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Despite approximately one third of people over 65 years of age being affected by disabling hearing loss [1] Deaf adult characters are significantly underrepresented in children's books; even within books which do include a Deaf character. There have been several studies into how Deaf children are portrayed in children's literature.
El Deafo is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Cece Bell.The book is a loose autobiographical account of Bell's childhood and life with her deafness.The characters in the book are all anthropomorphic bunnies.
However, disability representation is still a modern issue. A 2011 World Report on Disability conducted by the World Health Organization found that around 15% of the global population, 1 billion people, have a disability, [2] yet in 2019 only 3.4% of children's books had disabled main characters. [3]
This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
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Cecelia Carolina Bell [1] (born December 26, 1970, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American author, cartoonist, and illustrator.Most well known for her graphic novel El Deafo, Bell's work has appeared in The Atlantic, Vegetarian Times, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, Working Woman, Esquire and many other publications.
Asphyxia is a deaf Australian artist, writer, activist and public speaker. She is the author of Future Girl (Australian title) / The Words in My Hands (North American title), and winner of the Readings YA Book Award 2021. [1]