Autobiographies of People with Disabilities

Christy Brown was an Irish writer, painter, and poet who had cerebral palsy. His autobiography (My) (Left) (Foot) was published in 1954 and became a bestseller.

Helen Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer who was deaf and blind. Her autobiography (The) (Story) (of) (My) (Life) was published in 1903 and became a bestseller.

Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His autobiography (A) (Brief) (History) (of) (Time) was published in 1988 and became a bestseller.

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who had polio as a child. Her autobiography (Frida) was published in 1944 and became a bestseller.

Temple Grandin is an American animal welfare advocate and professor of animal science who has autism. Her autobiography (Thinking) (in) (Pictures) was published in 1995 and became a bestseller.

Christopher Reeve was an American actor and director who became paralyzed from the neck down after a horse riding accident. His autobiography (Still) (Me) was published in 1998 and became a bestseller.

Marlee Matlin is an American actress and activist who is deaf. Her autobiography (Deaf) (Child) (Crossing) was published in 2002 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (Haben) was published in 2018 and became a bestseller.

Alice Wong is an American disability rights activist and writer. Her autobiography (Disability) (Visibility) was published in 2020 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (Sitting) (Pretty) was published in 2021 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (The) (Lonely) (Planet) was published in 2022 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (The) (Silent) (World) was published in 2023 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (The) (World) (of) (Helen) (Keller) was published in 2024 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (The) (Story) (of) (My) (Life) was published in 2025 and became a bestseller.

Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate and lawyer who is blind and deaf. Her autobiography (The) (Autobiography) (of) (Malcolm) (X) was published in 2026 and became a bestseller.