Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, Or Blind Characters

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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i decided to make a masterlist of photoshop resources, for those who want to start making graphics or are looking for new ways to create graphics! there’s download links, tutorials, textures, psds, and other helpful resources. 

DOWNLOADS (PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF LINKS ARE BROKEN)

for windows:

photoshop cs5 (malikmanips)

photoshop cs5 extended (birdysources)

masterpost with tons of ps links/resources (sistaroundpsds)

TUTORIALS

getting started with photoshop (sorrydearie)

learning photoshop’s interface

the ultimate photoshop tutorial (rresources)

how to color without whitewashing 

how to make a coloring psd (yeahps)

guide to gradient maps

texture tutorial

how to use textures

a guide to textures

sharpening workshop

how to add makeup to a picture

lenaofrp’s graphic tutorial

masterlist of gif tutorials

moving pattern tutorial

how to make gifs

how to isolate a color

coloring black and white pictures

colorful gifs tutorial

pixelated effect tutorial

overlay gif tutorial

how to clip mask an image

border tutorial

how to make flower crown edits

how to make manips 

how to make hq pictures

sharpness & grain tutorial

moving text tutorial

typing effect tutorial

how to make a circle edit

how to use actions

what are templates and do you use them?

how to make icons

more tutorials in this tag

TEXTURES

25 textures by plaschka

daenso’s texture pack

18 textures by plaschka

watercolor textures

polaroid texture pack

flicker & fade: 50 textures by plaschka

retro feel textures

daenso’s texture pack 3

watercolor textures

20 large textures by talbots

light leaks texture pack

25 textures by dartagnans

60 nature textures by queencoloring

texture pack by jhnwattson

moonofrp’s texture pack

hayleyofrph’s mega texture pack

texture pack by myungin

all emojis download

this and that textures by plaschka

PSDS

gif psd pack by shycolors

psd by prettycolorspsds

psd 422 by lawynterpsds

jasperhelps manip psd #1

animated movies psd by addictionps

psd 42 gallifreypsd

psd for candids by sistaroundpsds

psd 28 by hipstaps

icon psd by baepreviews

psd 4 by psalpha

psd 33 by gallifreypsd

psd 006 by kwonbaes

psd 1645 by wasirauhlpsds

psd 325 by lawynterpsds

adorkablelena’s psd 3

pswonderland’s tag

psd 10 by quinncoloring

psd 151 by pridecoloring

dirrtylady psds

OTHER RESOURCES

resource pack by whatphotoshop

screencap gallery masterlist

photoshop reference

cs6 shortcuts

photos to use in roleplay graphics

color blender

gryffnsdor resource pack

psbright resource pack

landofmerlin resource pack

psd for text on gifs

font pack by yeahps

font pack by aladdin-s

font pack by whatphotoshop

cursive font pack by yeahps

gallifreypsds favorite fonts

78 different font styles download

pack of 530 pngs

png & brush pack by twiangelz

png pack by daretochase

resource pack by editslovers

template 02 by awfulpsds

template by mixsoucers

simple smart sharpen action by lovotopsds

action #3 by flatinepsds

action #2 by louderps

action #4 by hollypsds

celebrity hq galleries masterpost by fassyy

resource pack by championselenapsds

30 striped pattern overlays from cyrusassists

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Well, now you have to draw more dinosaurs with 501st feathers. It's the law

LOL!!! Noooo I am the worst person to ask to draw dinos and clone troopers! ^_^;; I’m sure other peeps can be really clever with which dino goes to which clone. Because if you left it up to me I’d probably do something stupid like... idk THIS:

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“I’m very happy with him,”

“WHY,”

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