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The first book festival designed to showcase how books and stories can be made accessible for children with additional needs is taking place in Edinburgh this September.
The Accessible Book & Story Festival hub will be at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th September 2024, before going on tour offering sensory story sessions for children in arts venues, additional support needs schools and care settings across Scotland.
The festival is organised by My Kind of Book, a not-for-profit organisation which researches, creates and promotes books and stories for children with additional needs. It is being funded by support from Creative Scotland.
A My Kind of Book spokesperson said: “We realised there was space for a festival like this after carrying out research that revealed there is a great lack of picture books that are fun and engaging for children with additional needs, particularly those with complex needs."
The festival will feature on discussions with experts and workshops to show how using sensory stimuli and props can make a story more meaningful and engaging.