Raya Al-Jadir

A fellow at the Carter Centre for Mental Health Journalism, Raya writes about culture, literature and health for Disability Horizons. As a freelance writer, she has worked with a range of publications, such as The Independent, Huffington Post, and the UAE The National newspaper. She also runs her own blog, Careless.
Entertainment & Culture

19 animation characters with disabilities

Have you seen many disabled characters in kids' films or animations? Our writer Raya has rounded up 10 characters with…

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Work & Education

13 disabled scientists you should explore and discover

We share 10 disabled scientists you should explore and discover, including physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.

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Entertainment & Culture

20 books with a disabled character as the lead or focus of the story

It's rare that you see a disabled character in a novel, let alone as the lead. Our writer, Raya, rounds…

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Entertainment & Culture

16 films and documentaries with disabled characters played by disabled actors

We put together a list of 10 films with disabled characters played by disabled actors and disability documentaries you should watch…

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Lifestyle

Driving Forwards: a memoir and reflection of life by TV presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan

Our writer, Raya Al-Jadir, gives a book review of Driving Forwards by Sophie Morgan, in which Sophie shares her journey…

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Entertainment & Culture

15 inclusive books by disabled women writers

It's an exciting time for inclusive literature as more disabled authors are entering the literary world, especially disabled women writers.…

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Entertainment & Culture

The impact offensive language has on the disability community

Our writer, Raya Al-Jadir shares some of the ways society and high-profiled people have used offensive language and derogatory terms…

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Lifestyle

Book review: Samantha Renke’s autobiography You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Our writer Raya gives a book review of "You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread", an autobiography by disability…

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Entertainment & Culture

Head Above Water: a disabled writer shares her journey with multiple sclerosis in a new book

Our writer Raya Al-Jadir gives us a book review of Head Above Water and got the opportunity to interview Shahd…

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Entertainment & Culture

8 children’s books with disabled characters

Here are 8 children's books eith disabled characters that you should encourage children to read or local libraries.

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