Living with a Disability
Help each other out and add titles where one of the leads is known to live with some type of disability be it physical, intellectual, and/or mental. For this essential it is enough that either the actor or the role shows a person who is known to live with a disability. Feel free to send us a link of your own to a list with titles that fit the description to this Essential.
You may also use this list to guide you: Actors Living with a disability
You may also want to check out AthenaTheStorierX list: ELEMENT: Disabilities, Disorders, and Conditions However not all leads, so be cautious.
MDL Watch Challenge 2026 Dec 12, 2022
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![Herb]()
Sang Eun, a kind-hearted 20-year-old with the intelligence of a 7-year-old, has a special talent for paper folding. Though surrounded by a loving family and friends, she struggles with understanding the world ...more -
![Remember Me]()
Are you still able to recall those nostalgic days when you'd anxiously anticipate that much-awaited reply from the one you loved? Handwritten letters. MSN Messenger. Blackberry. LINE. Even though times have changed, ...more -
![Love in the Dark]()
"I hope people see me as an artist, not a blind artist." Tou suffered a severe eye injury in an accident at a young age. The journey into complete blindness was a ...more -
![Decoded]()
Can anyone crack the code? When an unknown Country X sends the dangerous spy known as “The Awakener” to infiltrate China using an advanced coded communication system known as “Purple Secret,” the ...more -
![Ichi]()
Ichi is a goze who is travelling Japan in search of her mentor, who was the actual Zatoichi. She was born blind. As an infant, Zatoichi rescued her and left her in ...more -
![Ataru]()
Ataru is a man with autism, who is also a savant, possessing special abilities in specific areas. This mystery drama will tell the story of Ataru, who solves cases using his extraordinary ...more -
![My Brilliant Life]()
Born with a rare genetic disorder, 17-year-old A Reum ages far faster than everyone else. Possessing the body of an 80-year-old, he prepares a gift for his young parents who have raised ...more -
![Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru]()
The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato, a 25 years old young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. ...more -
![Josee, the Tiger and the Fish]()
Tsuneo, an ordinary college student, is walking his boss's dog when a baby carriage unexpectedly rolls down a hill. Inside, he finds Josee, a girl with cerebral palsy, sheltered by her overprotective ...more -
![A Tale of Thousand Stars]()
After receiving a heart transplant from volunteer teacher Torfun, who died in an accident, Tian discovers her life and secrets through her diary, including her promise to count a thousand stars with ...more -
![Keys to the Heart]()
Troubled and alone, a boxer moves in with his long-lost mother and autistic pianist brother — but must fit in with a family he hasn't known for years. (Source: Netflix) -
![tvN O'PENing: Don't Press the Peach]()
A year after Hae Sook's death, Ha Gu decides to reopen her mother's supermarket. One day, she meets Kang Soo, who turns out to be the one ruining all her peaches at ...more -
![Last Twilight]()
Burdened with heavy debt, Mhok, a technical college student, applies for a high-paying job as a caregiver to Day, a badminton player with partial blindness due to infectious keratitis. Day hires Mhok ...more -
![I Can Speak]()
Ok Boon, the "Goblin Granny," is a tough, elderly woman who has filed 8000 complaints over 20 years. When strict civil official Min Jae asks her to follow procedure and take a ...more -
![Zero to Hero]()
A mother rushes her baby to a clinic in Guangzhou, only to be told the child’s future is grim. The child is diagnosed with Hemolytic jaundice, and the doctor says the resulting ...more -
![Beauty Newbie]()
Liu has been bullied for her looks her whole life. To fit in at university and escape the judgment, she undergoes plastic surgery. After her transformation, she befriends Faye, a stunning natural ...more -
![Moment of Silence]()
Deaf housewife Mai Ling Jing has a perfect husband Wang Shi Ming and a considerate best friend Su Xi. However, her seemingly happy life is shattered when she unexpectedly regains her hearing; ...more -
![Friendship]()
Adult Singha receives a call from Jack, a friend from school. Jack sets up a high school reunion where young Singha meets with the rest of his buddies from back in the ...more
