Book Review: Can You See Me?

Can You See Me? By Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott, published by Scholastic Children’s Book, is about Tally a 11 year old person with Autism.

A Silent Voice: A Movie Review

A Silent Voice: A Movie Review Individuals with disabilities face both physical, social and communication barriers which can restrict their access to services or employment. This, in turn, prevents them from enjoying their rights. Stigma and discrimination affect almost all aspects of lives of persons with disabilities and marginalised groups. Students with disabilities face difficult […]

Holding Lives with Care: Challenging the Label

Our therapist Dr. Swetha Turlapati questions systems of oppression that often minimize pain in the lives of people who are labelled with severe mental illnesses.  Some conditions are often labelled as thus with a very limited prognosis, making pain and suffering a very private one. Is this sufficient? Are we doing enough for people we […]

#IDENTITY SERIES: DISABILITY ERASURE

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE HAS ABLEIST SLURS. WHAT IS DISABILITY? To understand what disability is and how the erasure of disabled individuals and community takes place, we have to first look into ableism. Ableism is the deep rooted prejudice against the disabled community and the rampant discrimination that they have to face when it comes […]