I agree that we should do "A Very Special Disability Panel" again (and call it that!).
Can you elaborate on "Disability and your mother?"
Jesse and I sat and talked today and came up with a couple of solid panel ideas, with examples:
1. Blindness in Sf/F Po in Kristin Cashore's books Oree in NK Jemisin's work Toph in A:TLA
2. Psionics in Sf/F Telepaths and Empaths in Sf/F have features of disabled people: they sometimes have impairments such as headaches and sensitivities to crowds, and need accommodations and training. They are also subject to societal stigma and fear. Let's talk about psionics! Examples include Professor X, Sookie Stackhouse, Reese in Malinda Lo's "Adaptation", and ....
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Can you elaborate on "Disability and your mother?"
Jesse and I sat and talked today and came up with a couple of solid panel ideas, with examples:
1. Blindness in Sf/F
Po in Kristin Cashore's books
Oree in NK Jemisin's work
Toph in A:TLA
2. Psionics in Sf/F
Telepaths and Empaths in Sf/F have features of disabled people: they sometimes have impairments such as headaches and sensitivities to crowds, and need accommodations and training. They are also subject to societal stigma and fear. Let's talk about psionics! Examples include Professor X, Sookie Stackhouse, Reese in Malinda Lo's "Adaptation", and ....