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Greetings friends, and welcome to another Saturday. Congratulations! We have made it through another week, and here we are, together again.
Anyone who has known me for, more than ten minutes knows that Star Trek is one of my favorite things, and has been for most of my life. But as we grow, we often discover that even the best things, even the things we love the most, have problems, and the same goes for Star Trek.
One of the most problematic things about Star Trek, is the ways in which it deals with people who have disabilities. From constantly treating disabled characters as if their only goal should be to be “cured”, to playing to some of the most out of date and shameful tropes concerning disabled characters, to the fact that most of these characters are played by able bodied actors, Trek’s history with the disabled is absolutely shameful.
The Disability Action Research Kollective is a group of disabled writers, writing ‘zines on topics that interest and effect those of us with disabilities, and I was shown the first volume of their Star Trek magazine not long ago. While I do not agree with -all- of their points, I will admit they have some compelling arguments, and I decided I should share the DARK, and their Zine with all of you. As always, Link below.
Star Trek and Disability Vol. 1 (DARK)
