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The character's paralysis has been the subject of much critical commentary for and against restoring her mobility. [6] [7] 2004 Celty Sturluson: Durarara!! Ryohgo Narita: Mute and communicates with a personal digital assistant [8] 2009 Homestuck trolls: Homestuck: Andrew Hussie: Many protagonists have disabilities, mostly from battle.
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Fictional characters with mental disorders (20 C, 151 P) Fictional characters missing an eye (1 C, 56 P) Fictional characters with musculoskeletal system disorders (1 C, 5 P)
In the United States, about 26% of the population has a disability, slightly higher than the 17% worldwide figure. [10] [11] In 2019 only 3.4% of children's books published in the US had disabled main characters, [12] Having children read about characters with disabilities, scholars suggest, helps promote acceptance and empathy. [13]
It was 2010 when author Sharon M. Draper introduced readers to Melody, an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, in the book Out of My Mind. The character immediately resonated with readers not ...
Character(s) Book Author(s) Country Notes Ref. 1964 Manfred Steiner Martian Time-Slip: Philip K. Dick USA [146] 1996 Seth Garin The Regulators: Stephen King (under the pen name Richard Bachman) USA [147] 1996 Simon Lynch Simple Simon: Ryne Douglas Pearson USA: Adapted into the film Mercury Rising (1998). [148] [149] 2000 Marty Zellerbach The ...
Pages in category "Fictional blind characters" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.