FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 1, 2021 INCLUDAS Founder Joins BookTalk Event’s Board of Directors (Eugene, OR) — INCLUDAS Publishing is thrilled to announce that Luda Gogolushko, its founder, has joined BookTalk Event’s board of directors. Founded in March of 2021, BookTalk Event is a virtual space where creatives in the book industry can meet new…
Nicole joined the INCLUDAS team in September 2021 and is the Social Media Intern. We are so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. I feel like I’m a good listener, especially since I was a journalism major in college. Because I interviewed so many people, I developed the ability to empathize…
Joanna joined the INCLUDAS team in September 2021 and is the Writing and Editing Intern. We are so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. In having a very apparent physical disability, it is often easy to feel like the cards are stacked against me on a daily basis. But it is…
Joanna joined the INCLUDAS team from September-December 2021 was the Marketing Intern. We were so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. I’m passionate about children’s publishing and diversity in children’s publishing. It’s been that way for a long time, even before I decided to pursue it professionally. I love seeing inclusion…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2021 Book Deal Signed for an Autistic Main Character YA Story Temecula, CA – INCLUDAS Publishing welcomes a debut author to their team. Emily Holyoak, mother of two autistic girls, shares a unique, authentic narrative of life as a teenager living with a disability. In Holyoak’s debut novel (coming 2022),…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2021 BookTalk Event Partnership Temecula, CA – INCLUDAS Publishing is thrilled to announce the partnership with the first ever virtual BookTalk Event that will run August 6th-8th, 2021. This event is created by TikTok book readers passionate about discussing books on social media. Their mission “is to create a virtual…
What does it mean to be a disability ally? By practicing includas and becoming an Includas Ally! The word includas means: to be inclusive in diverse ways. That’s how you can become an Includas Ally (INCLUDAS is the company name and includas is the word). Anyone can become a disability ally, whether you have or…
Most children learn how to read in a classroom with other students by sounding out letters. Storytime is a collective experience when kids can learn and interact together. Now imagine a child being segregated from that. Special needs and segregated spaces are century-old ways of oppressing those with disabilities. There are schools for the deaf and…
The Includas Superheroes have been busy making the Includas Coloring Book (read their interview), but they had to create an Includas Superpowerful Journal, too! The Includas Superheroes want to make sure everyone knows how to use and/or create their own superpowerful journal and spread includas power everywhere. Start with Level 1 Accez: Hello! I can’t wait for everyone to use the…
Please note that this article isn’t meant to be medical advice or used as a diagnosis guide. We conducted research to explain in the simplest way how wide the disabilities’ range goes in hopes of providing educational information that will inspire further research and understanding. If you’ve come here from the Includas Coloring Book, we hope…
We are so thrilled to interview the Includas Superheroes about how they put together the Includas Coloring Book! They are always fighting the Exclusion Monsters, and we appreciate them taking the time to tell us about their journey. Incluz Superpower: making anything bigger Power-up by: using a cochlear implant or sign languageMotto: Your inner strength is…
Luda founded INCLUDAS Publishing in 2015. We are so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. I am not someone who gives up easily, and when you fight towards what you want or what is right, it’s empowering in the end. My disability really gave me a perspective and a lens to…