"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." July is Disability Pride Month, a relatively new holiday that began in 2015 to commemorate the 25th ...

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.

“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 ...

For many people, reading is all about connection, and for Kelly Andrew, writing is, too. The author explains that her love of storytelling blossomed shortly after she lost her hearing due to an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This holiday season, North Jersey families looking for children’s books can find a variety of choices that feature disability as ...

It’s absolutely essential that we respectfully talk about physical disabilities with children, especially with children who don’t have a disability. If we don’t, disabilities become the elephant in ...

Rebecca Weber is a member of the American Library Association and volunteers on the RUSA Accessibility Assembly and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Disability representation is ...

This holiday season, North 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 ...