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A scrambled breakfast

AI opens up visual access but closes down social change
07 May 2025
An abstract illustration of a scene on the clouds. A woman sends photos from her phone into a dark grey box, which explodes and scatters photos on the other side.

The Chair of Saint Peter

The most famous wheelchair user in the world, and curated news on disability from 29 countries
30 Apr 2025
A photograph of Pope Francis being lifted out of his wheelchair by a tall man wearing a dark suit.

Coming together as we fall apart

Was the Global Disability Summit a Goodbye?
23 Apr 2025
A digital illustration showing an event space with a panel and a venue filled with guests. There are protestors outside and the image is cracked as if in glass.

Pressing pause

The Debrief takes a week off
16 Apr 2025
An abstract watercolour illustration of two small figures outlined in a space of light blue brush strokes, framed by strokes in darker greens, purples and blues.

A good friend of mine

Falling in love with assistive technology in Indonesia
09 Apr 2025
A digital illustration imitating a video game interface: a short-statured woman selects a pink wheelchair from a menu of assistive technology, against a background of mountains and a sunset.

Recovering our dreams

A dispatch from the Global Disability Summit
02 Apr 2025
A digital illustration of a treasure chest at the bottom of a sea. It contains golden coins, paper with justice symbols and braille.

The choices are not equal

Raúl Krauthausen challenges segregation of disabled people in Germany
26 Mar 2025
A digitally illustrated portrait of Raúl, a white man with a brown hair, beard, glasses and trademark flat cap, with a divided red and yellow background.

A familiar place

Five years of Covid, forced back to work, and curated news from 39 countries
19 Mar 2025
Photograph of a young Philippine girl using a braille slate and stylus to write on paper. She looks down, concentrated, her face covered by long dark hair.

Hands once joined

Impacts of aid freeze, education insights, and more from the mailbag
12 Mar 2025
Illustration of the world, with arms and legs, putting mail into a mailbox with the Debrief logo.

This is war

Fighting back against the violence faced by people with albinism
05 Mar 2025
Illustration of a girl with albinism in a car as children and adults outside point and laugh.

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