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Roxie in Color: authentic blindness representation in middle-grade fiction
In this novel, author Stacy Cervenka shares an authentic per…
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No one’s like me: where’s CVI representation in the blindness community?
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Representation in play is magical! ✨ #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @AFB1921: "The Moonspell Magic by Monster High Claire de Luna doll is now available! Claire de Luna is a clairvoyant witch who reads the constellations as easily as her fingers read braille.
We`re proud to have collaborated with the @MonsterHigh team to help shape a thoughtful, respectful approach to representing blindness and low vision in the Claire de Luna character, from her story and design to packaging that features braille.
Representation in mainstream toys matters, and we`re excited to see more characters with disabilities become part of imaginative play."
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Image: A Claire de Luna doll set against a mystical purple backdrop. She`s standing next to a boiling cauldron, holding a crystal ball in one hand and a light purple mobility cane in the other. She`s wearing a sparkly night-sky-themed wrap over a black crop top and a tarot-card-printed skirt plus a wide-brim witch hat. One of her eyes, a prosthetic, glimmers with multiple colors.
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#MonsterHigh #Representation #RepresentationMatters #DisabilityRepresentation #inclusion #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #WhiteCane #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #LegallyBlind #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
We knew guide dogs were multi-talented, but we didn`t realize they were also so... multi-dimensional. 🌀 #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @TBToro: "For the dog days of summer 🐶 ... ⛅️"
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Image: A single panel black-and-white ink cartoon by cartoonist Tom Toro features a guide dog in harness staring open-mouthed into what appears to be another dimension - dinosaurs, comets, large ships, swirling planets, the progress of evolution, and more. The caption reads, "All-seeing eye dog."
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#Dogs #Dogstagram #DogsOfInstagram #DogsWithJobs #GuideDog #GuideDogsOfInsta #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood
And now, some Monday motivation. #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @BrailleForward: "It’s good to listen to children: work hard, breathe, and smile!"
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Image: An orange wall at @BostonChildrensMuseum’s adorned with braille wishes on notecards decorated by children who participated in a community braille mural. Each note card features a brailled word and drawing by a child. Some of the brailled words include kindness, work hard, smile, love, peace, and breath.
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#MondayMotivation #MondayMood #braille #BrailleLiteracy #inclusion #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind
Access and inclusion make all the difference. Be an ally! #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @Story.Of.The.Mind: "Don`t teach disabled people to fit in better. Teach society how to include us."
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Image: Black text highlighted by hearts and colorful emphasis marks reads, "Stop teaching disabled people how to fit in. Start teaching society how to include us."
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#TheMoreYouKnow #BeAnAlly #AbleismIsTrash #inclusion #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPride #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
Kinda chic to be in the #BlindNewWorld. ✨
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Image 1: Icon of a person navigating with a cane. Text: "Kinda chic to... navigate with a white cane."
Image 2: A silhouette of a service dog. Text: "Kinda chic to... have a guide dog."
Image 3: Icon of a raised hand. Text: "Kinda chic to... ask for help when you need it."
Image 4: Icon of figures surrounding a heart. Text: "Kinda chic to... be part of the disability community."
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#KindaChic #DisabilityPride #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityAdvocate #WhiteCane #GuideDog #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
In her novel "Roxie in Color," author @StacyCervenka shares an authentic perspective on parenting blind while aiming to demystify disability for middle school readers.
And thanks to support from our friends at @PerkinsLibraryOfficial, blind and print-disabled readers can borrow the book free of charge through the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.
Learn more in our latest #MyBlindStory post. (🔗 in bio) #BlindNewWorld
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Image: Headline: "#MyBlindStory | Bringing authentic blindness representation to middle-grade fiction, by Stacy Cervenka." Beneath the headline is a photo of Stacy smiling next to an enlarged copy of her book, "Roxie in Color." The book cover features a young girl holding a palette, painting the title of the book as a guide dog looks on from behind her. The sub-title reads, "It`s hard to blend in when your family stands out."
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#Bookstagram #AuthorsOfInstagram #author #MiddleGradeLit #MiddleGradeBooks #ReadingIsFun #InclusiveBooks #DisabledAuthor #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #BlindParent #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
Becoming the first deafblind doctor in the UK meant facing ableism and being underestimated - but she did it.
This Disability Pride Month, we`re happy to introduce our friend, DOCTOR @AlexandraElaineAdams! 👩⚕️👏 #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @BBC5Live and @BBCGlobalWomen: “`It’s about breaking down the stereotype behind being a perfect tick box doctor.`
The UK’s first deaf and blind doctor Alexandra Elaine Adams talks about the importance of breaking down stereotypes."
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Video description: Alexandra, wearing a nasal cannula and headphones, speaks into a microphone, answering a question from an off-camera interviewer. Text reads: “UK’s first deaf and blind doctor.” Full transcript in the comments.
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#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityInclusion #AbleismIsTrash #Ableism #deafblind #deafblindness #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
Disability representation matters - and our friends at @Rampd_Up work tirelessly to advance disability inclusion across the music industry, giving everyone an opportunity to participate, contribute, and thrive.
This Disability Pride Month, we`re proud to dance, sing and celebrate to the beat of our own drums in the #BlindNewWorld. 🎶
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Image: A graphic framed in the colors of the Disability Pride flag. Text: "Proud to support access. This Disability Pride Month, we join RAMPD in supporting dignity, hospitality and access in music."
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#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledArtist #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind
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Personal stories about living with blindness are at the foundation of the #BlindNewWorld community. On our #MyBlindStory blog, we celebrate each other’s triumphs, stand alongside folks who are struggling and always — always — advocate for accessibility and inclusion at home, at work and in the community.
So, who are you? And what’s your story?
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A new digital archive aims to tell the history of Britain's #DisabilityRights movement through oral histories, films, photographs and personal collections gathered from the people who lived it. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @MuseumsAssoc ⬇️)
Q&A | ‘The disability rights movement is presumed to have been small and niche, but it was huge’ -...
David Hevey tells us about a new digital archive dedicated to the civil rights struggle that Britain forgot
www.museumsassociation.org
Engineers at Harvard have invented a new navigation app that gives #blind and #LowVision users turn-by-turn directions, path guidance, and obstacle avoidance via their smartphone. 📱🧑🦯 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @HSEAS ⬇️)
A Smartphone Navigation App for People with Blindness and Low Vision
Mobilio uses AI, built-in sensors to give users continuous guidance
seas.harvard.edu
Curb cuts make navigating sidewalks and crosswalks more #accessible for everyone - from wheelchair users to bicyclists and parents pushing strollers.
This teen advocate in the UK has launched a campaign to create more. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @BBC ⬇️)
Disabled teen's dropped kerb campaign to get 'independence back'
Jack is lobbying Liverpool City Council to install dropped kerbs near his home.
www.bbc.com
Andre Adom is an amateur boxer knocking out assumptions about what it means to be a #blind athlete. 🥊 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @LondonersNews ⬇️)
'I'm not letting anything stop me': The blind Brixton boxer....
Athletic in build and kitted out in mismatched sports gear, Andre Adom appears no different from the other amateur boxers
www.swlondoner.co.uk
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