Recommended Reading
May 27, 2016

Recommended Reading
The NWNMC committee members put together the following list of recommended reading. The list came from a natural sharing of resources and ideas. There is no rhyme or reason to the list--just a few recommendations we thought we'd pass along. Enjoy!
Children's Books
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Pink Purple Orange and Blue
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The List: 26 Statements Reflecting Non-Disabled Persons’ Privilege
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“we all make mistakes. If we live in this world…”
Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash Writing from Community of Practice Dr. Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman shared a raw paragraph she wrote during Ripping the Bandaid Off: Addressing...
Three Hour Glucose Test
I have wished to be silent, to sleep deeply,my body grown large again. Cravingonly the juices – no pulp, no bone.Before, my prayers were always thy will not...
I am the emotion for this machine
Her eyes blink heavilybeneath a sloppy wigChest rising and fallingHeart beating hardas I touch my sister’s wrist She can’t reactwhen the nurses drag the breathing...
RX: A Poetic Act of Resistance and Resilience
What gives us olagaWhat gives us soifua maloloina The rationed insulin The hard pills to swallow Only heal the Physical Pain What prescription Can be written...