The main characters for YA I can think of are Gus and Issac in The Fault In Our Stars. All though the book is mainly about cancer, both have been left disabled because of it. The emotional toil of it is looked at a little and the anger of frustration. Then for Childrens Books, maybe Eeoyre and Piglet, one having depression the other anxiety. Great video, I will go and look some of these books up at once! I didn't know or I can't think of any disabled Disney Characters, so I look forward to that.
Submitted captions for this one as well Emily. It's a very interesting video. I did read some books as a kid, but I don't recall reading anything with disabled characters in, but then it is a bit too far back to remember. I did watch the Wizard Of Oz film a few times in my childhood though, I hadn't considered the lion to have a disability back then. At that age I would have had no idea about anxiety disorder. So it's definitely worth highlighting, it's a good point. And it's great to see that disability is being represented in children's literature, so let's hope it becomes more widespread and accessible.
i'm ablebodied, but i love reading about different author's portrayals of disability in text! iggy was also one of my favorites growing up, even though he ended up having a lot of unexplored potential in the later books. a newer series with a disabled protagonist is the magisterium series by holly back and cassandra clare, in which the protagonist has one leg shorter than the other and a very pronounced limp. he's also hilarious and witty and everything you'd want from your young adult book protag...i just love those books! thanks for sharing yours
+fashioneyesta she was originally batgirl, then after a serious injury she had to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life however she still plays a big roll in the DC universe
I have cerebral palsy and I'm always on the hunt for more books with disabled characters. I love Amy and Matthew by Cammie McGovern about a girl with CP and a boy with OCD,. I also love Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBride Johnson about some kids with disabilites on a summer camp in 1960s America. Mental by Justice Serai is a great book about a eteenage girl with Schizophernia (sp?) who's currently living in a mental health ward. There's also a boy with an eating disorder and a trans girl with bipolar. I've just started Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne about a girl with OCD and I'm enjoying it so far.
+Nicola Golding Thanks for all your suggestions, i'm going to add them to my ever growing list of books with disabled characters to read :) It's really useful for me as I want to do a PHD into exploring disabled characters in young adult fiction. So all these suggestions are awesome!
Brilliant! A couple I thought of: There's 'Hiccup' from 'How to train your dragon'. Hiccup becomes an amputee, but it doesn't stop him! His dragon, 'Toothless', is also 'disabled'. (As well as the films, there are several associated books). From further back, there are what's known as the 'Little House' books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, about her family's journey across America in the 1870s-1880s. The books are mostly from Laura's perspective, as they're semi autobiographical. In one of the later books Laura's older sister, Mary, loses her sight, and Laura says that she 'becomes her eyes'. (It's a 'sanitised' version of their life, as Mary didn't apparently go to the 'Iowa college for the blind', and, no, Mary didn't 'teach at a school for the blind' as was portrayed in the "Little house on the Prairie" TV series!) Nevertheless, the books are very interesting. (Initially published in the 1930s-1940s). I'm going to look up some of your suggestions Emily, thanks! best wishes, Cat
Hey, this film was great :D One YA book you can check out if you haven't already is: "the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The main character, Christopher, has Aspergers Syndrome, and goes on a journey in England to find his mother, who he thought had died. But then suddenly he finds letters from her in his father´s room
That book is absolutely inaccurate, basically not researched at all, horrible and greatly contributes to the public's misconceptions about Autism and encourages or at least excuses the abuse of autistic children. A decent number of the issues with it are well summed up in this review, but there are more: disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/04/04/review-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon/
"My Sweet Audrina", by V.C. Andrew, has lots of well portrayed differently abled characters. Vera has OI. and sociopathy. She became a sociopath because her mother hated her and her father ignored her, except for when she had recently broken a bone, while showering affection on her half-sister, Audrina. Audrina is emotionally disabled from the way her family treated her and manipulated her memory after she got gang-raped. Billy has no legs, who is often ashamed of having no legs, and does not get out much because of it, but still manages to do stuff around the house. Billy is also the first person to notice that Sylvia, Audrina's mentally disabled sister, is smarter than she normally lets on. When Audrina's in a coma and Vera tries to trick Sylvia, into pulling the plug on Audrina, Sylvia instead hides Audrina until their father shows up.
