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Cocca-Leffler, Maryann , Leffler, Janine

We Want to Go to School!: The Fight for Disability Rights

32 pp. | Whitman | September, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8075-3518-9 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler. Coauthor Leffler (the adult daughter of Cocca-Leffler), who was born with cerebral palsy, describes how she loved attending public school. Sadly, "it hadn't always been that way" for kids with disabilities. In 1971, seven kids (each named in a tidily illustrated vignette portrait) were denied schooling until their families' outcries led to Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia, which secured the right to public education for children with disabilities. The text describes events and facts gently while making a strong case for the ruling; the illustrations showcase people with disabilities on every spread. A wealth of appended contextual material, including a timeline and selected sources, enriches the historical account.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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