In honor of Disability Pride Month, OC Challenges has teamed up with @negative-speedforce-ocs to host a week-long event, from July 25th to the 31st, celebrating disabled OCs! Per Revan's brilliant idea, each prompt is based on the symbolism behind the colors and design of the Disability Pride Flag. I am honored to bring this challenge to life and hope you'll join us in celebrating, creating, and highlighting disabled original characters all week long!
RULES:
This challenge is for disabled ocs only… hence why it’s called the disability pride challenge.
Tag your posts with #odpc26 in order to have them reblogged. (please do not tag any non-challenge related edits with this)
Reblogs will be done through the last week of July (25th to the 31st) in accordance with the events happening.
DON’T steal edits. If you feel your edit or someone else’s has been stolen, report it to our submission box by following these guidelines.
If you want to make a crossover edit with somebody else’s oc, make sure the other person is okay with crossovers.
Feel free to send us any questions and keep in mind that all challenges are up for interpretation.
Be kind!!
Challenges under the cut!
DAY ONE (JULY 25th): GREEN: SENSORY DISABILITIES
Create something for an original character with a disability that affects their ability to process sensory information such as sight, hearing, taste, touch, and/or smell! (Rutgers)
DAY TWO (JULY 26th): BLUE: PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES
Create something for an original character with a disability that affects “mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual!" (The ADA)
DAY THREE (JULY 27th): WHITE: INVISIBLE AND UNDIAGNOSED DISABILITIES
Create something for an original character who has a disability that is not immediately visible or "obvious" to others (Invisible Disabilities Association) or who you have created/written with a disability but does not get diagnosed or outwardly named in their canon!
DAY FOUR (JULY 28th): GOLD: NEURODIVERGENCE
Create something for an original character "whose brains develop or work differently" (Cleveland Clinic) due to a "neurological or developmental condition" (Harvard Health Publishing)!
DAY FIVE (JULY 29th): RED: PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Create something for an original character who has a disability which effects their "physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina!" (United Spinal Association)
DAY SIX (JULY 30th): THE BLACK FIELD: JOY/RAGE
In a world that tries to treat people with disabilities as if they are lesser, joy is an act of rebellion and rage is a necessity. How does your OC find joy, express their anger, or turn either into an act of resistance?
DAY SEVEN (JULY 31st): PARALLEL LINES/DIAGONAL BAND: SOLIDARITY AND SLASHING THROUGH BARRIERS
Show your solidarity and pride by celebrating and highlighting others with disabilities! Make something using a disabled creators (authors, singers, artists, etc.) work as inspiration, show us canon disabled characters that your oc relates to, do a crossover between your disabled character and someone else's, or even make something for someone else's disabled character as a gift!
god that's no fucking nazi to bar people from the exchange like omg
this is not funny or clever at all and in no way is it the same thing as the kind of shit nazi's did and do. you need to be careful with your words.
it is perfectly reasonable for people to experience a consequnce for failing to hold up their end of the bargain/exchange. if someone fails to make any gifts for their assigned giftee, it becomes my responsibilty to make that giftee a gift on top of my own assigned giftee. i do, in fact, have things i have to do besides run these exchanges and challenges. when you sign up for something like this, you are making an agreement to participate. obviously, there are some circumstances that would be exceptions but like... it's an EXCHANGE; u want something then u have to give something.
And it's only a bar for one excahnge, you can always get a second chance the right after the one you are barred from.
TO BE CLEAR TO ALL PARTICIPANTS: I trust you guys! I'm sure anybody who hasn't gotten them in, will and they'll be gorg!! Also u can always message me if there are extenuating circumstances and we'll see if we can work something out! hope ur all having a good time :)
Two days to send gifts in! If I do not receive them by the 28th, I will personally message you that day. If I do not then recieve them by the 29th, you will be barred from the next exchange and given another chance in the exchange after that.
Apparently Kyle is gonna be a season regular for the new season of Ghosts which is fun for Trevor & Viv considering she and Kyle “hook up” in s5 (as much as u can when u can’t touch each other)
Fill out this form by June 13th, get your match on June 14th, and send in your gift by June 29th! ONCE AGAIN, HERE’S THE FORM!
Guidelines
Gifsets:
→ 8+ gifs if using two smaller columns
→ 5+ gifs if using one larger column
→ Please only use gifs you’ve made yourself
Graphics/Manips:
→ Minimum of 2 images
Aesthetic Boards:
→ Must include 9 images or more
Writing:
→ At least 500 words
Playlists:
→ Minimum of 10 songs
Drawings:
→ Must include some color
→ Sketches should be complete and decently detailed
Mix & Match Gifts:
→ Totally allowed! Just be sure to include at least 4 total pieces (e.g. 2 gifs + 2 manips)
Fill out this form by June 13th, get your match on June 14th, and send in your gift by June 29th! ONCE AGAIN, HERE’S THE FORM!
Guidelines
Gifsets:
→ 8+ gifs if using two smaller columns
→ 5+ gifs if using one larger column
→ Please only use gifs you’ve made yourself
Graphics/Manips:
→ Minimum of 2 images
Aesthetic Boards:
→ Must include 9 images or more
Writing:
→ At least 500 words
Playlists:
→ Minimum of 10 songs
Drawings:
→ Must include some color
→ Sketches should be complete and decently detailed
Mix & Match Gifts:
→ Totally allowed! Just be sure to include at least 4 total pieces (e.g. 2 gifs + 2 manips)
