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International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December

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International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), is a United Nations observed day celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions.

Source: UN. (2020). Background. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-w ith-disabilities/background.

Further reading in the Kerferd Library:

Emmanuel's Dream: the True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson

Call Number: T

ISBN: 9780449817445

Publication Date: 2015

Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people -- but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability.

Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor

Call Number: S

ISBN: 9780525514121

Publication Date: 2019

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful. As the kids work together to build a community garden, asking questions of each other along the way, this book encourages readers to do the same- When we come across someone who is different from us but we're not sure why, all we have to do is Just Ask.

How to keep rolling after a fall by Karole Cozzo

Call Number: COZ

ISBN: 9781250079282

Publication Date: 2016

The party was at her house. The photos were posted to her Facebook account. That's all the evidence anyone needed to condemn Nikki Baylor for a cyberbullying incident that humiliated a classmate and nearly resulted in the girl's suicide. Now Nikki's been expelled from her school, her friends have abandoned her, and even her own parents can't look her in the eye. With her plans for the future all but destroyed, Nikki resigns herself to being the girl everyone hates - almost as much as she hates herself. But then Nikki meets Pax, a spirited wheelchair rugby player who knows what it's like when one mistake completely shatters your life. Refusing to judge her because of her past, he shows her that everyone deserves a second chance... and everyone deserves to be loved.

Meet Me at the Intersection [Print book] by Ezekiel Kwaymullina; Graham Akhurst; Jessica Walton; Ambelin Kwaymullina; Rebecca Lim; Amra Pajalic; Kelly Gardiner; Alice Pung; Omar Sakr; Jordi Kerr; Ellen van Neerven

Call Number: LIM

ISBN: 9781925591705

Publication Date: 2018

With works by Ellen van Neerven, Graham Akhurst, Kyle Lynch, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Olivia Muscat, Mimi Lee, Jessica Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Rafeif Ismail, Yvette Walker, Amra Pajalic, Omar Sakr, Wendy Chen, Jordi Kerr, Rebecca Lim, Michelle Aung Thin and Alice Pung, this anthology is designed to challenge the dominant, homogenous story of privilege and power that rarely admits 'outsider' voices.

Special Stories for Disability Awareness by Mal Leicester; Jane Dover (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9781843103905

Publication Date: 2006

This work presents stories that both educate and entertain. We learn from them and the learning is fun. They also stimulate our imagination and creativity. In this collection of short stories, the heroes and heroines are disabled children who defy the stereotypes associated with being disabled

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