Writing Spotlights

Welcome to VSA arts’ educational tool that features short literary works by prominent writers with disabilities. Designed to engage middle and high school students and encourage dialogue about disability and diversity, each Writing Spotlight is accompanied by discussion questions and writing activities to promote language arts skills, including reading comprehension and creative writing.

Download and photocopy the Writing Spotlights to use in your classroom. Spotlights are published three times a year.

“Dreaming of Heaven” by Kathi Wolfe

“The Gentle Way” by Lynn Manning

“Blind Imagination: Pictures into Words” by Georgina Kleege

“The History of My Shoes and the Evolution of Darwin’s Theory” by Kenny Fries

“School House Candy” by Anne Finger

“Telling Stories” by Steven E. Brown

“Poems with Disabilities” by Jim Ferris

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