Writing Disability with Cy Cyborg
Writing and creating disabled characters can be a bit tricky, and it’s so often handled poorly.
My goal with this blog is to help creators of all kinds, from authors to character designers, game developers to comic creators, be more empathetic and sensitive in their depiction of disability.
New posts on the first Monday of every month
New Posts
Baldur’s Gate 3’s (accidental) examples of accessibility in a fantasy world
Baldur’s Gate 3 seamlessly included accessibility accommodations into it’s world that some TTRPG fans have been saying would be “jarring” and “immersion breaking” for years, and no one even noticed, so let’s talk about what they were and what you, as a writer or creator, can learn from it.
Disability Tropes: The disabling change of heart
Often times, when a character becomes disabled in media, they have a complete morality change, for better or for worse, so let’s talk about this trope.
The Jaws Effect and What it Means For Media Representation - Writing Disability
The jaws effect is the name for the phenomenon where information about something appearing in fiction makes more people believe it in reality. And when that “information” is wrong or misleading, it causes serious issues. This isn’t a problem that’s unique to disability representation, but it’s a big factor, and it’s a big part of why so many disabled advocates talk about how disability is represented in fiction. So let’s talk about it
Writing Disability: Let us Love like everyone else
When it comes to love in fiction, a lot of authors and creators are hesitant to let their disabled characters experience it in their stories. So let’s talk about it
Disability 101: The language of Disability
How we talk about disability can feel like a bit overwhelming from the outside looking in, so let’s talk about the language of disability, terms you should know, and terms to avoid!
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