On the Intersections of Disability, Desires, Gender, and Intergenerational Trauma
Understanding, validation, and belonging are some of the most sensitive, fierce and adamant needs for each of us, I would like to imagine. Inside the spectrum of desire, we crave someone to really see us, someone to really want to understand our minds, someone to gently cherish our hearts, but with certainty and for me,
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Navigating Spaces, Negotiating Access- A Daily Reality
I was trained to design spaces, not to be excluded by them. August 12, 2017 changed how I experience the world. It was during the final year of my architecture studies that I lost my eyesight due to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), a rare, chronic, dynamic neurological condition. Since then, my relationship with space, mobility,
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When a Ramp becomes a right: Rethinking accessibility in everyday India
We talk about accessibility in boardrooms and policy documents. We cite international conventions, budget allocations, and compliance checklists. However, sometimes, accessibility reveals itself in the most unremarkable corner of an ordinary day and that is precisely where its true meaning lives. It’s high time that we move beyond just window dressing and hit the groundwhere
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Beyond the Barrier: The Person Behind the Screen
Imagine waking up in a world where the “play” button is a barrier rather than a gateway. You open a video for a work meeting, but there are no captions. You join an online university lecture, but there is no sign language interpreter on the screen. You try to watch a viral news clip, but
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