If you don't know the name, Joe Swanson is the paraplegic neighbour of the Griffins in Family Guy.
I'm writing a humour/fantasy serial, posted online (see sig for linkage!), and reading through the Physically challenged main character thread gave me the idea of a character who is a Paladin in a wheelchair. I thought it would be great fun, having him wielding his great sword from his wheelchair...until I thought about how someone disabled might view it.
Obviously, disability is not something to be mocked, and this is certainly not what I would intend, but I am worried that might be how it's percieved. I mention Joe, because he is an ex-cop, action hero type, now confined to a wheelchair, and is the closest example I can think of to what I would be aiming for.
So, what do you guys think? Is this an idea to confine to the waste bin, something I just need to be careful with, or am I worrying too much about nothing?
I'm writing a humour/fantasy serial, posted online (see sig for linkage!), and reading through the Physically challenged main character thread gave me the idea of a character who is a Paladin in a wheelchair. I thought it would be great fun, having him wielding his great sword from his wheelchair...until I thought about how someone disabled might view it.
Obviously, disability is not something to be mocked, and this is certainly not what I would intend, but I am worried that might be how it's percieved. I mention Joe, because he is an ex-cop, action hero type, now confined to a wheelchair, and is the closest example I can think of to what I would be aiming for.
So, what do you guys think? Is this an idea to confine to the waste bin, something I just need to be careful with, or am I worrying too much about nothing?