In this episode, Diana Pastora Carson shares her guidelines for selecting appropriate classroom books about disability in a way that aligns with Disability Studies in Education and the social model of disability, and in a way that is respectful of the many voices of disability. Some of Diana's Favorite Disability and Diversity Related Classroom Books We Move Together, Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, Eduardo Trejos All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything, Annette Bay Pimentel Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights, Diana Pastora Carson Red: A Crayon's Story, Michael Hall One, Kathryn Otoshi Whoever You Are, Mem Fox It's Okay to Be Different, Todd Parr Only One You, Linda Kranz Pedro's Whale, Paula Kluth & Patrick Schwarz Coaster, Paula Kluth Can I Play Too? Mo Willems This is Our House, Michael Rosen Mama Zooms, Jane Cowen-Fletcher Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution, Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner, et al Real, Carol Cujec & Peyton Goddard Black Disabled Art History 101, Leroy F. Moore, Jr. Sign Language for Kids, Lora Heller What's your favorite book that aligns with my Beyond Awareness Book Screening guidelines? Shoot me an email with your favorite title! Diana@GoBeyondAwareness.com   Stay Connected with Diana Diana's Website Free Resource - 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness  Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity in K-12 Schools & Communities - Diana's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights - Diana's Children's Book "Beyond Awareness" Digital Course Diana's TEDx Talk Beyond Awareness Facebook Page Diana on Instagram   Credits and Image Description Intro and outro music courtesy of Emmanuel Castro. Podcast cover photo by Rachel Schlesinger Photography. Podcast cover image description: Black and white photograph of Diana, a Spanish-American woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a flowy, white blouse and smiles at camera as she leans against wooden building. Photo is colorfully framed with gold and orange rays of seeming sunshine on top half, and with solid sage green color on bottom half. Text reads "Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed."