Nicole and Matthew celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Joining is special guest Keah Brown, a disability rights activist and journalist, creator of the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, and author of the upcoming Sam’s Super Seats.

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Relevant Links

• ADA 30 Years – Americans with Disabilities Act
• #ADA30
• AAPD celebrates ADA30 – The American Association of People with Disabilities
• “A.D.A. Now!” Throughline podcast episode
• Keah Brown (special guest)

Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books

• Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
• My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Middle Grade

• A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
• Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
• El Deafo by Cece Bell

Nonfiction

• I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell; illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo
• Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw; illustrated by Matt Carr
• All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi Ali

Closing Note:

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