The claims that Tylenol causes autism would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous. We’ve been here before: vaccines, baby formula, gluten, Wi-Fi, paracetamol. The script is the same. Something ordinary, something widely used, is recast as culprit: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/autism-...

At the center of this story is a service dog, whose presence not only provides support but also disrupts hidden barriers and biases, symbolizing the visibility of disability in spaces designed for conformity rather than inclusion: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Advocating for Mentally Ill Family Members draws on personal experience and powerful interviews to shed light on the hidden struggles of families living with mental illness. Available in the LPP #Disability Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/disability-s... led by Damian Mellifont PhD

LPP continues to punch above its weight in publishing #OpenAccess Here is our most recent OA title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... Drawn from the author’s lived experience, this autobiographical collection reflects on what it means to inhabit a queer body that is always becoming.

Yasmina Nessim guides readers through the emerging field of fashion psychology, where neuroscience meets style, and getting dressed becomes an act of empowerment: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... In the Fashion and Personal Style Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/fashion-and-...

Ideal for courses in Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Native American Studies, the title offers crucial insights into the intersection of traditional practices and colonial impacts on Indigenous women's reproductive rights: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

How can the lived experience of a refugee demonstrate the transformative power of education, and how can we better support education programmes for refugees? Read more about our newest #OpenAccess title in our #ForcedMigration Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... #Refugees

"Action is the antidote to despair." —Joan Baez At 95 years old, Dolores Huerta continues to take action for human rights in the vanguard of vocal opposition.

Defunding libraires is causing real pain. Others will step up and attempt to fill the gaps: www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07... Lived Places Publishing will gladly offer its ebooks at no cost to readers in need. Just reach out to us:https://livedplacespublishing.com/contact/

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process – a conversation between Anne Cecil, Drexel University and Reham El-Morally, American University in Cairo

From the music industry to global human rights forums, Ani uses her voice to advocate for freedom of expression, women’s rights, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion within Islam livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... What happens when a Malaysian Muslim woman defies expectations and challenges patriarchy?

Adoption, trauma-informed parenting, and midlife motherhood collide in this episode with Brighid O’Shaughnessy — social worker, adoptive mom, and longtime mental health advocate. livedplacespublishing.com/blog/adoptiv... Brighid O'Shaughnessy's new book: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Do you do #livedexperience or #intersectional research? Do you want to present your research with and learn from colleagues? Consider submitting a presentation of your #research at the Virtual Intersectional Lived Experience Conference: livedplacespublishing.com/conference-c...

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Black, Queer, and Fabulous: Reclaiming Joy Through Fierceness: A conversation between David B. Green Jr. and Seuta'afili Dr. Patrick Thomsen​​

Amplifying and validating the often-marginalised voices of Black mothers of autistic children: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97..., this book is ideal reading for students of Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Black Studies, Special Educational Needs, Social Work, and Psychology.

Announcing a CALL FOR PAPERS for a new virtual conference taking place one year from today on July 16, 2026: livedplacespublishing.com/conference-c... 1/4

Sickness in Style: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... explores the challenges of dressing and how it can become an obstacle to accessing the external world. This book is ideal reading for students of Fashion Studies and Disability Studies

Intersectional Lived Experience Conference 2026 🌐 Exploring Intersectional Lived Experience Research: livedplacespublishing.com/conference/ 🧠 What Makes You Human?

Stephanie A.N. Levin BS, MBA first experienced vision complications at the age of 20, but never let this stop her from pursuing her aspirations…and we’re beyond excited to welcome her to this podcast episode of “Demand and Disrupt”!! livedplacespublishing.com/blog/stephan... #disabilitystudies

Lived Places Publishing author Stephanie A.N. Levin was interviewed about her book on the latest episode of the “Demand and Disrupt” #podcast: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/stephan... Stephanie describes the onset of her partial vision loss and the inspiration behind her book. 1/2

"I wanted to write my biography of Auntie Léa’s life and activism, I became interested in a writing approach called story merging which merges the biographical story of an individual person with the story of the person writing the biography" - Tara Goldstein livedplacespublishing.com/blog/story-m...

Lived Places Publishing announces our 23rd collection:https://livedplacespublishing.com/leadership-studies/?utm_source=DP&utm_medium=BS&utm_campaign=social led Highlighting everyday community leaders and showing that leadership is both attainable and meaningful.

Léa Roback (1903-2000) gained renown for her seven decades of activism in Quebec, particularly championing union rights and women rights: lnkd.in/eGV82mKW?utm... Thi is Lived Places Publishing fifth Open Access title. #genderstudies #laborstudies #Canadianstudies

People with #disabilities often face challenges in finding clothing that is fashionable, on trend, accessible, and affordable. As the apparel industry has become more aware and responsive, it has begun developing "adaptive apparel" to better serve this growing demographic.

