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The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People

The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People by Kate Power, Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth, and Richard Rogers
Book

Dyslexia: A Beautiful Brain by Virginia Orzel (Producer), & Orzel, V. (Director)
Film/Video

A documentary showing what it is like to have dyslexia, the struggles, the challenges, and what it is actually doing inside the brain when a dyslexic tries to read, write, speak, or interpret what they hear.

Overcoming Dyslexia

Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally E. Shaywitz
Book

Classroom Layout and Resources by Light Productions
Film/Video

At Southfield Junior School near Swindon they recognise that dyslexic children learn best if the layout of the room and classroom resources are tailored to their specific needs. This video explores the strengths of dyslexic learners and what teachers can do in the classroom to ensure their success.

Disability Visibility

Disability Visibility by edited by Alice Wong
Book

Word Simple

Word Simple by Harold Recinos
Book

13th

13th by Spencer Averick and Ava DuVernay

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.

How Can I Have a Positive Racial Identity? I’m White!

How Can I Have a Positive Racial Identity? I’m White! by Ali Michael
Film/Video by TEDx

Ali Michael digs deep into the white psyche as she confronts the traditional narrative of what it means to be a white American. Ali discuss the racial politics of being white.

Wabanaki Authors in Fogler Library by UMaine Folger Library
Webpage/Website

Why We Can’t Wait

Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Book

MLK Talks ‘New Phase’ Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination

MLK Talks ‘New Phase’ Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination by NBC News
Film/Video

In 1967, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King spoke with NBC News’ Sander Vanocur about the “new phase” of the struggle for “genuine equality.”