October is Disability Employment Awareness Month in the US. This month, we reaffirm our commitment to equal rights and accessibility for everyone. This year’s theme is Increasing Access and Opportunity. We must consider how disability shows up, is celebrated, supported, or appears to be absent in our work, life, regions. For more information, please visit The Library of Congress’s page on it here.
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RECOMMENDED READING
16 Wonderful #OwnVoices YA Books About Disability, by BookRiot
2020 YA Book Covers Bring Disability Representation to the Forefront, by BookRiot
Can Children’s Books Save the World? Advocates for Diversity in Children’s Books and Libraries, by Kathleen T. Horning
From Fear to Empathy: How Disability Stories Bridge the Gap, by Karol Ruth Silverstein
How Person-First Language Isolates Disabled People, by Ryan Theodosia
I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much, a TED Talk by Stella Young
#SayTheWord – The Power of Langauge for Disability Identity
BOOKS BY OUR MEMBERS
I Am Different – Just Like You! by Rebecca DalMolin