Tag: inclusion

Find Your Favorite Lerner Titles in Accessible Formats via Bookshare

Here at Lerner Publishing Group’s Lerner Digital imprint, our mission is to “reach readers of all needs with accessible, engaging content to instill a joy of reading in all.” Thanks to a new partnership with Benetech, we have expanded our accessibility goals by making our titles available in formats used by assistive technologies for readers with disabilities.

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We Belong: An Interview with Author Laura Purdie Salas

Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! The new picture book We Belong by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aquilera invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are.

Read today’s post to find out how Laura Purdie Salas began writing the book, the challenges of this project, and how to help others feel like they belong.

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Inclusivity that Doesn’t Pigeonhole Own Voices Writers

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda

We’ve heard the buzzwords: “diversity,” “inclusivity,” “own voices,” “mirrors and windows.” And we’ve seen some heartening progress in movements to open up children’s publishing to authors with a wider range of backgrounds.

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Librarians We Love – Michelle Osborne

by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager

I saw a piece about the sign language project Michelle Osborne did in the CSLP monthly newsletter, so I asked her if she would share some more details about it here. She very kindly did!

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