The root cause of unemployment among disabled is the belief that disabilities are defects. Also the misguided notion … when a candidate does not fit the mainstream idea of how a disabled person appears. And so people with mental illnesses & invisible disabilities are rejected.

On Disability Debrief I share work from folk around the world: Raja on women with disabilities in Yemen disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/succes… Ida Putri on her journey to activism in Indonesia disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/bigger… whatnowanna (she/they) on accessible livelihoods in India disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/workin… #AXSChat

Our experienced freelancers wear many hats, such as transcriber whatnowanna (she/they) who is also a psychologist and freelance writer - check out her insightful article on finding accessible work in India!

I'm happy to announce that my book titled "The Foreign Gaze: Essays on Global Health" is now out! You can order the print copy and download the e-copy (open access) here: editions.ird.fr/produit/728/97… The book comes with a playlist for your listening pleasure: open.spotify.com/playlist/5K5t6…

In the light of quality health care getting costlier with each passing year, ensuring affordable & accessible essential care for marginalised groups is necessary to address mental health issues. On #UniversalHealthCoverageDay, we reiterate that the government needs to step up.✊

As more and more powerful figures advocate for inhuman work hours in the name of nation-building, it's important to remember that it took humankind hundreds of years to achieve the 8-hour workday. A thread on 10 powerful images to remind us not to turn the progress back. 1/12

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The lazy language of "lifestyle" strikes again. Look closely. You'll see that rather than "lifestyle", it's the social circumstances (created, perpetuated, worsened by social policy) that actually kill & make people sick. This is one of many ways epistemic injustice manifests.

palestine's poppies.

We need more academics who question, "But who are all these journal articles for? " It feels like there is too much writing, not enough reading, and little or no action.

I don't know how else to explain to you that the transphobia movement is a class issue.

Salt production in India is undertaken by thousands of workers who spend hours in the sun, even during heatwaves. This has caused chronic kidney dysfunction among them. In my first for In These Times I trace this disease burden. inthesetimes.com/article/cost-o…