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As the world is becoming increasingly diverse, K-12 school librarians must be knowledgeable of trending topics in children’s and young adult (YA) literature. One such topic is disability representation. Unfortunately, there continues to be misrepresentation of disability in terms of ableist language and stereotypes. The purpose of this paper is to better understand representations of blindness/vision impairment in contemporary YA literature using the critical content analysis method. Data will be collected and analyzed from five contemporary YA novels (published in 2010 or later) through Disability Critical Studies and Intersectionality lenses to demonstrate how disabled characters deserve authentic, medically accurate representation. Data will also be collected from three local school districts and three local public library systems in the central North Carolina region to identify if these books are accessible. This study has implications for school librarians, students, and authors in the future representations of disability, bibliotherapy, and Positive Identity Development. |
