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Interview with Tara Kelly about Harmonic Feedback
Author Tara Kelly sits down with her newest teen fan to discuss Harmonic Feedback, a young adult novel about a music-loving girl with autism, ADD, and anxiety disorder.
Define Me … If You Dare!
I have to accumulate all the data from these varying experiences and use them to define myself. Otherwise, others will do it for me.
Interview with Marieke Nijkamp of We Need Diverse Books
We’re happy to have a chance to chat with Marieke Nijkamp—WNDB VP of finance, autistic author, and previous Disability in Kidlit contributor—about her work and autism in literature.
Turning Points
For as long as I could remember, I had been surrounded by people with special needs; I wasn’t aware that there were kids my age that didn’t have disabilities.
When Blind Is Forever
I used to think there would be a magical cure for my blindness. I don’t remember this, but my mother assures me it’s true.
The Beautiful Tragedy
What’s so wrong with the Beautiful Tragedy trope? Why is it wrong to emphasize the supposed irony of a person with beautiful eyes who can’t see or a good-looking person “confined to a wheelchair” (another horrible, tragedy evoking phrase) or the like?
Why are we here? Who is this for? What are we going to do?
When characters with disabilities are portrayed as inspirational or overcoming obstacles just for living their daily lives, it sends a message that a life with a disability is a burden. What message does that send to young people?
Our Next Site Event: Sci-Fi & Fantasy!
We’re excited to announce our first event of 2016: from March 14 to 27, join us for all kinds of posts about disability in science fiction and fantasy!
Here We Go!
Thanks for keeping up with us, and we hope you enjoy the series. One more day!