Writing, illustrating and publishing inclusive books

Advice for authors, illustrators and publishers

This section aims to draw on some of the many ideas and requests from disabled children and and their families, and to look at ways in which writers and illustrators can try to reflect them in their stories and images.

The resource includes:

Common pitfalls and how to avoid them in your next book. Download Inclusive Books: Avoiding the Pitfalls (PDF document 140 KB)
Suggestions for representing disability, including approaches which have rarely featured in children's books. Download Inclusive Books:Representing Disability (PDF document 133 KB)
Simple tips for making stories and illustrations more inclusive. Download the Equal Measures Quick Reference Guide (coming soon)

For more information see our list of useful organisations

Find more What's the Story resources