list of books for and about young people with disabilities. Features of harmful disability representation The inclusion of disabled characters in literature can perpetuate harmful stereotypes if not done correctly. Features of positive disability representation Professors Alicia Rieger and Ewa McGrail discuss how authentic disability representation portrays disability as a part of the character, rather than making it their entire identity. Monica Kleekamp and Angie Zapata, in a 2019 article in The Reading Teacher, introduce four features of positive representation in children's literature, which include presenting characters with a disability as multidimensional, having their voices tell the story, position readers to not take disabled characters for granted, and have such characters have authentic relationships. See also Ableism Children's literature Disability in the arts Inclusion (disability rights) List of children's books featuring deaf characters References External links IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities Disability literature Children's literature Disability in the arts