{"id":5366,"date":"2020-11-01T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/test\/?page_id=5366"},"modified":"2020-11-08T20:28:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T20:28:45","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/test\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"kt-blocks_2a9166-6d\">.kt-tabs-id_2a9166-6d > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab {border-width:3px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#0a6689;background:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_2a9166-6d > .kt-tabs-title-list li {margin:0px 8px 0px 0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_2a9166-6d > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_2a9166-6d > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title {font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.4em;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px ;border-radius:4px 4px 0px 0px ;padding:8px 20px 8px 20px 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Roll<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-general\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-top kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-general\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-tab-svg-icon kt-tab-svg-icon-fas_wheelchair kt-title-svg-side-top\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M496.101 385.669l14.227 28.663c3.929 7.915.697 17.516-7.218 21.445l-65.465 32.886c-16.049 7.967-35.556 1.194-43.189-15.055L331.679 320H192c-15.925 0-29.426-11.71-31.679-27.475C126.433 55.308 128.38 70.044 128 64c0-36.358 30.318-65.635 67.052-63.929 33.271 1.545 60.048 28.905 60.925 62.201.868 32.933-23.152 60.423-54.608 65.039l4.67 32.69H336c8.837 0 16 7.163 16 16v32c0 8.837-7.163 16-16 16H215.182l4.572 32H352a32 32 0 0 1 28.962 18.392L438.477 396.8l36.178-18.349c7.915-3.929 17.517-.697 21.446 7.218zM311.358 352h-24.506c-7.788 54.204-54.528 96-110.852 96-61.757 0-112-50.243-112-112 0-41.505 22.694-77.809 56.324-97.156-3.712-25.965-6.844-47.86-9.488-66.333C45.956 198.464 0 261.963 0 336c0 97.047 78.953 176 176 176 71.87 0 133.806-43.308 161.11-105.192L311.358 352z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-title-text\">General<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-blog\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-3 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-top kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-blog\" data-tab=\"3\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-3 \"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-tab-svg-icon kt-tab-svg-icon-fe_alignLeft kt-title-svg-side-top\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"17\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"10\"><\/line><line x1=\"21\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"6\"><\/line><line x1=\"21\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"14\"><\/line><line x1=\"17\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Blog<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab_c7f2b2-63\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"faqs\">\n\t\n\t<ul id=\"faq-accordion\" class=\"accordionjs\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you feature comics or graphic novels in the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>We will happily feature graphic novels, but we prefer standalones or limited series rather than ongoing titles. Although graphic novels aren\u2019t always marketed as MG\/YA, we\u2019ll accept any GNs where the protagonist and content fit the correct age category.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow can I suggest a title for the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>You can use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/honor-roll\/suggestions\/\">this suggestions form<\/a>. Please do make sure that we haven\u2019t already negatively reviewed your suggested title on our blog. You can check by searching for the book title or author name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re open to suggestions from anyone (including the authors themselves!) but we\u2019re especially interested in suggestions from disabled readers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat gets a title disqualified from the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Various factors may lead us to decide against including a book on the Honor Roll, even if there&#8217;s other elements we&#8217;re wildly enthusiastic about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Messages about disability that we consider harmful. Of course, we\u2019re not the sole authority on disability; books are often complicated, and whatever message they send may be up for debate. But this is a subjective list specifically compiled of books that we, the editors, endorse, so we end up having to make judgment calls that not everyone may agree with.<\/li><li>Uncritical use of slurs. We understand that use of the R-word (for example) may be realistic in some situations, and that many disabled people have internalized ableism to the point where they may use slurs to describe themselves or others. These are complex situations; real-life discussion of reclamation, labels, and language are often fraught even within the disabled community. However, if usage of slurs is pervasive and never challenged or examined within a book, or if it feels wildly unnecessary and out of place, we don\u2019t feel comfortable recommending that title.<\/li><li>Negative or stereotyped depiction of marginalized character. If a portrayal of any marginalized group goes beyond microaggression into full-on stereotype or otherwise harmful portrayal, we\u2019re not comfortable backing the book. We do not want to recommend books for their portrayal of disability at the expense of any other marginalized group.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean we \u201cblacklist\u201d books that fall into these categories, or the authors who wrote them. We may even recommend these books in other circumstances. It simply means that\u00a0<em>this particular list<\/em>\u00a0isn\u2019t the place for them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow often do you update the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>This varies depending on several factors. In the past, we&#8217;ve occasionally gone months and months without new additions, only to then add several at once. Post-hiatus, we hope to maintain a steady pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to stay updated about new additions, please subscribe to our newsletter. