Articles on Portrayal

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Here are some resources on characters with disabilities:

* Disability, Literature, Genre: Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fiction

* Five Rules For Creating Disabled Characters

* How to Write a Disabled Character

* The Importance of Presenting Disabilities in Literature

* Writing Characters with Disabilities

Most important of all: make sure your characters and stories pass the Fries Test for Disabled Characters in Fiction.  If they don't, you're not done editing yet.