Thanks for the rec of Hilari Bell's books! I'll have to keep my eye out for those.
As for fantasies written by people with disabilities, I would love to know about them! Off the top of my head, I know that the Wikipedia entry for Libba Bray tells how she was involved in a major car accident in her teens, required thirteen surgeries to reconstruct her face, and now has an artificial eye (about which she apparently has a robust sense of humour).
I have met a few other fantasy authors with disabilities but they don't always like to talk about them for fear that they will get labelled "that author with [insert disability here]", so unless they talk about it publicly themselves I don't feel it's my place to do so!
As an aside, does your friend like the term "wheelchair-bound"? I know some people with disabilities object to it, so I've been reluctant to use it here. But I also know there are a broad range of opinions among PWD's about what terminology they prefer, so I'm not giving you the smackdown or anything -- I'm just curious.
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As for fantasies written by people with disabilities, I would love to know about them! Off the top of my head, I know that the Wikipedia entry for Libba Bray tells how she was involved in a major car accident in her teens, required thirteen surgeries to reconstruct her face, and now has an artificial eye (about which she apparently has a robust sense of humour).
I have met a few other fantasy authors with disabilities but they don't always like to talk about them for fear that they will get labelled "that author with [insert disability here]", so unless they talk about it publicly themselves I don't feel it's my place to do so!
As an aside, does your friend like the term "wheelchair-bound"? I know some people with disabilities object to it, so I've been reluctant to use it here. But I also know there are a broad range of opinions among PWD's about what terminology they prefer, so I'm not giving you the smackdown or anything -- I'm just curious.