Resilience Squadron

Disability in the Star Wars Universe and Fandom

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Announcing the Inaugural Rezzy Awards!

A promotional graphic for “The Rezzy Awards” featuring various Star Wars characters and actors from live action, animation, and comics, with a stylized wheelchair-Rebel logo, playful fonts, and a mystery silhouette with a question mark on the right side.
May 3, 2025
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 the various winners – and a few dishonorable mentions – Sunday May the Fourth at 4pm EST on YouTube. Join us!  …
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Podcast Episode 10 – Roll of the Resistance

The image features a group of people gathered outdoors in front the large Epcot sphere. The people in the group are all wearing blue shirts, and many are using a variety of mobility aids. At the top right, the title “10: Roll of the Resistance” is written in bold, Star Wars-style font. The top left corner displays the “Resilience Squadron” emblem, which includes a droid and a Star Wars-inspired design. The bottom of the image has three individual portraits: on the left is a man with a bald head and goatee, in the middle is a man with glasses and a cap featuring a Rebel Alliance symbol, and on the right is a woman with dark hair and a bright smile wearing a Star Wars shirt.
July 30, 2024
Resilience Squadron is a periodic podcast where Greg Norman and Jack Vasvary share and discuss great stories related to disability, chronic illness, and mental health within the Star Wars fandom. In this episode we’re joined by Lisa Belasco (ScavengerPrincess) to discuss major changes Disney recently made to the Disability Access Service program at their…
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Surprise! We Made a LEGO Short Film for May the Fourth

A LEGO figure dressed as a Rebel pilot, seated in a snowspeeder from the Star Wars universe. He's wearing an orange flight suit with a detailed harness and a helmet marked with white, red, and gray. The setting is the ice planet Hoth, indicated by the mechanical and industrial design of the snowspeeder, which features gray and white elements. The pilot has a confident expression, complete with a smile and goggles. A laurel logo in the corner states "25-Second Film Festival: Official Selection"
May 4, 2024
We’ve been quiet here at RS for a while, dealing with the usual challenges and tribulations of disability and chronic illness. We’ve struggled,  lost limbs. And while we’re working on plans for a ramp up in content and podcast episodes, we don’t want to commit to anything yet. We’ll have content when we have…
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We’re Having a May 4th Watch Party and Mental Health Chat to Honor Carrie!

A promotional image with the text "Watch Party and Mental Health Chat for Carrie Fisher's Walk of Fame Induction - May 4th, 2003 at 1pm to 4pm EDT." Also shown are Greg and Jack, two white middle-aged men at sitting and standing heights, and a classic black and white image of Carrie as Princess Leia.
May 1, 2023
Carrie Fisher is finally getting her long-overdue posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this May the 4th, and we hope you’ll join us as we watch the streaming ceremony together and talk about one of Carrie’s fiercest advocacy topics – mental health. We’ll be streaming from 1-4pm EDT/10am-1pm PDT. Carrie’s ceremony is…
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