Artwork Collection

Accessible Fantasy - Thesis

“Accessible Fantasy” combats the ableist idea of a “magical cure” in the fantasy genre by showing people with disabilities existing in fantasy settings, and questions the shortcomings of real-life accommodations that make accessibility for disabled people seem like a fantasy.

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Magical Prosthesis
Magical Prosthesis

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Magical Prosthesis

A human librarian finds books in the high ceiling library with her magical prosthetic hands.

War Council
War Council

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War Council

A Deaf dwarf attends a war council using a hearing aid resembling a war horn and across the table his sign language interpreter signs to him.

Accessible Street
Accessible Street

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Accessible Street

A Tabaxi (a catlike humanoid) is pulled by a giant rat down a wheelchair accessible street, side by side with their friends.

Accessible Tavern
Accessible Tavern

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Accessible Tavern

A halfling sits in an accessible tavern with her diabetes service animal the Saint Bernard, who carries a small keg on their collar for blood sugar emergencies.

Archery Practice
Archery Practice

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Archery Practice

A blind elven archer practices archery in a field using her seismic sensing powers.

Sensory Dome
Sensory Dome

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Sensory Dome

Fairies experiencing sensory overload at the outdoor festival decompress in a magic soundproofed dome.

Service Animal
Service Animal

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Service Animal

A veteran with PTSD sleeps soundly as his phoenix service animal siphons away his nightmares.

Walker Modifications
Walker Modifications

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Walker Modifications

A fire elemental wizard tests out walker modifications in the workshop.

Work by

Jenny Pan

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