Resilience Squadron
@resiliencesquadron.com
Sharing experiences and representation of disability and chronic illness across the Star Wars fandom and universe.
By Greg Norman (@raelshark.bsky.social) and Jack Vasvary.
https://resiliencesquadron.com
By Greg Norman (@raelshark.bsky.social) and Jack Vasvary.
https://resiliencesquadron.com
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Our Discord community for disabled and chronically ill Star Wars fans and our friends is now live.
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
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#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
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#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
Yep.
The Star Wars universe has more ramps and makes things more accessible for the droids than the real world does for disabled people.
September 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yep.
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Many non-disabled reporters do not find it important to talk to actually disabled/chronically ill people, just those around them. There's a clear difference often in stories written about disability by disabled people versus non-disabled people.
Now more than ever we need disabled reporters to cover these topics. Publications NEED to be bringing on disabled writers to cover the ever-shifting landscape
July 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Many non-disabled reporters do not find it important to talk to actually disabled/chronically ill people, just those around them. There's a clear difference often in stories written about disability by disabled people versus non-disabled people.
Oh hey, it's us!
Extremely grateful to Andrés for having me on to discuss all these critically important topics impacting us all right now, as well as how they relate to Star Wars and how we all experience the stories we love.
- Greg
Extremely grateful to Andrés for having me on to discuss all these critically important topics impacting us all right now, as well as how they relate to Star Wars and how we all experience the stories we love.
- Greg
It’s Friday which means new episode! This week, I sit down with Greg of @resiliencesquadron.com to chat about all the intersections between the current gutting of social services and living with disability. Come for the analysis, stay for a #SkeletonCrew story!
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Disability Justice - Greg of Resilience Squadron
Podcast Episode · Sithty Minutes · 07/18/2025 · 1h 3m
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July 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Oh hey, it's us!
Extremely grateful to Andrés for having me on to discuss all these critically important topics impacting us all right now, as well as how they relate to Star Wars and how we all experience the stories we love.
- Greg
Extremely grateful to Andrés for having me on to discuss all these critically important topics impacting us all right now, as well as how they relate to Star Wars and how we all experience the stories we love.
- Greg
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Really hope @lydiakang.bsky.social extra enjoyed the 10th episode of Andor S2. 😀
(Lina Soh reference aside...)
(Lina Soh reference aside...)
May 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Really hope @lydiakang.bsky.social extra enjoyed the 10th episode of Andor S2. 😀
(Lina Soh reference aside...)
(Lina Soh reference aside...)
Eagerly anticipating the final story arc of Andor tonight.
But really apprehensive to see how the reluctant hero we've followed will finally evolve from someone who will risk everything to save an injured heist accomplice to someone who will shoot a disabled person in the back for his cause.
But really apprehensive to see how the reluctant hero we've followed will finally evolve from someone who will risk everything to save an injured heist accomplice to someone who will shoot a disabled person in the back for his cause.
May 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Eagerly anticipating the final story arc of Andor tonight.
But really apprehensive to see how the reluctant hero we've followed will finally evolve from someone who will risk everything to save an injured heist accomplice to someone who will shoot a disabled person in the back for his cause.
But really apprehensive to see how the reluctant hero we've followed will finally evolve from someone who will risk everything to save an injured heist accomplice to someone who will shoot a disabled person in the back for his cause.
It would be cool if people could hold off on spoiling Tales of the Underworld till most of us get a chance to watch it...
(This is also about Andor)
(This is also about Andor)
May 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It would be cool if people could hold off on spoiling Tales of the Underworld till most of us get a chance to watch it...
(This is also about Andor)
(This is also about Andor)
May 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Announcing the inaugural Resilience "Rezzy" Awards, which we'll be revealing in a livestream tomorrow at 4pm EST, 1pm PST!
We'll be recognizing some of the most valuable bits of representation and stories about disability in Star Wars and its fandom.
resiliencesquadron.com/announcing-t...
We'll be recognizing some of the most valuable bits of representation and stories about disability in Star Wars and its fandom.
resiliencesquadron.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the Inaugural Rezzy Awards! - Resilience Squadron
Announcing the inaugural Resilience “Rezzy” Awards, recognizing the best of disability representation in Star Wars, its creators, and its fandom from the past year. We’ll be streaming the reveals of t...
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May 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Announcing the inaugural Resilience "Rezzy" Awards, which we'll be revealing in a livestream tomorrow at 4pm EST, 1pm PST!
We'll be recognizing some of the most valuable bits of representation and stories about disability in Star Wars and its fandom.
resiliencesquadron.com/announcing-t...
We'll be recognizing some of the most valuable bits of representation and stories about disability in Star Wars and its fandom.
resiliencesquadron.com/announcing-t...
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A side story in #Andor Season 2's latest arc inspired us to talk about its surprising take on culture and disabilities.
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Andor Season 2 Offers a Surprising New Perspective on Blindness - Resilience Squadron
Spoiler warning for Andor season 2’s second story arc and the episode “What a Festive Evening.”
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May 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A side story in #Andor Season 2's latest arc inspired us to talk about its surprising take on culture and disabilities.
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
A side story in #Andor Season 2's latest arc inspired us to talk about its surprising take on culture and disabilities.
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
Andor Season 2 Offers a Surprising New Perspective on Blindness - Resilience Squadron
Spoiler warning for Andor season 2’s second story arc and the episode “What a Festive Evening.”
resiliencesquadron.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A side story in #Andor Season 2's latest arc inspired us to talk about its surprising take on culture and disabilities.
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
resiliencesquadron.com/andor-season...
Really happy to see the "Duel" sequel coming in #StarWarsVisions S3, but also disappointed that it appears to be replacing the Star Wars Ronin novel's story.
