Virtual Book Club Supporting Disability Rights and Inclusion

Unable to join the book club?

While the online book club is only available to the first 100 NEA members who sign up, for members who did not meet the registration cutoff, and for non-members, the reading guide is available online here. We encourage those who are purchasing books to consider buying from minority- and disability-owned vendors.

Do More

We have enlisted a number of librarians who would like to help build more inclusive libraries. We are collaborating with partner organizations to identify disability perspective books that span all ages and grade levels. Our vision is to promote the importance of including disability perspective books and that school libraries begin to include more books that represent the perspectives of the 20 percent of our population with either apparent or non-apparent disabilities. This work is critical in ending ableism—discrimination against those with disabilities—by educating readers about what living with a disability is like and countering misinformation. Make sure to ask your school librarian about including books with positive disability perspectives for both students and educators!

There is additional information available here to help you along your journey of ensuring authentic accessibility and inclusion within and beyond their classrooms for all individuals with disabilities.