Discovering disablism

Confession #1:
I'd never heard the term disablism until I read my friend diceytillerman's Blogging Against Disablism post over the weekend.

Confession #2:
Although I haven't run into anything cringe-worthy yet, it's pretty darn unnerving to be reading up on this topic now, nearly three years after publishing a novel about two of the most famous disabled people on the planet. But it's also making me think - a lot - about how disability is portrayed in children's literature.

Case in point:
Through a weeklong session of link-clicking, I found my way this morning to one of the best book reviews I've ever read:

Dear Author, please don't heal me