Department of Ability
Helping children learn about disability
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.
#ToyLikeMe – Celebrating disability in toys!
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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