“Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –And sore must be the storm –That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm – I’ve heard it in…

Wonderfulness practices are an approach to conversations which can be used by therapists when working with people coming from diverse social locations. This article explores how therapists can use these practices with young people and their families and what these kinds of conversations make possible for them. What exactly are Wonderfulness Practices? Narrative practices disrupt…

The lives of disabled children and young adults in the Indian context, much like in many other contexts are guided by ideas, decisions, structures, understandings and narratives constructed by able-bodied systems, which exclude and/or erase the participation and unique experiences of disabled people. The experience of love, friendship and pleasure for the disabled children, teens…

(यह इंटरव्यू हिंदी भाषा में भी उपलब्ध है. हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए नीचे की ओर स्क्रॉल करें) In their article, ‘Listening Together’ Shamin Mehrotra and Rucha Neglikar write that inclusive education is not about charity or sympathy but them their presence can lead to positive experiences for all students and fellow young people. In…

“Of course, we know to love! We are probably better lovers than you are but then, you’ll never know.” – have been perennial words from Alizeh* and so many other autistic young people in their experiences of love. A disability and deaf aware account on Instagram disabilityaware_ features words by Jim Sinclair that reads, “Push…

It was 4th February, 2016. I came to be emotionally involved with a beautiful concept. But I had skepticism about its existence as in my experiential world I have witnessed mostly the opposite. It was the concept of rizomatic community. I was introduced to it in a class of ‘Feminism & related issues’. What is…

As we bring to you our beautiful conversation about the effects of lockdown with Nehil Gala, we hold on to the words of Eli Care, “Cure dismisses resilience, survival, the spider web of fractures, cracks and seams. It’s promise holds power precisely because none of us want to be broken. But I’m curious: what might…

In the second of the interview series, ‘Wisdom from the Young and the Disabled’, we are in conversation with Sanket Gala. As we bear witness to the rich know-hows from young people with disabilities of how the world should be, we hold on to the words and intentions of writer and community organizer for disability…