May 31, 2011 18:19
So today I started nannying! It was awesome and I'm already sure I'm going to have a super fun summer and really enjoy the kids. There are three, and the oldest has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which means he's pretty severely physically disabled. He was wearing some Superman accessories so I asked if he liked Superman, and it came out that the reason they were really interested in him was because Christopher Reeve was physically disabled by the end of his life. And then I started thinking about superheroes with disabilities and wondering how many are out there? They were really interested when I told them there are a few. I was thinking of Professor Xavier, for example, and Daredevil (I don't know much about him beyond his terrible movie, unfortunately), but I was wondering how many others exist?
I think many of you are more into comics and superhero fandoms than I, so if you know any superheroes with disabilities you can fill me in on, please let me know! I think it'd be especially good for him to learn more about ones like Xavier who are in wheelchairs or have otherwise limited mobility/physical strength.
I'm gonna leave this unlocked in case people have friends they can refer over here or whatnot.
Thanks all!
halp,
disabilities,
superheroes