Hey guys I just wanted to tell you about another disabled character. Katy from the book 'what Katy Did' Even though she is only disabled for about half the book and gets the ability to walk again in the end, I feel like the things she learns about disability while disabled have helped me with my own disability. Thanks.
This is a really neat video. I haven't heard of most of the characters you mentioned, so it was cool to learn about them. I did already know about Iggy though, and personally love his character.
Great video as always! Loved hearing about all the books you mentioned, it's nice to hear that disability is acknowledged in children's books. Hope you've had a lovely weekend 💗xx
I admit that I'm not disabled myself and I don't really know any disabled people, but I don't think having facial scars and being bipolar count as disabilities. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm also a bit iffy about whether anxiety is a disability.
One book I would like to warn you of because it's just incredibly bad and dehumanizing is "Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime". That book is absolutely inaccurate, basically not researched at all, horrible and greatly contributes to the public's misconceptions about Autism and encourages or at least excuses the abuse of autistic children. Please don't read it without first looking deeply into what's wrong with it and what the ideas it contains lead to (hint: abuse, bullying and murder are fairly high on that list.). A decent number of the issues with it are well summed up in this review, but there are more: disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/04/04/review-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon/
Ah yes, I have read this book and I did find it to be very problematic. My autistic friends also discussed it as well and the issues it brings up. Which is very frustrating that it doesn’t depict autism accurately because it’s like one of the first books so many non-disabled people mention and it’s not accurate.
@@fashioneyesta Yea, and not only is it mentioned/recommended so often, they tend to eat it right up, sing praises to it and parrot all the horrible ableist, inaccurate and just horrible things they "learned" form this book. It's almost like giving people a book written by a raging racist to "understand black people better" and having them go on to actually believe and copy all those believes with a unshakeable "I know everything abotu this and I know what's best for all those poor black people" attitude. It honestly just makes me sick.
??? So, you made a video about disabled characters in children and YA literature And then made the video inaccessible for those of us who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have audio processing disorder By failing to include properly human-edited captions? Can you please fix this, so we can watch the video too? Thanks. Some guidance on different ways to get captions done (some are do it yourself at no cost other than your time, others involve getting other people to do it for you usually for pay at low cost): captionedwebtv.blogspot.com/p/producer-information.html If you get all your videos captioned, then you can get listed at captionedwebtv.blogspot.com/ to make it easier for other people who depend on captions to understand videos to find your web TV channel.
+Andrea Shettle hiya, you've reminded me about this actually. I had been meaning to get this done but as my MA takes up a lot of time I haven't had a chance. I do registry write accompanying blogs for those who ads hard of hearing. Thank you for the links I'll hopefully be able to get someone to help me put subtitles on my videos and make them accessible for everyone :)
I personally wouldn't class a disfugurement as a disability unless it physically disables a person from performing certain tasks. So I'm unsure about ghastly bespoke. I don't want to sound rude here.
The main characters for YA I can think of are Gus and Issac in The Fault In Our Stars. All though the book is mainly about cancer, both have been left disabled because of it. The emotional toil of it is looked at a little and the anger of frustration. Then for Childrens Books, maybe Eeoyre and Piglet, one having depression the other anxiety. Great video, I will go and look some of these books up at once! I didn't know or I can't think of any disabled Disney Characters, so I look forward to that.
