Reframing Disability

Sign language is not a favour. It is access. It is love

Muskan Bhatia's poetic essay on how she has struggled to be understood and belong in a world that doesn't communicate in sign language; media…

Sep 19 • 

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When ‘kindness’ hurts and excludes

How storytellers can recognise and unlearn “benevolent ableism”; StoryLab updates; media recommendations

Sep 5 • 

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August 2025

Opening pages to everyone: making comics accessible

Comic artist Hatiye Garip on her work; and resources & communities for disabled comic book creators/illustrators. Deadline for StoryLab applications…

Aug 22 • 

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Apply to #StoryLab, a mentorship for early-career journalists with disabilities

Plus: The Nigerian journalists trying to change an ableist media landscape

Aug 8 • 

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July 2025

What Media Reviews of Sitaare Zameen Par Reveal About Disability Representation

Reframing Disability reflects on how the Indian media reviewed this magnum opus

Jul 25 • 

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“Educate yourself about what it is to collaborate with someone who is different from you”

Shweta Ghosh on accessibility in film and filmmakers with disabilities

Jul 4 • 

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June 2025

Tell us what matters: Take this 5-minute Reframing Disability survey

What would you like from Reframing Disability in the coming year?

Jun 20 • 

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Inclusion starts with a willingness to learn and make mistakes

Creative arts facilitator Tania on how most accommodations don't require additional funds but a commitment to slowing down and being mindful of…

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

"Don’t worry, I’m here to help": The patronizing myth of inclusion

Watch in ISL/ Read now | Alim Chandani reviews the documentary, Deaf President Now! and talks about the challenges of Deaf inclusion in India. Available…

May 23 • 

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At WAVES 2025, panellists call for smarter, human-centred accessibility in media

Crisp insights from Rahul Bajaj, Christopher Patnoe, Rachel Lowenstein, Danish Mahajan, Dipti Prasad, Brij Kothari, and Me; and plenty of resources.

May 9 • 

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April 2025

Love, Loneliness, and the Disabled Man

Abishek Anicca on the complex interplay between disability and masculinity

Apr 25 • 

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How Visual Vernacular is Reshaping the Deaf Art Space in India

Vibrantly combining gestures and mime, Visual Vernacular is an inclusive art that helps the Deaf and hearing communities to connect and communicate…

Apr 10 • 

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