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do you vet titles for the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>All books considered for the Honor Roll are initially read by the editors, who&#8217;ll determine various elements of the book: How prominent\/explicit is the depiction of disability? Are there any grave inaccuracies? Is it in any way misrepresentative or harmful? How comfortable would we feel offering this book to someone with zero knowledge of the disability portrayed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a book makes it through that stage, we consider which identities portrayed in the book we&#8217;ll need outside readers for; after all, we&#8217;re a small team, and we can&#8217;t speak to every experience. We&#8217;ll find readers who share the disability (or other identity) portrayed in the book, and those readers &#8211; whom we are\u00a0<em>incredibly\u00a0<\/em>grateful to! &#8211; provide critical feedback on each book\u2019s representation. The editors then make the final selections.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhich kinds of books will you include in your Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Any book we select falls into these categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>middle grade or young adult novel<ul><li>please note that we\u00a0<em>don\u2019t\u00a0<\/em>feature picture books or adult titles<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>features a disabled protagonist<ul><li>this means we do <em>not <\/em>consider books where only secondary characters are disabled, regardless of how disability-centric the plot may be<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>available in physical format in the US or UK<\/li><li>the Disability in Kidlit team feels comfortable enthusiastically recommending the title for its depiction of disability<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe the books we selected are good picks both for people who share the condition and for those learning about it from the outside.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWill you consider self-published novels for the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>If it fits our other requirements, then yes, absolutely. If there&#8217;s a title you want to suggest, please do so using our form.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYou featured a condition on your website that&#8217;s not a disability.\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Disability is a complex thing. We try to be inclusive, rather than exclusive. Even if you don\u2019t consider chronic conditions, neurological differences, or mental illnesses to be disabilities \u2014 the editors&nbsp;<em>do<\/em>, for the record \u2014 there are many commonalities in how they\u2019re depicted in popular media and treated in real life, which makes them relevant to our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only want to see content relating to a certain disability, that\u2019s your prerogative.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/content\/\">Use the tags or search functions to your heart\u2019s desire.<\/a>&nbsp;However, we don\u2019t take kindly to people disparaging our audience or their experiences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy haven&#8217;t you included this particular disability on the Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>We welcome every disability, and we\u2019re always excited to consider titles featuring characters with disabilities we haven&#8217;t included yet, but it\u2019s not always that straightforward. The following factors play a part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Certain disabilities (for example: mental illnesses, autism, blindness) are depicted in children\u2019s literature far more often than others (for example: fibromyalgia, scoliosis, cystic fibrosis), which gives us a far wider range of books to choose from. The more titles, the higher the odds of finding one that matches our requirements.<\/li><li>Due to our policies, if we can\u2019t find a vetter with a certain disability, that book stands a low chance of being included on the Honor Roll. We don&#8217;t want to speak on behalf of other people&#8217;s experiences. We make an effort to reach out to people with underrepresented disabilities, but due to sheer variety in disabilities and our limited time \u2014 all editors work on this website in our spare time without compensation \u2014 we\u2019re unfortunately limited in how proactive we can be in seeking out new vetters.<\/li><li>Our website make no money, which means we can\u2019t pay our vetters. We\u2019re 100% dependent on the enthusiasm and goodwill of our vetters.<span style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: initial;\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re actively trying to rectify any gaps in our Honor Roll. In the meantime, however, please believe us when we say that it\u2019s purely because of circumstances, and not because we don\u2019t care or are actively exclusionary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat do you think of the disability portrayal in this one book? Why isn&#8217;t it on your Honor Roll?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>We don&#8217;t want to comment on why specific titles weren&#8217;t included on our list. It&#8217;s likely to be one of these reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It doesn&#8217;t match our requirements; for example, the disabled character isn&#8217;t the protagonist, or it&#8217;s a picture book.<\/li><li>We&#8217;ve heard so-so things from disabled readers, so it&#8217;s not high on our list of books to cover.<\/li><li>We&#8217;ve considered the book and decided against it.<\/li><li>We simply haven&#8217;t gotten around to considering it yet. The Honor Roll is an ever-growing list and we plan to regularly add both recent and backlist titles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCan I help vet titles for the Honor Roll if I\u2019m not disabled, but my partner \/ child \/ friend is? Or if I\u2019ve thoroughly studied disability-related topics?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Sorry, but we make no exceptions. As much as we appreciate your interest in disability and willingness to help out, discussions of disability &#8211; and evaluations of disabled characters &#8211; are often dominated by non-disabled people. It\u2019s important to us that we not add to that trend. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCan I help Disability in Kidlit in any way?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Absolutely! Thanks so much for asking.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-62b7adb4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re a reader and &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>you\u2019ve read a title that you think would be a good fit for our Honor Roll, please let us know via this form. <\/li><li>you want to help us vet titles we&#8217;re considering, please email us. We&#8217;re both looking for disabled readers and those from other marginalized groups.