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…
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…
Madison joined the INCLUDAS team in August 2017 and is the Senior Editor. We are so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. I can read really fast, which definitely helps me as a publishing professional. I can get really determined to find a way to do something, even if it’s not…
El joined the INCLUDAS team from June-August 2021 and was the Children’s Literature and Programs intern. We were so excited to have them with us! Tell us about yourself. I’m very enthusiastic about everything, and I love putting that high energy into everything I do. And growing up as someone with a disability, I think…
Catherine joined the INCLUDAS team in May 2021 and is the Submissions and Acquisitions intern. We are so excited to have her with us! Tell us about yourself. I’m very creative and drawn to create things either with my hands through visual art or through the art of writing, so I would say my imagination…