Submitted captions for this one as well Emily. It's a very interesting video. I did read some books as a kid, but I don't recall reading anything with disabled characters in, but then it is a bit too far back to remember. I did watch the Wizard Of Oz film a few times in my childhood though, I hadn't considered the lion to have a disability back then. At that age I would have had no idea about anxiety disorder. So it's definitely worth highlighting, it's a good point. And it's great to see that disability is being represented in children's literature, so let's hope it becomes more widespread and accessible.
i'm ablebodied, but i love reading about different author's portrayals of disability in text! iggy was also one of my favorites growing up, even though he ended up having a lot of unexplored potential in the later books. a newer series with a disabled protagonist is the magisterium series by holly back and cassandra clare, in which the protagonist has one leg shorter than the other and a very pronounced limp. he's also hilarious and witty and everything you'd want from your young adult book protag...i just love those books! thanks for sharing yours
+hpispwn98 Ooh thank you :) I'm going to check this out :)
some of my favourites are daredevil and the oracle.
+oldgregg93 I know about Daredevil, but haven't yet checked out Oracle. I'll look into it.
+fashioneyesta she was originally batgirl, then after a serious injury she had to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life however she still plays a big roll in the DC universe
I have cerebral palsy and I'm always on the hunt for more books with disabled characters. I love Amy and Matthew by Cammie McGovern about a girl with CP and a boy with OCD,. I also love Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBride Johnson about some kids with disabilites on a summer camp in 1960s America.
Mental by Justice Serai is a great book about a eteenage girl with Schizophernia (sp?) who's currently living in a mental health ward. There's also a boy with an eating disorder and a trans girl with bipolar.
I've just started Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne about a girl with OCD and I'm enjoying it so far.
+Nicola Golding Thanks for all your suggestions, i'm going to add them to my ever growing list of books with disabled characters to read :) It's really useful for me as I want to do a PHD into exploring disabled characters in young adult fiction. So all these suggestions are awesome!
You look so lovely with your hair up! Love your videos
Alesja Gorelova thanks :) x
Cheyenne from Girl, Stolen. She is blind and she was kidnapped. It's an AWESOME book!
Brilliant!
A couple I thought of:
There's 'Hiccup' from 'How to train your dragon'. Hiccup becomes an amputee, but it doesn't stop him! His dragon, 'Toothless', is also 'disabled'. (As well as the films, there are several associated books).
From further back, there are what's known as the 'Little House' books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, about her family's journey across America in the 1870s-1880s. The books are mostly from Laura's perspective, as they're semi autobiographical. In one of the later books Laura's older sister, Mary, loses her sight, and Laura says that she 'becomes her eyes'. (It's a 'sanitised' version of their life, as Mary didn't apparently go to the 'Iowa college for the blind', and, no, Mary didn't 'teach at a school for the blind' as was portrayed in the "Little house on the Prairie" TV series!) Nevertheless, the books are very interesting. (Initially published in the 1930s-1940s).
I'm going to look up some of your suggestions Emily, thanks!
best wishes,
Cat
+Cat Gallagher Oh thank you! I'll have a look at your suggestions x
Hey, this film was great :D One YA book you can check out if you haven't already is: "the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The main character, Christopher, has Aspergers Syndrome, and goes on a journey in England to find his mother, who he thought had died. But then suddenly he finds letters from her in his father´s room
That book is absolutely inaccurate, basically not researched at all, horrible and greatly contributes to the public's misconceptions about Autism and encourages or at least excuses the abuse of autistic children.
A decent number of the issues with it are well summed up in this review, but there are more:
disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/04/04/review-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon/
a good book is blind. about a high school girl who goes blind
+MagicMermaid I think I saw that on audible the other day.
"My Sweet Audrina", by V.C. Andrew, has lots of well portrayed differently abled characters. Vera has OI. and sociopathy. She became a sociopath because her mother hated her and her father ignored her, except for when she had recently broken a bone, while showering affection on her half-sister, Audrina. Audrina is emotionally disabled from the way her family treated her and manipulated her memory after she got gang-raped. Billy has no legs, who is often ashamed of having no legs, and does not get out much because of it, but still manages to do stuff around the house. Billy is also the first person to notice that Sylvia, Audrina's mentally disabled sister, is smarter than she normally lets on. When Audrina's in a coma and Vera tries to trick Sylvia, into pulling the plug on Audrina, Sylvia instead hides Audrina until their father shows up.