Always love to see our books on bookstore shelves: Anne Cecils' Punk Rock Women Alive and Well in South Philly: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

LIVE RIGHT NOW: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/seminar... Free seminar TODAY 6/18 at 12pm US ET with @gacruzphd.bsky.social & Chris McAuley, produced by Lived Places Publishing.

The Construction of Latinidad Within Speculative Fiction: Free seminar TODAY 6/18 at 12pm US ET with Gabriel Cruz & Chris McAuley, produced by Lived Places Publishing.

A new publication livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... from Charles P. Henry who was one of the few Black students in his cohort and the first in his family to attend college. He navigated the educational landscape during movements for equality and justice, challenging the established order.

How People with Disabilities Experience Clothing: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/adaptiv... Access Susan's book here: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... #disability #fashion

Gabriel Cruz, author of Latinidad, Identity Formation, and the Mass Media Landscape: Constructing Pocho Villa: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/seminar... and Dr. Chris McAuley discuss how speculative fiction has often served as a space to explore contemporary social issues, and visions of the future.

Parallels are not predictions. They are warnings.

How does the place, economy, and culture of where a person is born and raised impact the development of their personhood over their life course? livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... This book is part of our library collection, Intersections: livedplacespublishing.com/intersections/

In the Herder’s Boots explores the struggles of Mongolia’s nomadic cashmere goat herders to survive on the arid Alta Plateau of the Gobi Desert: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... Author stephen parliament contracted by USAID and Mercy Corps, helped organize herders into cooperatives.

A West African Entrepreneur's Challenging Path to Financial Freedom by Ike Onyema Obi and Janine de Nyssche was nominated for the prestigious BCA African Business Book of the Year. BOOK: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... Full list of nominees: bcafrica.org/book-awards/

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Free seminar with Kaelie Giffel & Reham ElMorally brought to you by Lived Places Publishing

How the University Fails to Serve Its Students (and What We Can Do to Fix It) Free seminar TODAY 5/15 at 12pm US ET with Kaelie Giffel & Reham ElMorally, produced by @livedplaces.bsky.social

How can clothing better serve people with disabilities? lnkd.in/efYus2XP?utm... My mother face a number of disabilities, but most vexing to her was the lack of fun and pretty clothes she could find that worked with her body. People living with disability now, have better options in clothing!

"I’m a very annoying, opinionated activist, with my heart on my sleeve and a willingness to be a productive irritant. What makes me happiest is seeing the students thrive. Even if I never see them again, I am grateful that I was allowed to be part of their journey, even for a little while."

Universities and colleges are built on systems that by nature exclude Autistic students, since they're built on neurotypical foundations: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... And this book can be purchased with perpetual, unrestricted, unlimited use: livedplacespublishing.com/intersections/

"I was born into that dictatorship. Like more than thirty other children whose stories are documented in Czechoslovakia’s Cold War Refugee Children: Contemporary Resonance, my family fled a country no longer safe for political dissent or independent thought" livedplacespublishing.com/blog/lessons...

Another exciting new collection! Pacific Islander Studies: livedplacespublishing.com/pacific-isla... led by Seuta'afili Patrick Thomsen and Moeata Keil Books about Pacific peoples and cultures, spanning across time, multiple spaces, and places, both within the Pacific, in the diaspora and beyond.

Jessye DeSilva (she/her/hers) narrates her journey from childhood, exploring how she navigated her adolescence and adulthood as a queer person, poet, musician, academic, and spiritual agnostic: lnkd.in/g7XU4D6p This is the most recent publication in the Queer and LGBT+ Studies collection.

"The public highly values libraries, 69 percent of U.S. adults age 16 or older felt their local libraries contributed to providing a safe place for people to spend time, and 58 percent felt they substantially contributed toward creating educational opportunities." www.infodocket.com/2025/04/10/u...

LIVE RIGHT NOW: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/seminar... What barriers and traumas do students with disabilities continue to experience in higher education settings? with @stephanielev.bsky.social

Seminar starting in one hour: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/seminar... Ableism is a systemic issue that continues to plague American postsecondary education – but educators can help break the cycle of ableism and promote inclusiveness. #disabilityawareness

Lived Places Publishing affirms and supports: librarypublishing.org/reaffirming-... #librarians #DEIA #publishing

Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women is ongoing in the U.S. – and it's personal for Lived Places Publishing authors Lara Neel and Lisa Neal: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/violenc... Historic dressmaking for a woman-focused, Cherokee-centered story. #genderstudies

What is it like growing up Black and gay in the inner city?https://livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/9781916704282?utm_source=DP&utm_medium=BS&utm_campaign=social This new Lived Places Publishing title is part of our Queer and LGBT+ Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/queer-lgbt-s...

Lived Places Publishing authors are not only sharing important, personal narratives, but also showing us how to wear a jacket well! Please give Maurice's important book a read: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

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