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Reflecting Disability project – funding update

Our funding application to analyse and report on the book data collected so far, was unsuccessful and we've been encouraged to reapply. Please help us strengthen our application.

Oct 21 min read

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My journey through magical, futuristic, historic and scientific worlds

I realised just how much richer stories become when disabled people are authentically represented, especially when that representation is layered with other aspects of diversity, like class and ethnicity.

Review Team Insights

Sep 295 min read

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Representation through three lenses

It was hard to find a balance between feeling elated at any kind of representation and then feeling angry when it seemed like not enough. But every time I felt like that, I had to remember that the publishing industry is learning.

Review Team Insights

Sep 296 min read

Beyond the wheelchair: A look at how children’s books are rethinking disability.

On September 23, 2025, Steering Group member Habeeba Mulla shared her insights into the progress of disability representation in children's books in a Comment piece for The Bookseller.

Steering Group Insights

Sep 231 min read

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Who has the right to write?

On November 11, 2024, Steering Group member Lisette Auton shared her experiences as a disabled person and author in a comment piece for The Bookseller.

Steering Group Insights

Nov 11, 20241 min read