The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. Five pairs of legs appear against a bright orange background. On the far left, a golden colored dog is seated on the ground wearing a brown working-dog harness. Standing next to the dog is a woman with warm brown skin wearing a turquoise skirt and red high-heeled shoes that match her red cane. At the center of the cover is a child with dark brown skin standing, hand on hip, wearing brightly colored bracelets, blue shorts, a pink shirt, and blue sneakers with yellow laces. To the right is a white skinned child, standing with legs crossed wearing pink and purple striped pants and blue and white sneakers. On the far right, a child with golden brown skin is seated in a blue power wheelchair, wearing a green shirt, yellow shorts, knee-high orange socks and red and white sneakers. The title – We Move Together – appears below in white lettering with the author and illustrator names appearing at the bottom: Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, Eduardo Trejos. /end]

ID Source: wemovetogether.ca/access-tools, Text description of the book’s illustrations

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Content Warning:

• References to Ableism
• References to Medical Content

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Summary:

A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. A perfect tool for families, schools, and libraries to facilitate conversations about disability, accessibility, social justice and community building. Includes a kid-friendly glossary (for ages 6–9).

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Notes:

There is an ebook.

There is an audio visual recording of the book, with captions, ASL, or audio description.

A list of the disabilities that may be seen in this book:

• Wheelchair User
• Forearm Crutches User
• Cane User
• Mobility Scooter User
• Visual Impairment
• Hearing Impairment
• White Cane User
• Sign Language
• Guide Dog User
• Hearing Aid User
• Cochlear Implant
• Feeding Tube User
• Walker User
• Ventilator User

Here is a link to the We Move Together website. You can learn more about the book, its contributors and the project here.

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Archivist Comments:

I listened to the audio captioned recording of this book. It’s really cute and colourful. The characters are really diverse, and there’s a little glossary in the back with pictures that explains a lot of terms to a child audience.

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