Celebrating our differences
Zara the zebra's birthday arrived, and her friends surprised her with a marbled cake, black and white frosting swirled together. But Zara...
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Chavia Ali
- Aug 3
- 9 min
Discrimination by Association: Shedding Light on Invisible Struggles
As a person with a disability, I have encountered various challenges in my life. While I can see signs that our societies are gradually...
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Chavia Ali
- May 1
- 5 min
In the face of crisis, joining hands to lead the way
On this International Workers' Day, my thoughts and good wishes go to all who are mobilising to defend workers’ rights to decent working...
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Chavia Ali
- Jan 1
- 6 min
A year to move out of the shadows
As we are about to embark on a new year, I join my voice to all those who express their wishes that 2023 will finally be a year of peace...
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Chavia Ali
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Chavia Ali
- Feb 28, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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