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First major character with Down syndrome on a television series, portrayed by a person who also has Down syndrome. [71] 2018 Penny Stevenson: Cerrie Burnell: Doctors: She was born with a right arm that ends just below the elbow. [72] 1999 Joe Swanson: Patrick Warburton: Family Guy: He is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair. [73] 2005 Tenth Doctor ...
Fictional disabled characters in soap operas (30 P) A. Fictional amputees (3 C, 213 P) D. Fictional deaf characters (28 P) Fictional characters with disfigurements (3 ...
Two animated cartoon series have been based on Callahan's cartoons, both produced by the Canada-based Nelvana: Pelswick (on CBC Television) and Quads! (on Teletoon ). Friends said Callahan realized that his cartooning was a form of emotional venting, which led him to pursue a master's degree in counseling at Portland State University .
Family Pictures USA [32] [33] 1993 Sally Matthews Asha Menina House of Cards USA [34] [35] 1994 Michael Barth Bradley Pierce: Cries from the Heart USA [36] 1994 David Goodson Michael Goorjian and Steve Ivany [e] David's Mother USA [38] 1994 Henry Gary Farmer: Henry & Verlin Canada [39] Verlin Keegan MacIntosh 1994 Tim Warden Ben Faulkner Silent ...
The title of the strip is a pun on the local pronunciation of "handicap"; and the surname Capp signifies how Andy's cap always covered his eyes along with, metaphorically, his vision in life. Handicap racing and handicapping, in sport and games, is part of betting, a favourite activity of Andy Capp.
The character was created by Gene Roddenberry – a positive role model for disabled people. Toph Beifong – from the show Avatar: The Last Airbender was born blind, but uses her Earthbending abilities to sense vibrations and "see" things that are in contact with the earth. For this reason, she hates flying and sailing, as she lacks contact ...
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Eternal innocence, paired with people with intellectual disabilities, such as in the films Forrest Gump, I Am Sam and Rain Man are given a childlike mentality. The victim of violence [18] This is the trope in where a recently disabled individual cannot accept their new life and attempts to reverse their disability.