The Discriptionary

A directory of disabled characters and #CripLit. Run by @amybarrett31 Contact us: [email protected]

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If you have a character to submit to The Discriptionary, please do!

We want to share #CripLit & #OwnVoices disabled stories with the world ♿️📚

Submit a character here: https://t.co/18POYyRDmc

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New character now featured in the @discriptionary:

Oliver James Hernández, the deaf love interest from @kheryncasey's 'This is Kind of an Epic Love Story'.

Oliver uses sign language and lip reading.

Read the listing: https://t.co/hlZd2iNVed

[Amy Arthur @a_e_arthur]

I am so here for this book!! 😍 will be added to the @discriptionary shortly!

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@KatieMettner @wheeler_laura We’d love to add yours too! Drop us a dm? 😁

[Stephani Martinell Eaton @stephanimeaton]

.@sallyjpla talks to @rhkirsh1 about the importance of honest depictions of #Autism & #mentalhealth in #kidlit: https://t.co/nyRuxOap0a @CynLeitichSmith @HarperCollinsCh @LEEandLOW @wolfhard @novelmindkidlit

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@wheeler_laura @KatieMettner Hi Laura! We have #OwnVoices and YA books listed on the website, and more will be being added over the next few days ☺️ https://t.co/nSPLmCtl6S

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@awpwriter @Mchertock @CroninMermaid @JamesTateHill Will there be a way for us to watch back? ☺️

[Cat Mitchell @CatMitchell17]

Calling all disabled/chronically ill employees & job seekers in the UK publishing industry - I am researching accessibility/inclusivity & would love to hear from you! Click the links to complete the surveys:

Employees: https://t.co/I0yPiLvBag
Job seekers: https://t.co/a9SDjMcpDD

[Handy Uncapped Pen @HandUnPen]

Disabled/neurodivergent writers: "Blanket Sea Press will be open to submissions of microchapbooks from February 15th-March 15th, 2021.  We’re considering both poetry and creative nonfiction and will be selecting 3-5 microchap ebooks..." https://t.co/iwvfCqOryb #SubOpHUP #CripLit

[🌁 🌉 Jeremy @JeremyR1992]

My Monday reading on this very mild and pleasant evening. 🌇

Thanks you @SFdirewolf for your words, your autograph! 🖊, and the important stories of the people in here 📚

[brownroundboi (he/they/siya) @brownroundboi]

Many thanks to @3ElementsReview for publishing my new #poem 'Waiting Room Post- #hysterectomy'!

Love this literal sick ass poem & the 3 word prompt. 😷 Please read here:

https://t.co/HwQw09gYw5

#Disability #criplit #spoonie #transgender

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As his illness was progressive, Matt spent his early life able-bodied: “my only exposure to severe health conditions was through books and movies... I thought a disabled person was always a sidekick, never a hero.”

THIS is why we need #OwnVoices #CripLit https://t.co/yhtf1ehHli

[Anne McGuire @anneemcguire]

Our kids book on #disabilityculture, justice, community and #access! Coming soon! #kidlit #criplit

[Cherylee Houston @cheryleehouston]

@thedeafpoets We have two places left on these fantastic poetry masterclasses with @jberrypoetry #BSL Sign up below - 5 weeks of sessions. https://t.co/FAdX29BhVb

[Cynthia Bennett (she) 👩🏻‍🦯 @clb5590]

Literally everyone needs this book buy @kellyfritsch1 for 6 to 9-year-olds, kids with different disabilities, using different mobility aids, traveling their world together. https://t.co/O1shbTC571

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Watch @cerrieburnell in #Silenced on BBC iPlayer now.

In the @BBCTwo programme, Cerrie discovers the historical relationship between Britain and disability.

Read an interview with her from iNews: https://t.co/Z2N8oReifi

[Cerrie Burnell 🇺🇦 @cerrieburnell]

Thread ❤️

Thank you so much for all the love you’ve shown #silenced

if you want to support disabled talent here are some amazing creatives fighting for change though innovative excellence
@thelizcarr @cheryleehouston @genevievebarr @disabilitydiva @ruth_madeley @mat_fraser

[Amy Arthur @a_e_arthur]

Now on the @discriptionary, a directory of disability in literature:

- Say Hello by @carlyfindlay
- Mantis Dreams by @AddyPottle
- A Kind of Spark by @BooksandChokers

https://t.co/txuqjbbUEC 💕