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Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, or Blind Characters

Despite the fact that I am not deaf, mute, or blind myself, one of the most common questions I receive is how to portray characters with these disabilities in fiction.

As such, I’ve compiled the resources I’ve accumulated (from real life deaf, mute, or blind people) into a handy masterlist.

Deaf Characters:

Deaf characters masterpost

Deaf dialogue thread

Dialogue with signing characters (also applies to mute characters.)

A deaf author’s advice on deaf characters

Dialogue between deaf characters

Mute Characters

Life as a Mute

My Silent Summer:  Life as a Mute

What It’s Like Being Mute

21 People Reveal What It’s Really Like To Be Mute

I am a 20 year old Mute, ask me anything at all!

Blind Characters:

The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters.

@referenceforwriters masterpost of resources for writing/playing blind characters.

The youtube channel of the wonderful Tommy Edison, a man blind from birth with great insight into the depiction of blind people and their lives.

An Absolute Write thread on the depiction of blind characters, with lots of different viewpoints and some great tips.

And finally, this short, handy masterpost of resources for writing blind characters.

Characters Who Are Blind in One Eye

4 Ways Life Looks Shockingly Different With One Eye

Learning to Live With One Eye

Adapting to the Loss of an Eye

Adapting to Eye Loss and Monocular Vision

Monocular Depth Perception

Deaf-Blind Characters

What Is It Like To Be Deafblind?

Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights

Deaf and Blind by 30

Sarita is Blind, Deaf, and Employed (video)

Born Deaf and Blind, This Eritrean American Graduated Harvard Law School (video)

A Day of a Deaf Blind Person

Lesser Known Things About Being Deafblind

How the Deaf-Blind Communicate

Early Interactions With Children Who Are Deaf-Blind

Raising a DeafBlind Baby

If you have any more resources to add, let me know!  I’ll be adding to this post as I find more resources.

I hope this helps, and happy writing!  <3

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some depression tips:

Get several water bottles, fill them all up together, that way you’ll only have to get up once to have plenty of water for the day. Hydration is super important.

Get a Depression Bag prepped on your clear days. Put food in it. No perishables/cold stuff obviously, but things like crackers, canned food, chips, a loaf of bread + spreads, cookies, even some fruits + vegetables (just make sure you eat them either way before they go bad.) If needed, you can hide this bag in your room.

Bring a bowl, a toothbrush and some toothpaste into your room. Use a little bit of water over the bowl to wet the brush so you can clean your teeth. Other hygiene doesn’t matter, but you only get one chance with your teeth. Just clean your teeth and you’ve succeeded, well done, very proud of you!!

Try go outside or do something stimulating. I know, I know, some days you can’t and it is absolutely okay to just exist, but a lot of the time I find I get stuck in a cycle of misery and I actually feel better if I get out and do something different, even just going for a short walk can clear my head a bit. If you live close to a town, watch a movie, go and look at flowers in a florist’s, go to a bookstore and browse. If you can’t leave the house, download a new app that can work your brain a little bit (Duolingo worked best for me.) There’s also plenty of mental health apps out there that may help!!

Open your window (if it’s not too cold), fresh air will help, even just a little bit.

Remember that it’s okay, you are okay. All you have to do is stay alive. That’s it. Nothing else matters. Just stay alive. You are so much stronger than you know, I believe in you, I love you so much and I am so, so proud of you. 💕💕💕

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