April 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Really happy to see the "Duel" sequel coming in #StarWarsVisions S3, but also disappointed that it appears to be replacing the Star Wars Ronin novel's story.
Having the Japanese presentations subtitled on the screens at the center but not on the YouTube livestream renders it all doubly-inaccessible to non-Japanese speaking home viewers and is a pretty inexcusable oversight. It leaves us all reliant on YouTube's auto-generated and -translated craptions.
April 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Having the Japanese presentations subtitled on the screens at the center but not on the YouTube livestream renders it all doubly-inaccessible to non-Japanese speaking home viewers and is a pretty inexcusable oversight. It leaves us all reliant on YouTube's auto-generated and -translated craptions.
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Our Discord community for disabled and chronically ill Star Wars fans and our friends is now live.
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Our Discord community for disabled and chronically ill Star Wars fans and our friends is now live.
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
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If you're non-disabled and are furious about recent ableist comments, one material thing you can do is ask disabled and chronically ill people in your life if they need help with anything. They may say no and respect that, but we live in an ableist society where asking for help is hard.
April 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you're non-disabled and are furious about recent ableist comments, one material thing you can do is ask disabled and chronically ill people in your life if they need help with anything. They may say no and respect that, but we live in an ableist society where asking for help is hard.
Our Discord community for disabled and chronically ill Star Wars fans and our friends is now live.
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Our Discord community for disabled and chronically ill Star Wars fans and our friends is now live.
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
We're chatting Celebration for those who can't attend. Come join us!
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
#StarWarsCelebration #SWCJ2025
99!
The 20th Anniversary Lucasfilm Animation poster shown at Star Wars Celebration…
This is all so amazing. From the Clone Wars where it all began, to Rebels, to even Resistance (awesome shoutout to that hidden little show!), and now to the Bad Batch as well…what a wonderful journey it’s all been.
This is all so amazing. From the Clone Wars where it all began, to Rebels, to even Resistance (awesome shoutout to that hidden little show!), and now to the Bad Batch as well…what a wonderful journey it’s all been.
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
99!
The Resilience Squadron Discord is now live!
If you're a disabled or chronically ill fan who couldn't travel or afford to get to Tokyo - or if you're just a friend and ally - come join us to follow along with the Celebration events and reveals.
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
If you're a disabled or chronically ill fan who couldn't travel or afford to get to Tokyo - or if you're just a friend and ally - come join us to follow along with the Celebration events and reveals.
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
April 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The Resilience Squadron Discord is now live!
If you're a disabled or chronically ill fan who couldn't travel or afford to get to Tokyo - or if you're just a friend and ally - come join us to follow along with the Celebration events and reveals.
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
If you're a disabled or chronically ill fan who couldn't travel or afford to get to Tokyo - or if you're just a friend and ally - come join us to follow along with the Celebration events and reveals.
discord.gg/p8QZTDvshp
Here's what @notthegolfer.com has been working on for the LA Strikes Back fundraiser auction for LA fire relief.
Auction listing ends in about 8 minutes!
lastrikesback.betterworld.org/auctions/la-...
Auction listing ends in about 8 minutes!
lastrikesback.betterworld.org/auctions/la-...
March 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here's what @notthegolfer.com has been working on for the LA Strikes Back fundraiser auction for LA fire relief.
Auction listing ends in about 8 minutes!
lastrikesback.betterworld.org/auctions/la-...
Auction listing ends in about 8 minutes!
lastrikesback.betterworld.org/auctions/la-...
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Like explicitly a character with vocal aid is only available in audio format. It is valuable to hear his modulated voice, but it would also be really meaningful if deaf and hard-of-hearing fans could experience these stories too.
February 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Like explicitly a character with vocal aid is only available in audio format. It is valuable to hear his modulated voice, but it would also be really meaningful if deaf and hard-of-hearing fans could experience these stories too.
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Yes, and in case you didn't mention it - especially disappointing when these Audible originals feature one of the first clearly identified disabled characters.
February 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yes, and in case you didn't mention it - especially disappointing when these Audible originals feature one of the first clearly identified disabled characters.
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More High Republic is always a good thing. I REALLY need these to start getting scripts to read though. As someone partially deaf, I haven’t really been able to do any of the Star Wars audio dramas until the book version hits months later.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
'THE HIGH REPUBLIC: HAUNTED STARLIGHT' by @georgemann.bsky.social is coming to Audible on March 6th!
'THE HIGH REPUBLIC: HAUNTED STARLIGHT' by @georgemann.bsky.social is coming to Audible on March 6th!
February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
More High Republic is always a good thing. I REALLY need these to start getting scripts to read though. As someone partially deaf, I haven’t really been able to do any of the Star Wars audio dramas until the book version hits months later.
Really looking forward to this.
"It’s a lot easier to have a character who is...privileged, wealthy, clearly well educated, and a woman dealing with anxiety medication...when you see a Han Solo type casually referencing [it]...that that puts us in a different place."
Alexander Freed, 'THE MASK OF FEAR'
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Alexander Freed, 'THE MASK OF FEAR'
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Alexander Freed Talks Mastering Tension in 'Star Wars: The Mask of Fear' (Interview)
We got to chat with author Alexander Freed all about his upcoming novel, The Mask of Fear, as well as what it takes to write such a stunning political thriller in the Star Wars galaxy.
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Really looking forward to this.
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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They're gonna come for Medicaid, for the ADA, for IDEA, trying to take them down in whole or in part, doing so with laws but moreso with regulations or non-enforcement, and we're gonna need a lot of help.
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
They're gonna come for Medicaid, for the ADA, for IDEA, trying to take them down in whole or in part, doing so with laws but moreso with regulations or non-enforcement, and we're gonna need a lot of help.