Jadavpur University's Department of English has designed a unique board game called ‘Crip Lit Cards’ to bring disabled authors into the heart of literature studies. Supported by the Global Jadavpur University Alumni Foundation in California, the game uses playing cards with Braille and tactile features to help all players, including those with visual disabilities. Players match time periods, disabilities, gender, and sexual orientation of authors to score. Special “power cards” highlight queer and transgender disabled figures, shifting game dynamics to challenge traditional ideas about power and productivity. Assistant Professor Ishan Chakraborty, the game's designer, told The Hindu, “We do not usually find disabled literary figures outside of John Milton and Helen Keller in literature curricula.” He pointed out the lack of awareness about disabled authors like Krishnadasa Kaviraja, a key Bengali writer, whose disabilities often go unnoticed in academic settings. The game aims to disrupt ableist views and enrich literary education. The cards include tactile cues such as Braille, raised portraits, embossed text, and color contrasts to support visually impaired players. The game also offers a rulebook with short biographies of the featured authors. The front of each card shows the author’s name, while the back lists dates and time periods. Symbols like a melting candle for John Milton connect players to the authors’ stories. Professor Chakraborty, who identifies as a queer person with disabilities, said the game encourages both disabled and non-disabled players to engage together. He explained the name ‘Crip Lit Cards’ reclaims the word 'crippled,' a term often used derogatorily. He emphasized the importance of including disabled authors in all literary courses, saying, “If a literature course is offered without any women authors, for instance, then it would be heavily critiqued for gender bias. Similarly, why can’t we have disabled authors in all literature courses?” The game challenges the narrow literary canon and raises awareness about many disabled literary figures beyond the well-known few.