CategoriesAwarenessWhy the words we use about disability shape how we see—and treat—people There is a sentence we hear often in disability spaces: “They need so much care.” It sounds compassionate. But what happens when care becomes the primary lens through which we see a person? A child becomes someone who needs therapy. An adult becomes […]
CategoriesAwarenessA person attends therapy. A young adult joins a programme. Someone receives support. Slowly, the service becomes the story. This is the Human Service Client stereotype — and what Social Role Valorization asks us to do about it. Client Person Beneficiary Citizen A person attends speech therapy. They become a therapy client. A young adult […]
CategoriesAwareness“Happy Friendship Day!” Across India this weekend, phones will light up with messages, old photographs will be shared, friendship bands will be tied, and social media will fill with memories of the people who’ve stood by us through life’s ups and downs. Friendship is one of the few relationships we choose. It isn’t based on […]
