Despite the fact that I am not deaf, mute, or blind myself, one of the most common questions I receive is how to portray characters with these disabilities in fiction.
As such, I’ve compiled the resources I’ve accumulated (from real life deaf, mute, or blind people) into a handy masterlist.
Deaf Characters:
Deaf characters masterpost
Deaf dialogue thread
Dialogue with signing characters (also applies to mute characters.)
A deaf author’s advice on deaf characters
Dialogue between deaf characters
Mute Characters
Life as a Mute
My Silent Summer: Life as a Mute
What It’s Like Being Mute
21 People Reveal What It’s Really Like To Be Mute
I am a 20 year old Mute, ask me anything at all!
Blind Characters:
The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters.
@referenceforwriters masterpost of resources for writing/playing blind characters.
The youtube channel of the wonderful Tommy Edison, a man blind from birth with great insight into the depiction of blind people and their lives.
An Absolute Write thread on the depiction of blind characters, with lots of different viewpoints and some great tips.
And finally, this short, handy masterpost of resources for writing blind characters.
Characters Who Are Blind in One Eye
4 Ways Life Looks Shockingly Different With One Eye
Learning to Live With One Eye
Adapting to the Loss of an Eye
Adapting to Eye Loss and Monocular Vision
Monocular Depth Perception
Deaf-Blind Characters
What Is It Like To Be Deafblind?
Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights
Deaf and Blind by 30
Sarita is Blind, Deaf, and Employed (video)
Born Deaf and Blind, This Eritrean American Graduated Harvard Law School (video)
A Day of a Deaf Blind Person
Lesser Known Things About Being Deafblind
How the Deaf-Blind Communicate
Early Interactions With Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
Raising a DeafBlind Baby
If you have any more resources to add, let me know! I’ll be adding to this post as I find more resources.
I hope this helps, and happy writing! <3
Week 4 of my favorite characters of Final Fantasy. The amazing Kefka Palazzo from FF VI, one of the best antagonists in the series ⭐️💕
local creepy girl commited mitosis [NO SCAM] (LEGIT)
Final fantasy 6 sketch dump
this dude
In the latest gamechanger episode, i'm not sure if anybody else noticed but when everybody was being introduced again- the players in the 2nd round earliest- but yeah when they were introduced again for a very short second their title cards displayed a pun on their name relating to the loop !! in case you guys need it i decided to grab pics and stuff !!
[Photo ID: 7 images of contestants and guests of the episode's intro cards. Mike Trapp, Ify Nwadiwe, Siobhan Thompson, Sam Reich, Brian David Gilbert, Josh Ruben and Grant O'Brien. Except the names have been altered so that they reference the episode's 'time loop' theme and instead of their actual names they say 'Mike Trapped', 'Infinity Nwadiwe', 'Siobhan Thompsagain', 'Same Reich', 'Brian Déjà Gilbert', 'Josh Rewindben' and 'Grant O'Rerun'. Ify, Sam and Josh's cards are affected by visual effects like a glitched tv. End ID.]
i think theres something very special and joyous about people. like having little interactions and things. i dont know how to word it but like yeah. and im specifically not talking abt friendship or romance or anything i think theres something very wonderful abt being strangers also. i think theres a special whimsical joy in such a short-lived interactions. like playing videogames. when ur in a silly shooter like rivals or overwatch and u start jumping and ur teammates join in or u make friends with an enemy or something and u have a lovely time but after that match ur never gonna see them again and thats ok. and mmos especially like i remember a more experienced player seeing me and healing me and sticking around for a bit to help keep me up whilst i beat some enemies for quests. and when im playing healer and i just hit Random people with healing spells even when they dont need it and sometimes they wave and i wave or they jump and then theyre gone and thats that and i think thats ok i think thats great. not every interaction needs to end up in a lifelong friendship. theres joy in the short and brief too. theres kindness and whimsy and good things and it doesnt have to be love or friendship or anything it can just be a thing that happens and thats still cool. its still such a nice little thing. theres a joy in coexistence, in helping others youll never see again, in hitting a wave emote and receiving one in turn. in sitting down and having strangers join you. in knowing somebody, though not really at all, for just a brief few minutes before theyre off with the wind. video games are so awesome to me. idk does any of this make any sense idk i wanna sleep. but yeah. so much coolness in the world and it doesnt even need to have anything related to love and friendship and things. there are leaves that change colour and there are gentle breezes and there are endless positive but brief interactions and there are the comfort of blankets and bed and there are plushies and stuffed animals and yeah. life is cool
Burgh ! 🪲
i havent met him but i love him. silly little guy. i cant wait to storm his funny little home just to meet him.
could you draw demo and sniper chilling? (can be ship or not :D)
hey hey helloo :D!!!
holy fuck sorry for taking so long, this one was super experimental for me >_<, i really wanted to try drawing backgrounds and more dramatic lighting with this one, there's still a lot to improve but i'm happy ^_^
also since i love cross-faction stuff i obvs included that ^^
they sneaked out of their bases and drove far from them so they could hang out (tho obvs Administrator knows gjkhjh)
this one can be ship art or not (for me it is :3)
Thank you so much for requesting :D
(click the pic for better quality °▽°)