How would your sims live and what would the feature entail?
I guess the main one I'd like to see is disabilities that need wheelchairs or canes if possible. I don't hold out hope that wheelchairs is really possible. It doesn't need to be "in depth". It would help with story telling. I don't think they could do wheelchairs as it might involve animations to transfer one's self to a bed or if living alone without help there would need to be ramps and animations would need to be redone for myraid of things including getting food for oneself and bathing (with transfer). I guess it could be worked out but it would be very hard to pull off. Canes on the other hand not so much so they could even cheat a little with sims not holding onto surfaces for typical manuvers.
How would family and friends be around that sim?
It would be good if they could "help out" but again that involves more animations. If they could do this we could play out recuperation themes, living normally themes or .. well more in depth care that some disabled might always need. Otherwise they would be the same around that sim.
Would the disabilities be mental? physical? Both?
Just physical. I think mental disabilities are so broad and controversial that I'm not sure it could be done well. Not that physical disabilities aren't also.. but we as simmers would I think be more understanding that the animation of these would be more limited to certain types. Like I don't see them ever doing people living on vents or needing tube feeding or suctioning.. I don't see them doing stroke victims where only one side of their body works. There would be a hard limit on what they could do with physical disabilities in my estimation.
Would there be a toggle option?
I guess by that you mean if people could chose to have this in their game or not. I think yes that would be best. I'd rather it be more like the gender possibilities though. So basically if you want this in your game you make it. That way you wouldn't have some sim ending up living alone. Not that people with disabilities can't mind you.. but it could and would be seen differently by different types of players. I don't really go in for the sims necessarily "teaching" me about what life should be like.
I don't necessarily want them pushing acceptance into my stories when I might play sims intentionally that don't accept things and never will.
Should certain disabilities, as in real life, greatly affect how they go along their day to day?
Again no... there is no way they could cover all disability types to satisfaction. I'd think the most that could happen would be to offer more functional types of disabilities.
Should, like in real life, there be machines and objects constructable to make that sim or those sims, able to go further?
If possible wheelchairs... perhaps oxygen tanks and canes. I don't see them being capable of making more than that with animations. Even then I don't expect any of it.
If you want this feature, what would you WANT to see and WHY do you want it?
Although I'm not pushing for it I would welcome it for story telling. I have a Bates Motel save... there is a girl uses a portable oxygen tank in the series. My sim could. I have a Stardew Valley save also and I can't put an elder in a wheelchair in this game. His backstory was being hurt in a accident... I could have that character. Canes.. well they are pretty common for elders out and about or if you could make it so it's more of an accessory I'd use it for some old school vamps.
I could set up a hospital or nursing home and it might seem more realistic.
I don't want to see it to push any agenda or anything like that, but I could also see the want or need for those with disabilities to want to portray themselves or someone they know in the game. I don't like to play my simself or family.. and I'm a nurse, I've seen plenty and been through plenty but have no desire to portray it realistically in game.
If you don’t want this feature, WHY and WHAT about it makes you uncomfortable?
Nothing about it makes me uncomfortable but I'll answer because I'm not driven to have this in my game.
It's limitations.. and reality of what can and can't be done in the game to the satisfaction of all makes me think it would be hard and possibly shouldn't be done. If it is though I'll definitely use it.
