You probably didn't realize that it's Disability Pride Month. It doesn't have the recognition of LGBT Pride Month and most folks never hear of it.
But this Disability Pride Month, put some thought into what disabilities might exist or look like in your world writing/game dev/etc.
'Disability doesn't exist' is not an acceptable answer.
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There's a common thing in SFF to give a character a 'boosted immune system' of some variety to explain why they can't get sick/have some variety of 'super health'.
Which is fun and awesome and a great way to explain immunity to disease and etc.
But boosted immune system is not a panacea. In fact, it can be a major problem.
Autoimmune diseases and allergies are both medical problems caused by the immune system going haywire on something that isn't a threat.
Characters getting prosthetics are not a 'fix' for disability. Someone with a prosthetic, no matter how fancy or advanced, is still disabled.
Folks with prosthetics today struggle with 'fit', with prosthetics causing skin problems, with loosing access to expensive implants because the company that made them is going out of business and they only had a 'subscription' to the software that made the implant work.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Your super sci-fi prosthetic may give advantages, but it still has disadvantages, it can still be lost, damaged, compromised...
Let me say this in big letters.
SCREENING FETUS/EMBRYOS/ETC FOR GENETIC DISABILITIES IS EUGENICS
If you don't understand why, people WITH genetic disabilities have written thousands of words on this, listen especially to Down Syndrome folks who already being erased by these techniques.
Downs syndrom, autism, ADHD, bipolar, sickle cell anemia, yes even cystic fibrosis are not reasons to destroy an entire demographic of people. Give your world effective treatments based on what disabled people say we need. Do NOT erase us because of your horror that we exist.
Jess Mahler
TallysGreatestFan