We move together

A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them, and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers, and find joy and connection in di...

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Main Authors: Fritsch, Kelly (Author), McGuire, Anne, 1981- (Author)
Other Authors: Trejos, Eduardo (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chico, California : AK Press, 2021.
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Summary: A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them, and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers, and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. A perfect tool for families, schools, and libraries to facilitate conversations about disability, accessibility, social justice, and community building. Includes a kid-friendly glossary.
Item Description: "Activities, image descriptions and other accessible reading resources available on our website www.wemovetogether.ca "--back cover.
Includes: Ideas and illustrations: A closer look. How we move ; Ableism ; Accessibility ; Disability arts & culture ; How we communicate ; Moving together isn't always easy... ; Disability community.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 27 cm.
ISBN: 9781849354042
1849354049
Author Notes:

Kelly Fritsch is a disabled writer, educator, and parent living in Ottawa. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University and co-editor of Keywords for Radicals: The Contested Vocabulary of Late-Capitalism (2015, AK Press).

Anne McGuire is an assistant professor in the Equity Studies program at the University of Toronto where she teaches courses on disability justice and disabled childhoods. She is the author of War on Autism: On the Cultural Logic of Normative Violence (2016, University of Michigan Press).

Eduardo Trejos is a Costa Rican multi-disciplinary artist. A lover of colour, insatiable reader, and parent of two boys, he currently lives in Toronto where he works as a graphic designer.