The I Can't Stand Podcast Disability representation in literature
The wonder of books. Each book offers so much much to the reader, an escape or self-reflection.
I feel silly in only now realising how people with disabilities have been written in literature. All too often we are the villain. No wonder I didn't want to be seen as disabled when I was younger. Who wants to be the villain in a story? Not me.
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References for this episode
Representations of disability in literature by Katie Stokes
Purkiss (2019) The Ethical Responsibility of Representing Disability in Children’s Literature.
The alienating lack of disability representation in literature by Grace Lapointe
Representing Differences: The Portrayal of Disabilities in Children’s Literature by Abigail Cornejo
Beyond ableism and ignorance: disability and fiction by Danielle Binks
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