LC Test

Anderson Reading Clinic Library

Equal representation in main characters being protagonist how does the book make us feel about the main character/person with the disability or about their particulary disability

A wide range of disabilities are represented.

We should make sure that it is a first person account/experience

Are different views and aspects of disabilities addressed? 

How does disability show up in your life?

People were born with autism

The person(s) with the disability doesn't get cured or die in the book.

Are people with disabilities represented with people who do not identify as someone with a disability?

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The Literacy-Cast Disability Test A test to evaluate the representation of the disability experience in children’s books.

Do author and illustrator identify with the disability community?

Are the author and illustrator long time researchers of disabilities? Which ones?

Is the disability representation accurate and does it avoid stereotypes?

Are the illustrations inclusive of the disability and community?

The charcter's disability is not "overcome" or "cured"

Is the character, portraying someone with a disability, a main character or supporting character?

Equal representation in main characters being protagonist

How does the book make us feel about the main character/person with the disability or about their particular disability? (good, bad, sad, empowered, sympathy, etc.)

Does is show how the characters are enabled and not disabled?

A Literacy-Cast Proclamation We believe that children deserve books that:&nbsp; <ul><li>(a) Include accurate and authentic representations of disability;&nbsp;</li><li>(b) Include at least two characters with disabilities;</li><li>(c) Are authored and illustrated by people with lived disability experiences;&nbsp;</li><li>(d) Are historically accurate;</li><li>(e) Are written using inclusive and current language that dismantles ableism;&nbsp;</li><li>(f) Avoid and dismantle stereotypes including the need to cure or overcome disabilities;</li><li>(g) Acknowledge and respect the power of individuals with disabilities.</li></ul> Specifically, we believe that children need books that allow everyone to speak their own truths, create their own stories, and challenge limits set by society. We must not let anyone’s mind limit what able hearts can do.

The Literacy-Cast Disability Test A test to evaluate the representation of the disability experience in children’s books.

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