Hey guys
I just wanted to tell you about another disabled character.
Katy from the book 'what Katy Did'
Even though she is only disabled for about half the book and gets the ability to walk again in the end, I feel like the things she learns about disability while disabled have helped me with my own disability.
Thanks.
This is a really neat video. I haven't heard of most of the characters you mentioned, so it was cool to learn about them. I did already know about Iggy though, and personally love his character.
+ChattyChelby Thank you :) Iggy is one of my favs!
Grate video hun and I love your whole look in this video
Great video as always! Loved hearing about all the books you mentioned, it's nice to hear that disability is acknowledged in children's books. Hope you've had a lovely weekend 💗xx
+Secrets of Beauty Thank you darling x I'm glad you liked it :)
I know that Jacqueline Wilson has featured several disabled characters in her books. One is solely about a blind girl I believe.
+Hannah D Oh yes! I remember that one, I think it was called 'Take a Good Look.'
Have you ever thought about writing a children's book about blindness? I'm sure it would be great! Love your videos! 😄
+Hannah D I'm actually working on one at the moment and aww thank you xx
I'm reading she is not invincible thanks to you. :) it's good
I would love your opinion on the character of toph from avatar the last airbender
I shall look into it, thanks for letting me know :)
What about Jacqueline Wilson.the worry website and sleepovers and Katie.
I admit that I'm not disabled myself and I don't really know any disabled people, but I don't think having facial scars and being bipolar count as disabilities. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm also a bit iffy about whether anxiety is a disability.
Omg yesssss Cirque Du Freak !!!!!
+Fate Zaragosa Gotta love Cirque Du Freak :)
One book I would like to warn you of because it's just incredibly bad and dehumanizing is "Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime".
That book is absolutely inaccurate, basically not researched at all, horrible and greatly contributes to the public's misconceptions about Autism and encourages or at least excuses the abuse of autistic children.
Please don't read it without first looking deeply into what's wrong with it and what the ideas it contains lead to (hint: abuse, bullying and murder are fairly high on that list.).
A decent number of the issues with it are well summed up in this review, but there are more:
disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/04/04/review-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon/
Ah yes, I have read this book and I did find it to be very problematic. My autistic friends also discussed it as well and the issues it brings up. Which is very frustrating that it doesn’t depict autism accurately because it’s like one of the first books so many non-disabled people mention and it’s not accurate.
@@fashioneyesta Yea, and not only is it mentioned/recommended so often, they tend to eat it right up, sing praises to it and parrot all the horrible ableist, inaccurate and just horrible things they "learned" form this book. It's almost like giving people a book written by a raging racist to "understand black people better" and having them go on to actually believe and copy all those believes with a unshakeable "I know everything abotu this and I know what's best for all those poor black people" attitude.
It honestly just makes me sick.
???
So, you made a video about disabled characters in children and YA literature
And then made the video inaccessible for those of us who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have audio processing disorder
By failing to include properly human-edited captions?
Can you please fix this, so we can watch the video too? Thanks.
Some guidance on different ways to get captions done (some are do it yourself at no cost other than your time, others involve getting other people to do it for you usually for pay at low cost): captionedwebtv.blogspot.com/p/producer-information.html
If you get all your videos captioned, then you can get listed at captionedwebtv.blogspot.com/ to make it easier for other people who depend on captions to understand videos to find your web TV channel.
+Andrea Shettle hiya, you've reminded me about this actually. I had been meaning to get this done but as my MA takes up a lot of time I haven't had a chance. I do registry write accompanying blogs for those who ads hard of hearing. Thank you for the links I'll hopefully be able to get someone to help me put subtitles on my videos and make them accessible for everyone :)
I personally wouldn't class a disfugurement as a disability unless it physically disables a person from performing certain tasks. So I'm unsure about ghastly bespoke. I don't want to sound rude here.