Disability

A young man turns his head with his hand to reveal a unique gold ear accessory.

Let’s use bold, beautiful hearing aids to celebrate deafness

Hearing aids have always been designed to be concealed, yet they’re a beautiful affirmation of deafness – and should be seen

by Jaipreet Virdi

Photo of a toilet paper dispenser on a tiled wall in a dimly lit bathroom.

Public toilets are vanishing and that’s a civic catastrophe

New research shows it is a nightmare for all of us, but especially for people with health issues and marginalised groups

by Guido Corradi

Photo of a busy city street with blurred pedestrians and taxis at dusk, reflected in a glass window.

A few simple steps could empower the world’s largest minority

What makes people like me disabled is not our bodies but the societies we live in. Let me inspire a rethink in your attitudes

by Paras Shah

Photo of an X-ray on a lightbox showing a human chest in a dark room with a blank lightbox beside it.

Studying tuberculosis in India, I saw the problem with cures

The ideal cure, a return to before the disorder or disease, can happen. But often that’s just not how bodies and life work

by Bharat Jayram Venkat

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DANCE

How dance taught me to embrace my deformity

In the raw style of Tanztheater, I found a way to take my poetry into the physical world and express myself authentically

by Billy Gigurtsis

Photo of two people entering a room with a view of a cityscape through large glass doors, Empire State Building visible.

Blindness transformed my social world, and I changed with it

One of the biggest challenges in becoming blind late in life has been overcoming sighted people’s negative assumptions

by Jeffry Ricker

A black and white image of a girl in a white dress dancing behind her younger brother in a wheelchair, with trees and a road in the background. They are both smiling.

‘I’ll always err on the side of beauty’ – a mother’s cinematic ode to her son

Directed by Kelly O’Brien

Photo of a person in a wheelchair from behind. Shoes with red details are visible. Pedestrians walk nearby on a city street.

Prejudice is more of a problem for some disabilities than others

It’s welcome that there’s more awareness of ableism, but further progress means digging into the varied ways it plays out

by Matt Huston

A woman holds a square mirror that blocks her face; it reflects rocks and grass. There is blue sky and clouds in the background. The only element in focus is the reflection on the mirror.

Losing her eyesight, a painter’s art evolves with the way she sees the world

Directed by Liberty Smith