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Partial Disability
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ysabetwordsmithI've been posting "No Winter Lasts Forever," a Winter Soldier fanfic that touches on limb loss and cognitive impairment among many other issues. One of my fans asked about resources for people who have sustained major trauma but not actually lost a limb. It turns out that I already have another character who fits this profile, Brenda Cochlain in P.I.E. She wrecked a kayak, and while she still has her legs, they no longer function well. She uses a wheelchair. "Living on the Edges" deals with one of the challenges particular to variable/partial mobility.
I had little luck trying to dig up good resources about the physical and psychological impact of mangled limbs or traumatic mobility loss. All I could find on permanent partial disability was insurance stuff. There's plenty on amputation, but it's not quite the same thing. I figure that issues of passing and imposter syndrome are likely, but those have only been written about in unrelated subject areas (i.e. race and academia).
Does anyone have more specific resources on the experience of people coping with major but not severing injuries to the legs or arms? Personal perspectives are welcome along with actual articles. Realizing that there's a big information gap tends to make me want to throw things into it, and I'd like to do justice to the topic.
I had little luck trying to dig up good resources about the physical and psychological impact of mangled limbs or traumatic mobility loss. All I could find on permanent partial disability was insurance stuff. There's plenty on amputation, but it's not quite the same thing. I figure that issues of passing and imposter syndrome are likely, but those have only been written about in unrelated subject areas (i.e. race and academia).
Does anyone have more specific resources on the experience of people coping with major but not severing injuries to the legs or arms? Personal perspectives are welcome along with actual articles. Realizing that there's a big information gap tends to make me want to throw things into it, and I'd like to do justice to the topic.
