Tag: developmental disabilities

September 26, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Down Syndrome and the Great Gaping (Longstanding) Children’s Book Gap

When I was a child I knew what Down syndrome was but I didn’t know it because of any picture books that contained characters with Down syndrome. None of my childhood literature covered it, so if I wanted to see someone represented in this way I had to turn on Sesame Street. Though it’s not […]