Thoughts on Crip Camp, and how spaces with disabled leadership can make one feel seen and heard In a world that is overwhelmingly not designed for disabled, sick and chronically ill people, finding a space where you feel seen and heard is difficult and sometimes feels impossible. Srinidhi Raghavan January 15, 2021 09:48:38 IST A screengrab from the documentary Crip Camp What is ‘normal’? In this monthly column, Srinidhi Raghavan explores the understanding of bodies-minds and navigating spaces as disabled, chronically ill and sick people. Read more from the series here. *** In a recent virtual access workshop, a participant apologised profusely to us when their screen reader wasn’t able to read the page he was on. The team running the digital access workshop remarked that they didn’t need to apologise for an inaccessible world. Screen readers often get stuck on pages, glitch or move in loops because of a wide range of issues, mostly that the architecture of the page doesn’t suit a screen reader user. Our statement of stating the obvious brought a response of gratitude from the participant that was a reminder for them that there are places in the world where they belong, with their disability and not despite it.