Suggestion - Sims 4 - Sims with Disabilities
I honestly believe Sims 4 is the perfect environment to represent people with disabilities. There are very few major games which do so. Elements that could be put in include: Wheelchair Bound Sim...
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I am sorry that you live this way, and I do understand that you would want disabilities. You can then make a sim that really represents who you are.
But having worked in a classroom for 30 years with all types of disabilities I find that most would rather forget their disabilities for at least a little while. I also as a child had to care for my mom who was wheelchair bound and I do not want to relive that time of my life in my game. Although I felt needed and very grown up I also felt trapped that I had to be with her when others were able to be out with their friends. There were no hired caregivers during that time. My husband now is unable to move due to glioblastoma a terminal brain cancer and I am taking care of him. I come into the game to get away from the disabilities of the people I love. I really would rather not have it forced on me in my game.
Please I do not mean to sound harsh, but what types of disabilities are they going to do? There are tons of disabilities out there and if they only concentrate on one then we have the discussion about why the others are not included. Unfortunately there are some disabilities that cause immature people to "bully" others......Don't you think that having it in a game would maybe as you say bring awareness to disabilities but also bring about others being pitied or made fun of?
Personally for me if they just put a wheelchair in the game and had it an object like a chair or something it could be used in the hospital as transportation of patients, and we could use the ramps for skateboarding or skiing that would hopefully come with other packs.
While I understand that you want only what is best in the disabilities category I think that EA would be wise to avoid it as it will just bring up many problems rather than bring fun to the game. How are all disabilities going to be represented? There are many many disabilities that they will not even touch on. I have no problem with a wheelchair in the game that functions as a wheelchair should with ramps and things to help with that I have no objections, but to have a disability pack I think would exploit disabilities rather than make others aware of them.
@jimmysnanYou hit the nail on the head. As someone who suffers from a severe disability myself, I realize that implementing such a feature would probably do much more harm than good. I would much rather enjoy the game as is, and not be reminded of my disability, or give ammunition to the immature and the ignorant. Sometimes inclusion is not a good thing. Quite frankly, I am more concerned about people seeing me for who I am, not for my "Special needs", "Handicapability" or whatever the hell the PC brigade is calling it this week.
- @jimmysnan There is at least one remeshed wheelchair for sitting out there as custom content. I think it might be on modthesims.
jimmysna, I will need to take both sides of this in all fairness...
While I agree some players who live with disabilities would want to play without them being included in the game to forget their problems; that can be said with most of us who face hardships in one form or another.
When it comes for those who do live with disabilities... yes, most certainly they can find themselves at various times of their lives wishing they had a more "healthier" or "normal" existence among us. In fact, many over the course of time have faced numerous trials, adversities, and heartache as a result. But what inspires me as it does with others too, is having learned of so many who have risen above these adversities. Many of such beloved souls have come to be very successful and some... even prominent members of society... giving us all cause to celebrate and encourage the rest of us to keep going and trying no matter how challenging it can get. As such, it is those who are continuing or have learned to deal with such adverse ways of doing and being who find they prefer to see these in the game. To represent their sides of the story.
In this too... I think it would be an excellent way for those who live in perhaps "better health" to explore the everyday difficulties others face. Though it may not come close to all that is faced in real life, it may just be enough to perhaps create more awareness and too... some much needed changes within ourselves as to how we each see and relate to one another who do have to deal with this every day of their lives.
So, with this, if it were to be added as a base-game add-on (preferably) or if it had to be another DL, it could be set up to for each player to decide to either include or opt out of this experience in the game, as we have seen already with some other options. This way, all players have a choice... allowing this experience to be fair and considerate of all players.
