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the problem with characters being physically disabled in fiction in regards to inclusiveness is that it's either being written from the perspective of ignorant liberal dickheads who want back-pats, or dumbasses who don't want to reconcile that being disabled unfortunately DOES hamper whatever fantasy they're writing

I work with disabled people for a living, and I used to work with a family with deaf sons. People VASTLY underestimate how much a disability can fuck you over, especially if you don't have the income for things like quality hearing aids or cars with wheelchairs in mind. It is not a quirky or advantageous thing. It makes life harder.

Pic related is the ONLY example of a main character being disabled and STAYING that way. Even when he gets superpowers, he's still fucking disabled. He even feels like a believable person in terms of becoming disabled and how he feels about it