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Posted on 3rd April 201714th March 2018

Department of Ability

Department of Ability

Born to be different! Born to save the world!

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Posted on 20th March 201714th March 2018

Helping children learn about disability

Disability representation in children's books

When I was a child, the typical books that were read to me depicted white middle-class families with mums at the kitchen sink, and dads coming home from the office to be greeted by their two children (a boy and a girl) and possibly a dog. Princesses were locked away by their fathers and needed rescuing and boys were braver than brave.

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Posted on 2nd February 201614th March 2018

#ToyLikeMe – Celebrating disability in toys!

#ToyLikeMe campaign pursaudes the toy industry to include disability

When was the last time you saw disability represented positively in a children’s film, cartoon, or computer game? How about a child’s toy? There are millions of children in the world with disabilities, yet positive representation is hard to come by. Recently we found out about the brilliant #ToyLikeMe campaign.

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