In this free event author Cathy Reay introduces her book How to be Disabled and Proud. It’s stuffed full of practical advice for disabled kids and their families to help them overcome some of the challenges they might face, from navigating the primary to secondary school transition, to setting important boundaries and standing up for their rights and those of others.

Book free tickets in the library or contact BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Accessible toilets are available for attendees of this event. For more accessibility and parking information, please visit Cambridgeshire Online | Papworth Library

Cathy Reay is an author, sensitivity reader, and journalist based near London.

Cathy has written for The Guardian, i, The Independent, Glamour among others, covering disability politics, entertainment and culture. In 2023, she contributed chapters on disability politics and motherhood to three books.

She also consults on books and film scripts featuring characters with dwarfism.

[Image in listings: a photo of Cathy with a friendly expression, next to the brightly coloured cover of her book, which features drawings of children with different disabilities looking strong and proud]