<\/li><li>you noticed a mistake or oversight in our Goodreads list, please message us on Goodreads itself. (If you don&#8217;t have a Goodreads account, you may also just email us.) We&#8217;re always open to corrections and additions. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>If you&#8217;re an author or work with a publisher and &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>want to give us a heads-up about a title of yours, please let us know via this form<\/li><li>you can help provide us with review copies of books we may want to consider, please email us. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Finally, if the Honor Roll or any of our previous reviews, articles, or discussions is useful to you &#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>please take the time to share it on social media<\/li><li>consider donating if you have the funds; all donations go toward defraying the cost of the website and other fees. Unfortunately, donations are not tax-deductible.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab_7d28ab-6b\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"faqs\">\n\t\n\t<ul id=\"faq-accordion\" class=\"accordionjs\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m a librarian\/teacher. I would love specific book recommendations, or your thoughts on a certain title.\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>We\u2019re always happy to hear from educators! It\u2019s so important for both disabled and non-disabled readers to have access to books featuring respectful, accurate portrayals\u00a0of disability. In addition to our Honor Roll, you can peruse our blog archives; via our reviews and articles, we hope to give you the tools and insights necessary to judge these portrayals yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you need help beyond that, please send\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.tumblr.com\/ask\">an ask to our Tumblr<\/a>. We&#8217;ll see what we can do.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you ever cover picture books or adult books? Do you know of a website like yours that does?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>The answer to both questions is \u201cno,\u201d I\u2019m afraid. This is probably the most common question we get, and we\u2019d love to help; I\u2019m sorry that we can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m an author writing a disabled character, and I want to make sure I get it right. Could you put me in touch with a sensitivity reader?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>We love that you\u2019re so dedicated to respectful representation! We have, in the past, attempted to set up authors\/publishers and disabled sensitivity readers, but being the middle man puts us in an awkward situation for several reasons. That said, we do always encourage authors to seek sensitivity readers, and we recognize that we\u2019re one of the first places authors will look to find these readers. We\u2019re still debating how we can best be of assistance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab_5cb49c-6e\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"faqs\">\n\t\n\t<ul id=\"faq-accordion\" class=\"accordionjs\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYou featured a condition on your website that&#8217;s not a disability.\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Disability is a complex thing. We try to be inclusive, rather than exclusive. Even if you don\u2019t consider chronic conditions, neurological differences, or mental illnesses to be disabilities \u2014 the editors&nbsp;<em>do<\/em>, for the record \u2014 there are many commonalities in how they\u2019re depicted in popular media and treated in real life, which makes them relevant to our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only want to see content relating to a certain disability, that\u2019s your prerogative.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/content\/\">Use the tags or search functions to your heart\u2019s desire.<\/a>&nbsp;However, we don\u2019t take kindly to people disparaging our audience or their experiences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSo, I\u2019m a little confused \u2026 your contributors and vetters aren\u2019t actually part of your website?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Correct. Because of our policy to have contributors talk only about their own experiences, having a fixed team of contributors\/vetters wasn\u2019t practical. Instead, we relied on a wide range of guest writers and vetters in order to be able to represent as many views and different disabilities as possible. This meant that our contributors were never part of the staff; they sent in content or read titles for us on a case-by-case basis. We had several recurring contributors who we adore and are very grateful for, but they cannot speak for or otherwise represent the website. The only people officially affiliated with Disability in Kidlit are listed on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/about\/\">the About page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDo all articles\/reviews represent Disability in Kidlit\u2019s views on those subjects\/books? Can I attribute quotes to you?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Although it&#8217;s been years since the blog has been active, we still owe a huge debt of gratitude to our contributors; they put so much thought, time, and effort into their articles and reviews, and we appreciate them to no end. But we\u2019re all individuals, and we won\u2019t always agree with each other. Sometimes a contributor expressed a view that the editors or another contributor might disagree with \u2014 and that\u2019s fine with us. When the blog was active, we meant to provide a platform for disabled voices, not dictate said voices. (We did, however, edit our pieces carefully, and wouldn\u2019t run content that we consider to be harmful.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means that contributors\u2019 pieces are&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;official Disability in Kidlit statements, views, opinions, or recommendations; to that end, positive reviews are also&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;an official endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, when quoting from an article or review, please attribute it to the individual rather than the site. For instance: \u201cReviewer Extraordinaire at Disability in Kidlit\u201d instead of simply \u201cDisability in Kidlit.\u201d If you strongly want to attribute the quote to Disability in Kidlit itself, ask us first. If the editors have read the book and feel comfortable standing behind it, we\u2019ll work something out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI strongly disagree with a review you posted concerning my disability. 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