Moreover, there were seven stories in which the character with a visual impairment
had a passive voice, and there were two stories in which the character who is blind
had no voice at all. For 29.41% of the books, it was the group's recommendation
that they only be used by blindness experts.
Since a truly inclusive book is not about disability (Beck, 2004), it is
recommended that the story be written in a way that it is not dependent on visual
impairment. In this analysis, there were two books where the reader did not even
realize that the main character was blind until the end of the story. Along these
lines, there needs to be a legitimate problem that is universally relatable, and there
needs to be enough action to keep the young reader engaged. Finally, settings need
to be inclusive, and the character with a visual impairment needs to be an active
participant. Likewise, both the main characters and the supporting characters need
to reflect the diversity found in society. (Unfortunately, 64.71% of the books
reviewed had a unicultural focus rather than a multicultural focus.) Finally, it tends
to be problematic when blindness and visual impairment is used as a metaphor as
young readers do not understand exaggerations that tend to be made to emphasize
an abstract moral. The highest ranked books in this inclusivity factor were My
Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay, Lucy's Picture, and Keep Your Ear on the Ball.
