Don't wait for the fire to reach your front door
These last few weeks have been filled with the sad news from Ukraine and the flood of refugees escaping the war, seeking refuge across...
Chavia Ali
- Feb 28
- 6 min
How an elevator began a revolution
There are moments in life that change everything, and nothing is the same afterwards. You will see such moments occurring in history, in...
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Chavia Ali
- Jan 31
- 3 min
The Importance of Shifting the Narrative Away From The “Inspirational Person with Disabilities”
One of the key ways to bring about social change through activism is through sharing personal stories of the people affected by the...
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Chavia Ali
- Dec 31, 2021
- 4 min
Leave space for the unexpected in 2022
I have always had a special feeling towards smoking; I both hate and love it at the same time. I have never understood this feeling....
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Chavia Ali
- Dec 3, 2021
- 5 min
Something in my coffee tastes different today...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3rd December 2021 Today everything tastes different, even my coffee, but nothing has...
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Chavia Ali
- Nov 7, 2021
- 4 min
It should not be “revolutionary” for a woman in a wheelchair to wear a dress!
I am someone who loves fashion, but as a woman, and particularly as a woman who is a wheelchair user, I am acutely aware of how society...
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Chavia Ali
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
Our place in the sun
At nine months old I contracted polio which altered the whole course of my life. Now having to spend most of my childhood in hospital,...
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Chavia Ali
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Future-Thinking in Social Support Systems
I recently watched House of Cards and found out that there is an old, private swimming pool underneath the White House. In fact, the pool...
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Chavia Ali
- Oct 10, 2021
- 5 min
Using persons with disabilities as a weapon of war
I know many of you are wondering why I haven’t published anything recently, and I’m really grateful to those who have contacted me after...
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Chavia Ali
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
A Journey through Time #4: The Medieval Roots of the Charity-Based approach to PwD
In recent decades, advocates who work on Persons with Disabilities (PwD) issues have championed a human rights-based approach, a...
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