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We Got Tired Of Lack Of Disability Representation In Media And Pop Culture So We Created Chair Devils!
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We Got Tired Of Lack Of Disability Representation In Media And Pop Culture So We Created Chair Devils!

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My husband and I are both designers and artists. I’m a designer and illustrator on wheels and he’s a concept artist for video game industry. As artists we both love toys, film and media and feel in the inclusive era it’s time for disability presentation in pop culture. Disability isn’t yet normalized because it’s hidden from media and culture. More visibility means more understanding and normalizing what is normal for us.

As an industrial designer I have worked in toy design industry and as an advocate also illustrate moments inspired by the progression of my rare muscle wasting disorder. My husband and I thought it would be fun to draw chibi-inspired portrayals of the disabled community WE know; fun-loving big dreamers who live life to the fullest whether that’s through sports, skydiving, skateboarding, traveling, rock climbing, race car driving, surfing or spirited wheelies living out their dreams.

The disability community is the LARGEST and FASTEST growing minority group in the US (19%) and worldwide (15%). And, yet we are still under constant and prolific discrimination, face difficulty in acquiring jobs and endure constant inaccessibility by a society that overlooks us.

Disability does not mean void of capability. My disability hasn’t stopped me, it just makes ordinary tasks more difficult to achieve.

I’m just different and different is good.

Chair or not, I believe in living life to the fullest. I travel, have skydived, parasailed, skied and scuba dived the Great Barrier Reef. Being in a chair is not sad, it liberates us and grants opportunity to live independently.

We are every bit as “normal” as the “able” bodied world. We dream big and we live big. The future can be accessible…for all.

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    Kam

    Kam

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    I draw and write about my rare and progressive muscle wasting disorder...and other things. More at www.kamredlawsk.com or instagram.com/kamredlawsk

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    Kam

    Kam

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    I draw and write about my rare and progressive muscle wasting disorder...and other things. More at www.kamredlawsk.com or instagram.com/kamredlawsk

    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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    Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

    Author, Community member

    Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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    Kikka io
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as an ordinary person I think something of this type is very beautiful, because it removes that veil of shame that seems to affect anyone who becomes disabled, as if illness were something to be covered, to be hidden because it reminds people that not everything is splendid, beautiful , rich and healthy, in this way. as a disabled person, I am always grateful when someone tries to get closer to the world I entered, to what is the "normal" world. I would also like to still have all the energies of those who are your interpreters, but in any case I do not consider myself a finished woman, only limited in the possibilities, but I would also like to cry out loudly that what I can still do, I love to do it, and I love to give the best in that.

    Kikka io
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as an ordinary person I think something of this type is very beautiful, because it removes that veil of shame that seems to affect anyone who becomes disabled, as if illness were something to be covered, to be hidden because it reminds people that not everything is splendid, beautiful , rich and healthy, in this way. as a disabled person, I am always grateful when someone tries to get closer to the world I entered, to what is the "normal" world. I would also like to still have all the energies of those who are your interpreters, but in any case I do not consider myself a finished woman, only limited in the possibilities, but I would also like to cry out loudly that what I can still do, I love to do it, and I love to give the best in that.

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