The Making of “Rainbow Village” – A Peek Behind the Scenes
Author and illustrator Emmi Smid gives us a glimpse into the creation process of her new children’s book, Rainbow Village. The writing process The thing…
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Why I wrote “Rainbow Village” – A Story to Help Children Celebrate Diversity
One day a friend I met at university messaged me that he was passing through town, and whether I fancied meeting up. We hadn’t seen…
Rachel Simon and The Every Body Book
The Every Body Book by Rachel Simon provides an inclusive guide to sex education. Can you briefly outline your background? I’m a psychotherapist and sexuality…
Resources for the Inclusive Classroom Fall 2019-Spring 2020 US catalog
For more than thirty years Jessica Kingsley Publishers has been committed to empowering people to change society through the power of words. With our books…
Everything under the rainbow – why the LGBT community needs to get better at including disabled people
The official stats tell us that just under one in ten people in the UK is LGBT (though the much higher incidence among young people,…
The Intersections of Culture, Ethnicity and Autism
Dr Prithvi Perepa is an Associate Lecturer (SEN) at the University of Northampton. He trained as a special needs teacher and worked in the field of…
How can staff in higher education support trans & non-binary people during transition?
How can we best support trans, nonbinary and gender diverse people in our college and university communities when they are coming out or transitioning? This extract…
Listen to these delightful rhyming stories that teach children about love and inclusion
Listen to author Shanni Collins read from her children’s book of rhyming stories, All You Need is is Love, which helps children to understand that…
Creating Universal and Diverse Characters
Richy K. Chandler author of You Make Your Parents Super Happy! and When Are You Going to Get a Proper Job? talks through the challenges that come with creating…
How to make your school an LGBTQ friendly place for students and staff
At the end of last year, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) issued new guidance on how to ensure that schools are friendly and…