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•The illustrations of FDR never depict him with a disability.

•FDR contracted polio well before his presidency and was never able to move or to stand again without the assistance of a wheelchair, braces or another person.

•He lived in a climate of very negative attitudes towards disability and certainly downplayed or even disguised his disability, but he also advocated and legislated for people with disabilities.

•In recent years FDR’s disability has become much more public, even celebrated. So You Want To Be President? ignores changing attitudes towards disability.

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OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA: INDEPENDENT AND INCLUSIVE PORTRAYAL.

MADELINE’S RESCUE:DEPENDENT AND DISCONNECTED PORTRAYAL.

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Notice the stereotypes associated with the dwarf who is:

• Pictured in servitude and at the beck and call of the brave and the strong

•Rarely referred to in the text let alone given any dialogue

•Infantilized

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What is the standard for success forcharacters with disabilities? What doesthe fool have to do to be accepted andto gain approval?

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Consider the presentation of problems and their resolutionsin the story:

• Blindness is the Prince’s problem

• A person without disabilities, Rapunzel,will intervene to resolve this problem

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Review the adjectives associated with disability -- do they diminish and restrict our view of people with disabilities?

• 14 representations of disability

• 72 Caldecott Winners

• Only 1 three-dimensional representation

• But still little mention of pressing equity concerns for people with disabilities: personal relationships, schooling, housing, transportation, health care, employment, etc.

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• Act as a mediator of the text

• Seize the teachable moment

• Broaden library of books to include books that portray disability experiences at least with a neutral voice, if not with a positive voice

• Get children involved with their own research project—show them how to use “10 Quick Ways…” to investigate ableism in other books

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