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| This is an image of the Marvel Zombie Universe Morbius (he's a "living" vampire)... I am a huge fan of zombies, especially Marvel Zombies. |
For some particular reason, I wondered if anybody had ever written on zombies & disability, and a I found great blog entry on "On Chronic Illness, Disability, and Zombie Apocalypses" which included a checklist for those with disabilities or chronic illnesses. Certainly disabled people are always fighting for equality & respect, so definitely they could (and should) become a valuable member of a zombie extermination squad. Interesting stuff, but alas now the page has disappeared. Most memorable statement in this blog post was that the Zombie Apocalypse is not ADA compliant/accessible... The only other mention of a wheelchair user fighting off the undead was an entry in Max Brooks' World War Z.
Curious to see what else there is, here is a list of a few more, some literal, some figurative zombies:
- A short story written by Matt Padmore, "Can Zombies Run?"
- Another: Textual Analysis, Digital Games, Zombies (references disability and Resident Evil 4)
- "Call for greater representations of ethnic and disability groups in zombie movies" (Thanks to Maria 'Ria' Strong from Down Under for sending me this news story)
- Here's a blog entry from David Hingsburger whose done great work in the disability field for many, many years: "Zombies Zombies Zombies," about zombies in the real world, especially in response to people with disabilities.
- And lastly a blog entry from The Transcontinental Disability Choir (alas a blog that is no more...) commenting on the new book "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and what the blogger views as ableist plot lines that are were added but unnecessary. A must read.
Have any good zombie and disability sources? Drop me a note or leave a comment. In the meantime I'll keep looking!
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| wheelchair zombie from the horror comedy "Shaun of the Dead" |
