Amanda Perry

Eleanor Perry is a brilliant scientist from Earth in her late 30s.

Biography
She has been quadriplegic since her childhood; her disability has rendered her body physically useless. In 2010, one of the Ancient spaceship Destiny's Faster-Than-Light engines gets destroyed. Perry's expertise was required to repair it. In order to do this, she uses a Long range communication stone to switch with Camile Wray. This also allowed Perry to be able to walk for the first time in her adult life.

Behind the scenes
The direction towards the character has garnered some controversy. Critics were critical of Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper's rather insensitive discription, particularly saying that the disabled character "Must be physically thin (think Calista Flockhart)," as well as esploring the possibility for a disabled character to be in a sexual relationship. Several web comments from fans; one such type of comment believes the situation to be "rape" who believe the breakdown to be a form of rape, as well as accusing the series of "indulging the cliched male fantasy of lesbians having sex with men."