Show notes
Kabir and Amy discuss a recent TV study that showed the overwhelming number of characters with disabilities are played by able-bodied characters (2:00). They also cover the show Stranger Things and how the actor's disability was dealt with in the show. From there, they move to the growing movement of #ToysLikeMe (12:00) that has created more and more dolls with various representations of disabilities. Xbox has also launched new avatars with wheelchairs. Finally, University of Michigan researchers have created a new sensory technology aimed at children with autism. (21:40)Here is the link Amy talked about with the young girl who receives an American Girl Doll with a prosthetic leg:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhAcBwwpo0
