Speaking
Workshops and Author Visits
Interested in having us visit your school, library, or community organization, or have another event in mind? We offer virtual and (when feasible) in-person workshops, story time readings, and author-illustrator visits. Contact us at hello@wemovetogether.ca to discuss possibilities.
Book Readings
We offer two versions of our book reading:
- Book reading with audio description, plus Q&A Total time: 30-45 mins.
- Book reading with audio description, discussion about advocating for better accessibility in our communities, an access-themed craft making, and Q&A. Total time: 60-75 mins.
Workshops
Disability Representation in Children’s Literature
In this session, the creators of We Move Together will reflect on the role of
their disability justice children’s book in relation to disability representation in children’s literature more broadly. The authors will then do a reading of their picture book book that includes an audio description of the illustrations, introduce participants to sample activities and lessons found in the book’s accompanying learning guide, and engage in a Q&A with participants.
Total time: 60-90 mins.
Teaching Disability Justice with We Move Together
In this session, the creators behind We Move Together will talk about the experiences that led them to write this book and discuss how the key principles of disability justice can shape and guide our learning in and out of the classroom. The creators will then do a reading from their picture book that includes an audio description of the illustrations and introduce participants to
some sample activities found in the book’s accompanying learning guide. Through the sample activities, the creators will support a discussion about accessibility, community building, and disability justice, and end with a Q&A with participants.
Total time: 60-90 mins.
Making Art Accessible with We Move Together
In this session, the creators of We Move Together will do a reading from their picture book that includes an audio description of the illustrations and introduce participants to a couple of accessible art making sample activities found in the book’s accompanying learning guide. The creators will support a discussion about art, accessibility, and disability justice, and engage in a
Q&A with participants.
Total time: 60-90 mins.
