Marlene: Just ask Potter to Hogsmeade. What’s the worst that could happen?
Lily: Humiliation, embarrassment, fire, explosions, collisions, tears, nudity and death.

marauders4evr:

Okay hear me out.

A young adult novel written by a disabled author.

Where the main character gets into an accident and must use a wheelchair.

(And is written fairly accurately as the author is also in a wheelchair.)

There are more disabled characters than you can count.

The ones who aren’t disabled are the enemies.

It takes place in an alternate version of the 1950s, at an institution for people with disabilities and superabilities.

You see how the disabilities relate to the superabilities (superpowers). 

The main character goes through the stages of grief after she realizes that she won’t be able to walk again but she is able to come out of it, not because of a love interest, but because she’s able to find her own strength. (And hit her mentor in the face with a weight.)

In fact, the main character doesn’t have any love interest at all.

None.

You could make the argument that she’s aromantic/asexual.

And the author would totally support that argument.

But despite not having a love interest, the main character is truly cared for, especially by her gruff mentor with a heart of gold.

Did somebody say found families and father-figure-daughter-figure relationships?

Also there’s an interracial couple thirty years in the making. 

And an underground resistance of students with disabilities trying to prove that they’re stronger than people think.

And in the end, they’re able to save the day.

And there are a lot of hugs.

And a lot of chocolate milk.

And the main character comes to terms with the fact that her biological family is horrible but she’s fine with that because she’s got the gruff mentor with a heart of gold who may or may not be in the CIA and also knew Al Capone.

And nobody dies.

And nobody dies.

And nobody kills themselves because they think that their lives are over now that they are in fact disabled.

Unlike some other books!

Oh and there’s a pig in a wheelchair.

And it’s all written by a disabled college student who really really needs the money for college and her apartment because apparently life is expensive (who knew?)

And it’s not the best written and it’s not error free but it was written with a lot of heart and a lot of passion in the early hours of the morning because that’s when the author had free time. But if nothing else, it has amazing disability representation. And a pig in a wheelchair.

Interested?

Well, guess what?

That author is me, that book is mine, that book is published, that book is available for you to buy, that book even comes in a paperback version so that you can hold in your hands a story with disability representation in which none of the characters die or talk about how they’re a burden and how their lives are over (well, Juniper does once but Ryder knocks some sense into her.)

It’s called The Defectives and you can buy it here:

https://www.amazon.com/Defectives-Burgandi-Rakoska-ebook/dp/B01G7TTLXE?ie=UTF8&qid=1464304077&ref_=sr_1_1&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

So if you’re looking for disability representation that doesn’t end with death and you want to help out a novice disabled author who really needs the money, please consider buying this book.

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juleswatsvn:

If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again

Isn’t it disgusting that 23 people just unfollowed me

Unfollow me too

this goes double if you call paedophilia a disability. unfollow me twice

and if you call pedophilia an “orientation” or in any way compare it to being LGBP+ you can unfollow, delete your blog, and set yourself on fire. 

I just lost 50 followers.. bye

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platonic “i love you”s are pure and need to be protected reblog if you agree

What’s the safe word for life?

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Reblog if you would be comfortable living in a dormitory with an openly transgender or intersex individual. We’re working on a campaign for gender neutral housing and we could use your support.

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don’t you dare not reblog!!!!!!

If you don’t reblog this I’m judging you.

Just one.

NEVER EVER EVER STOP REBLOGGING THIS EVER

Tempted.

I would be devastated. You are all precious cinnamon rolls. I’m here to chat whenever.

IF YOU EVER HAVE A THOUGHT LIKE THAT YOU MESSAGE ME. I COULDN’T IMAGINE LOSING ONE OF YOU TO THAT

I fucking love you so much. Never ever forget that.

Guys, if you EVER need someone to talk to, I’m here for you. DM me on Instagram @mayajanew17

I LOVE U ALL SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MESSAGE ME I WILL STAY UP AND TALK TO YOU NO MATTER WHAT. YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO ME AND YOU HAVE A PURPOSE. NEVER EVER FORGET THAT.

NOO DONT LEAVE THIS WORLD JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT MAKES ME FREAK OUT NOOO

I’m here for you guys If you ever need someone to talk to

Always here… I love you all… My 12 followers.

I…

I love all u guys, dont, you, dare, die.