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  • A Call for More Disability Representation

    Posted by kevin-schaefer on January 15, 2020 at 7:00 am

    Hey everyone! Hope you’re all having a great week so far.

    Check out my latest column here. I wrote about a graphic novel I’m currently working on, and how it features a disabled protagonist. It’s been a really fun project to work on, and I share why it’s important for me to tell stories about disability. I’d love to see more examples in the months and years to come.

    Do you have any takeaways from this column? Do you know of any upcoming shows or movies with disabled characters?

    alyssa-silva replied 4 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • alyssa-silva

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    January 15, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    I agree that there definitely needs to be more disability representation in the media and I’m glad you’re working to change that! Do you have an idea when your novel will be complete?

    I keep seeing posts on Facebook about that new Netflix series, “The Healing Powers of Dude” which features s girl in a wheelchair! It just came out so I gotta put it on my watch list.

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