Want to know another very underrepresented group in children’s books? People with learning disabilities and learning differences. Even still, I have amazing children’s book recommendations with ...

“True Biz” follows a headmaster and her students at the River Valley School for the Deaf through first love, loss and injustice. The split perspectives tackle three main characters and several side ...

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Several new children’s books are being honored for highlighting the experiences of people with disabilities with a special set of awards handed out alongside the famed Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joins Texas Governor Abbott and officials from other states to proclaim April 23 – 29 as “Disability Book Week,” highlighting authors worldwide with ...

This holiday season, New Jersey families looking for children’s books can find a variety of choices that feature disability as part of everyday life. Teaching for Change, a nonprofit that runs the ...

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Why do we need good children’s books with characters who have physical disabilities? Because the representation of physical disabilities and physical differences in children’s books IS SO IMPORTANT!

The inspiration for a series of comic books Trinity Jagdeo has published is rarely out of her sight. Alexus Dick, her best friend since kindergarten, has spinal muscular atrophy, a rare disease that ...

Tales about a girl with autism and a boy who’s nonverbal are among the books being honored for portraying the disability experience as part of a prestigious award given alongside the famed Newbery and ...