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Support worker helps child with disability finger-point read picture book at the dining table.

Kids books that celebrate disability

The stories we read as children can inform our understanding of the world around us. Positively representing disability helps to foster understanding, acceptance, and inclusion. Here are 5 children’s books that celebrate disability.

Support worker helps two people with disabilities prepare vegetables at the kitchen bench.

A guide to person-first and identity-first language

When it comes to talking to, or referring to, people with disability, there are two main language types: Person-First and Identity-First. Understanding why some people with disability might prefer one to the other is important.

Harmony Week: Why it matters to belong

Primary schools nationwide will be a sea of colour this week to mark Harmony Week. But the message behind the celebrations isn’t just for kids. It’s actually one for all of us.