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Once upon a time: children’s books need disabled heroes

Listen Alexandra Strick talks to Disability Horizons about her work to make children’s books more inclusive and accessible. When I was a child, the typical children’s book depicted a white middle-class family with mum at the kitchen sink, and dad coming home from the office to be greeted by their two point five children. Thankfully [...]

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Tilly Smiles: inspiring disabled children

Listen Following on from the inspiring story of how twelve-year-old, Tilly Griffiths, never lets her disability get in the way of adventure, we’re thrilled to hear about Tilly’s book, Tilly Smiles, and how she hopes it will encourage other disabled children to be adventurous. Despite having Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Tilly has never said that it [...]

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