I've written a non-fiction book about disability primarily for teachers teaching 7-11 year olds.
About 2 years ago I sent it off to several publishers, some replied saying it didn't fit into their current lists, others didn't even respond. Now with several house moves and a house renovation out of the way I've decided to revisit the idea and send it off to a few more publishers.
Although there are some teaching resources about disability they are either quite old or along the lines that disability is 'special'. I'm hoping my book is different - it is based on the social model of disability [where barriers in society present more of a problem to disabled people than their disability per se] and it includes lots of excercises to engage children and generate interest, insight and knowledge.
If children understand and accept disability that would be such a huge step towards eradicating poor attitudes and discrimination towards disabled people in later life.
The trouble is that disability is hardly the glamourous, wacky, trendy subject that publishers really want but I know there is a need for this I've just got to find the right publisher who can see there is something in this... Any publisher suggestions would be welcomed!
