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Onwards into the unknown

Setbacks and soulmates: a disabled look back on 2025
17 Dec 2025
A digital illustration of Peter falling into a light-blue magical time portal showing transition from 2025 to 2026.

“It is a theatre of contradictions”

Disability day, climate change, and curated news from 38 countries
10 Dec 2025
A brightly coloured photograph of seven men and women, several of whom are wheelchair-users or visibly disabled. They are side by side on a kitsch, carefully choreographed stage.

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Support Disability Debrief to put a disability lens on world news
04 Dec 2025
A photo of Peter, a white man with a dark beard, blue eyes and dark-framed glasses, wearing a Santa hat and smiling at the camera.

“Self-advocacy is hard work”

Explaining our experiences, “cripping up”, and kids' questions
26 Nov 2025
A woman holding a crutch looks in shock as a man behind a desk indifferently throws papers into a dustbin.

“I'm honored to be your ancestor”

Remembering Alice Wong, in her own words
19 Nov 2025
A digital illustration of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in her early fifties, with a ginger cat curled up in her lap.

Falling for Budapest

Moving country with a progressive disability and finding a new attitude to risk
12 Nov 2025
Digital illustration of Mario falling forward into a queue barrier. His arms are stretched out and his suitcase, sunglasses and passport are flying.

Fight against normality

Protests, sign languages, and curated disability news from 42 countries
05 Nov 2025
A photo of a female mannequin who is strapped to a stretcher and wearing a hospital gown, at a protest.

“This should not be happening”

Lessons on how backsliding democracy curtails disability rights
29 Oct 2025
A digital illustration of three figures on the Széchenyi Chain Bridge near Buda Castle, with rain washing away all the colours.

The United Nations isn't doing enough on disability

A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”
23 Oct 2025
A photograph of delegates in a large meeting room. In focus in the foreground, a Black man with locs is looking directly at the camera with a look of scepticism.

“You have to do something”

Reflecting on leadership after leaving the advocacy frontlines
15 Oct 2025
A color pencil illustration of two women with albinism, one inside a bus and the other outside, each holding their palm to the bus window.

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