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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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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
Representation matters. Inclusion matters. Play matters. #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @Mattel: "Purposeful Play means creating toys that help more children feel seen, valued, and inspired. This Disability Pride Month, we’re proud to celebrate products that reflect the richness of human experiences and the power of representation in play."
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Image: An array of toys representing identities across the spectrum of disability, including Ken and Barbie dolls using wheelchairs, a Barbie navigating with a white cane, two dolls with limb differences, a guide dog, a Barbie wearing headphones and holding a fidget spinner, braille Uno cards and more.
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#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityInclusion #inclusion #InclusivePlay #PurposefulPlay #WhiteCane #Braille #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood
Part of disability pride is recognizing that disability isn`t inability - it`s just far more challenging to navigate a world that wasn`t built for disabled bodies.
Remember, "special needs" don`t exist - they`re just needs. #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @KavvvyaMukhija: "It’s funny how quickly access becomes common sense when non-disabled people need it.
Accessibility shouldn’t depend on who’s asking."
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Image 1: Digital illustration of a person in a wheelchair. Text: "What if non-disabled people asked for access..."
In each of the following slides, she`s speaking to a person standing next to her.
Image 2: "We don`t have stairs, but we can lift you!"
Image 3: "You should have called before visiting. We needed to check whether we could accommodate someone who walks."
Image 4: "Sorry, only wheelchair users can enter through the main entrance. People who walk can use the service entrance."
Image 5: "Our building wasn`t designed with people who walk in mind."
Image 6: "Can you leave your legs outside? There isn`t enough space inside."
Image 7: The wheelchair user alone, speaking to the reader: "Accessibility isn`t about special treatment. It`s about treating everyone`s access needs as equally ordinary."
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#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityInclusion #Inclusion #Accessibility #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
Art is for everyone!
At @SofeelStudio in Iran, accessibility is baked right into the ceramics - braille and tactile elements make each piece inclusive, touchable, and alive for everyone.
Artist and founder Marjan Hesari introduces the studio and her approach to inclusivity in the latest post on our blog (link in bio). #BlindNewWorld
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Image: A hand reaches out to touch a ceramic vase full of flowers - the outside of the vase is painted with a replica of The Scream by Edvard Munch and features tactile markers outlining the art as well as a braille indicator at the bottom. Text: "Accessible art: Crafting beautiful things that are meant to be touched by Marjan Hesari"
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#ArtIsForEveryone #CeramicArt #Ceramics #TactileArt #AccessibleArt #BrailleArt #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPride #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
We`re so excited to kick off Disability Pride Month with our community! 🎉 Because we`re better together - and the world is better with us in it.
We`ll be celebrating all month long. Join us!
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Image: A "swoosh" with the colors of the disability pride flag with a hand holding a white cane emerging from it. Text: "Let`s celebrate Disability Pride!"
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#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabledAndProud #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #WhiteCane #YesWeCane #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
Like we need one more reason to be obsessed with soccer right now? Accessible innovation for the win! ⚽ #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @Pubity: “A startup has built a device that lets blind football fans follow live matches through touch. A tactile board tracks the ball’s position using a magnetic ring that moves in real time across a pitch shaped surface. Different vibration patterns signal possession changes, passes, tackles and goals.
The system translates live match data from AI camera feeds into physical sensations, giving blind supporters a way to experience the flow of a game as it happens rather than relying on audio commentary alone.
It’s called sensory inclusion, and it’s quietly changing what it means to be a fan.
(via: @FieldOf.Vision)
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Video description: An intro to an AI-powered haptic device that enables blind and visually impaired soccer fans to follow the game through touch. Footage of the device is interspersed with footage of fans enjoying the game. Full transcript in the comments.
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#GetInTheGame #WorldCup #Soccer #Futbol #Accessibility #Inclusion #InclusiveInnovation #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityTech #AccessibleInnovation #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
#MyBlindStory
What’s your story?
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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#MyBlindStory: In Roxie in Color, @StacyCervenka shares an authentic perspective on parenting blind while demystifying #disability for young readers.
And thanks to support from @PerkinsLibrary, #VisuallyImpaired readers can borrow it free! #BlindNewWorld
Roxie in Color: authentic blindness representation in middle-grade fiction – BlindNewWorld
In this novel, author Stacy Cervenka shares authentic perspective on parenting blind while demystifying disability for middle school readers
blindnewworld.org
#GuideDogs Idabelle and Jazzy are two of the very best girls in the #BlindNewWorld. 🦮😍
Happy #AssistanceDogDay! 🐾 An assistance dog is a canine trained to perform tasks that support people with disabilities out in the @BlindNewWorld. This includes our library #GuideDog friends, Idabelle and Jazzy, who started their guiding journeys at a very young age! 🐶
Chef Lay Alston, a wheelchair user, wants everyone to experience the power of gathering for a meal - so she designed her restaurant, Yaya's Crib, in ways that specifically foster #accessibility and #inclusion. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @NYTimes ⬇️)
The Chef Imagining a More Accessible World, One Meal at a Time
After a spinal cord injury left her unable to walk, Lay Alston turned to her first love: gathering for dinner.
cooking.nytimes.com
The emphasis on #inclusion at the @Glasgow_2026 Commonwealth Games extended to the medals, which feature #braille and tactile elements that make them more #accessible for #VisuallyImpaired athletes. 🏅 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @FirstpostSports ⬇️)
Glasgow Commonwealth Games make history after debuting first-ever braille-designed medals
The 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers unveiled a unique feature with medals designed with braille and tactile element...
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