Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back everyone! In today’s video I’m sharing with you even more dos and don’ts of writing characters with disabilities. If you like this video make sure to hit that like button and leave me a comment below and let me know which tip you found most helpful in today’s video. If you haven’t subscribed to this channel yet, make sure to hit that subscribe button and the little bell to be notified when I post new videos.

Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Character with a Disability Part 1: youtu.be/61LPr-tae3I
Disability infographic & Stats: cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html

Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
Biases & Assumptions: 00:49
Don’t make it all about disability: 01:43
Don’t overemphasize disability: 02:31
Intersectionality: 03:08
Internalized Ableism: 04:00
Sexual human beings: 05:58
Sexual Orientations & Gender Expressions: 07:02
Don’t Infantilize us: 07:24
Don’t imply normality: 08:09
"Looking" disabled: 08:44
Resources & Outro: 09:55

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