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We're glad to announce that the first children's book on
Visit-ability is now available in print Libby, Aria and Benjamin
have been best friends since they were babies. Now Aria has moved
to a new house. Libby, who uses a wheelchair, doesn't get invited
to Aria's birthday party because the house has barriers. Hurt
feelings follow... Then the kids meet Everett, an adult wheelchair
athlete, who tells them how the disability rights movement gained
successes through years of public demonstrations and pressing for
laws. Everett shows them a photo from the 70's showing people with
disabilities blocking inaccessible buses. The kids are inspired to
create their own version of public action to achieve the goal of a
step-free entrance and wide bathroom doors in every new house.
Learn how the kids get on the front page of their hometown paper,
as their method gets them in trouble -- and how they achieve a
sweet victory. ""Libby and the Cape of Visitability"" is the diary
of Libby, a KWD (Kid with Disability). Written for children ages
8-13, this book raises awareness of the exclusion created when
houses are not built with simple features that allow
mobility-impaired people to visit or live in them. For those
grownups (teachers, parents and others) who engage in meaningful
dialogue with children, this book provides not only a captivating
story and relatable characters, but a Reader's Guide with
discussion questions and resources as well. "Libby" is written by
Eleanor Smith, a housing rights worker, and Nadeen Green, a
teacher, writer and blogger on the topic of fair housing.
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