People With Disabilities Say What They Want To See In Comics

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People With Disabilities Say What They Want To See In Comics

https://www.buzzfeed.com/willvarner/disability-in-comics?utm_term=4ldqpia

“It’s possible to have a disabled character and not talk about their disability.”

One of the most thought-provoking panels at New York Comic Con this year was Where Are All The Wheelchairs?

One of the most thought-provoking panels at New York Comic Con this year was Where Are All The Wheelchairs?

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Day Al-Mohamed, author and disability advocate

Day Al-Mohamed, author and disability advocate

“I would actually be happy to just see more people with disabilities represented in comics! We’re there. We’re in the real world. Have us be superheroes, super villains, I’d even love seeing us as little characters in the background.”

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Jillian Mercado, model and activist

Jillian Mercado, model and activist

“I want to see characters that are extremely BADASS.”

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