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Disabled Fans Rocked These Costumes at Star Wars Celebration 2022

Two wheelchair users face the camera holding up lightsabers. One is dressed as a Jedi and the other as Ahsoka Tano
June 19, 2022
It’s been one month since Star Wars Celebration 2022, and we hope everyone who attended has recovered from the excitement, exhausting, and possible COVID infections (seriously, there were a lot of COVID infections). We weren’t able to attend ourselves, but we were excited to see a huge number of disabled and other physically impaired…
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Welcome to the Squadron

A selfie of three people includes two men at different heights who are smiling at the camera, while a woman dressed as the Galaxy’s Edge character Vi Moradi (in a futuristic orange jacket) poses between them with crossed arms
May 26, 2022
We’re Resilience Squadron – otherwise known as Greg Norman and Jack Vasvary. Our focus here and on our podcast is to share experiences and representation of disability and chronic illness across the Star Wars fandom and media universe. We’ve been friends for over 20 years after bonding over Star Wars in college, as we…
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Podcast Episode 9 – Celebration For All

A man and woman's smiling faces are shown in front of a field of stars. Above them text says "Episode 9 - Celebration For All" and in the lower right corner two men pose with their hands up behind the round Resilience Squadron logo.
May 18, 2022
It’s Celebration time. In this episode Greg and Jack are joined by Terrie Lee, who co-created the Facebook group Star Wars Celebration ADA Attendees, as they have an in-depth discussion with Austin Whitney, CEO of Ten Fifty Entertainment, who is handling accommodations for Celebration 2022 in Anaheim on May 26-29. Austin tells us about…
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Podcast Episode 8 – Visions of Disabilities

A person with long hair and glasses appears in front of a black and white image of a Japanese animation character who is pulling a red lightsaber from a scabbard. A round Resilience Squadron logo is shown in the corner and the text "Guest: Emma Mieko Candon" appears at the bottom.
March 11, 2022
In this episode Greg and Jack talk to Emma Mieko Candon, author of Star Wars Ronin: A Visions Novel, based on the short The Duel from the Star Wars Visions animated series. Emma, self-described as a queer, disabled cyborg, talks about her experiences with life-threatening illness and chronic pain, how it shaped her writing,…
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Podcast Episode 7 – A Padawan of Recovery

A Black woman wearing a blue and orange TANO shirt appears in a circle in front of an artistic image of Ahsoka Tano. To the side are two middle-aged white men behind a round Resilience Squadron logo. The text "Episode 7: A Padawan of Recovery" is displayed across the top.
August 20, 2021
Resilience Squadron is a 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 Greg and Jack welcome BlerdGirlJedi (Maria) on the show to share her story of trauma, mental health struggles, and addiction. It is…
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