There’s some exciting news for Marvel fans! Lauren Ridloff is playing Makkari in The Eternals, scheduled to release on November 6th, 2020. Check out the link below for more info!
Marvel’s First Deaf Superhero
On Disability in Netflix’s When They See Us
Vilissa shares her thoughts on When They See Us on the Disability Visibility website.
Content Notice: mention of rape, racism, violence
On the Disability Visibility website, Vilissa Thompson, a black, disabled advocate, writes about disability in Netflix’s When They See Us. This program is a limited series that chronicles the Central Park Five – teenagers of color who were wrongly convicted of rape in 1985.
Vilissa captures how she felt after watching the Netflix show, and her realization that Korey Wise, one of the teenagers, is disabled. It is an important read that we highly suggest you check out.
“Korey’s story matters because he represents members in our community who are forgotten and dismissed when disability is present.”
– Vilissa
You can also watch the trailer for the show below. Let us know if you’ve watched, and what you think in the comments below.
The Reading Rush!
Have you heard about The Reading Rush? It’s a book challenge from July 22nd to July 28th. The goal is to read as many books as possible while earning some badges along the way.
Have you heard about The Reading Rush? It’s a book challenge from July 22nd to July 28th. The goal is to read as many books as possible while earning some badges along the way. I’ll be participating, and my personal goal includes 7 books that will hopefully fulfill all the challenges. Here’s my list – post yours in the comments!
Read a book with purple on the cover: A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatramen
Read a book in one sitting: The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
Read a book you meant to read last year: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Read an author’s first book: Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum
Read a book with a non-human main character: A Stitch in Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #27) by Andrew J. Robinson
Read a book with over five words in the title: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
My Favorite Book with a Disabled Character
Much thanks to Anna Goldberg for this video on The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang! It’s written by an autistic author and features an autistic protagonist. You can watch the video below, which is captioned. Let us know if you’ve read this in the comments! Also, what’s your favorite book?
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