a disabled child in i have just read gods buitful butterfly poem in found it verry touching. I cant seem to find anyother poems like this.

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  3. Sharifa Siddiqui
    March 26, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Dear Ruth Harrigan,

    Thank you so much. I will post back to you whatever I use and with due credit to you. Thanks again

    Sharifa

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  4. Claire Bromley
    May 15, 2009 at 8:17 am

    I am writting to you to ask if it is possible to feature some of your oeom’s as a am a disabled person mayself I am trying though my website to hightlight the and awere people of disability, can uyou help me as I would like to add peoms about disability

    Your C. Bromley

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  5. Andree
    January 17, 2010 at 9:30 am

    Hi all, was wondering if you could help me out? I run a centre for young women with disabilities here in Kenya and was wondering if you could supply any poems which I could use in class? It would be wonderful if anyone would be able to share their stories and I can then pass these on to the young women. Thanks very much

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    • rampracer
      January 17, 2010 at 10:27 am

      Hi Andree,
      Since I’ve written everything on here myself except for one poem, I don’t have other people I can ask to provide new materials for your class and I work so I don’t have time to do that. But many teachers use the poems that are already up on this site in their classes, if you’d like to do that.

      Thanks and good luck in your class!

      Ruth

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    • A.W.A.R.D CBO
      February 8, 2012 at 2:14 pm

      Hi, i am a Kenyan lady with a disability, i too run a small group of women affected by disabilities either directly or indirectly, so you can ask any question and i will be glad to share with you, you can reach me on awardcbo@gmail.com thanks for being part of the disabled world.

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  6. Andree
    January 17, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Hi Ruth sorry for the confusion, I was unable to access anyone of the poems due to very slow internet connection here in Kenya but not I can see all of your great work

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  7. Wahrsagen
    March 8, 2010 at 6:09 am

    Thankz for the informations!

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  8. Cathy
    February 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Hi. I manage a library in Second Life which contains only books (both fiction and poetry) by disabled authors. I have read many of the poems and stories on this site and am wondering if I could use some to to place in this library. All credit would go to the author as well as an URL to this location in the notecard.
    This is an excellent site. :)

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  9. Jade
    March 17, 2011 at 12:42 am

    When i put stories on my website, I put SCARY STORIES!

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  10. Courtney Mathews
    September 8, 2011 at 9:23 am

    I am a 10th grade teacher in Florida looking for a story to replace an excerpt of “My Left Foot.” Any suggestions on stories which carry the theme of learning to live with a disability?

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    • Ruth Harrigan
      September 8, 2011 at 3:08 pm

      On this site, there’s a story called Grandpa’s Tree which talks about how a family learns to live with their son’s disability, taking the lead from him. The story Trophies is about a high school football player who deals with learning how to live with a disability after being shot.

      I invite my readers to add to this list, but will point you toward the writings of Kenny Fries, who is a poet and essayist .

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